This is an interesting point of view. That kind of role would make my transition easier, if it exists - obviously I have to put in the work of finding it.
The dev with technical chops and 'soft' people skills, e.g. communication with the business side of the shop , management, etc. is a valuable commodity. I think you are bringing more to the table than you give yourself credit for.
It definitely does. My current direct report manager has a role like this. I know a number of people who do some combination of project management and coding. But I think that it can be difficult to jump into those kind of roles, rather than moving up into them gradually.