Forward Deployed Product Manager

gradial

Remote USA · United States

Posted Nov 13, 2025

Other
Product

Job description

Gradial is the marketing operations system of work that helps marketers and creatives move from idea to execution faster. Our platform orchestrates across martech stacks, workflows, and people to automate marketing execution, cutting execution time, so marketers focus on the work only humans can do: shaping brands, understanding customers, and creating the work that moves people.

Backed by leading investors, we’re building software that adapts to the user, not the other way around. We move with urgency, operate with ownership, and solve hard problems from first principles. If you want to do ambitious work, take real responsibility, and help define the future of AI-native content operations, you’ll do your best work here.

Role Overview

Gradial is hiring a Forward Deployed Product Manager to help enterprise clients activate our AI platform inside complex marketing technology environments. In this role, you’ll work directly with customers to translate business goals into technical implementations, shaping both product usage and roadmap. You’ll support late-stage sales, lead delivery, and ensure measurable impact post-launch - all while feeding critical insights back into product development.

Responsibilities

Define integration scope, success criteria, and deployment strategy during late-stage sales cycles
Lead implementation efforts across CMS, DAM, and workflow automation tools in client environments
Design and validate agent-powered workflows that streamline content creation, personalization, and publishing
Act as the voice of the customer with Product and Engineering, translating implementation challenges into roadmap opportunities
Drive go-live, QA, and UAT processes with clear ownership of time-to-value
Deliver enablement resources, training, and documentation to support long-term adoption
Build trusted relationships with client-side marketing and technical stakeholders

Requirements

7+ years in product, implementation, or consulting roles within enterprise MarTech
Deep experience with CMS and DAM systems (e.g., AEM, Contentful, Sitecore) and content workflow tooling
Proven success deploying technology into complex client environments with multiple stakeholder groups
Strong product instincts with the ability to scope features and influence roadmap based on real-world usage
Excellent communication skills; comfortable aligning cross-functional teams around technical decisions
Willingness to travel for critical client engagements and cross-functional planning

Desirable Attributes

Background in management consulting, systems integration, or forward-deployed product roles
Familiarity with AI-based marketing automation and analytics platforms

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $130,000 – $190,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role will be eligible for performance-based bonuses and equity awards. Gradial offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision insurance, 401K retirement plan, paid time off, paid sick leave and other employee wellness programs.

What we offer

Performance-based annual bonus
Meaningful equity awards
Medical, dental & vision (fully covered for employees with 75% for dependents)
Fertility & family-planning support
401k plan
Unlimited PTO
A beautiful Seattle office with a gym, sauna, and bike parking
Free lunch three days a week in our HQ
A front-row seat to building category-defining AI infrastructure

You'll thrive here if you

Learn quickly, actively seek out new challenges, and regularly reconsider “how it’s always been done.”
Want to have real impact with zero bureaucracy.
Have an innate drive for being 1% better than the day before, building towards greatness.
Embrace AI as a core tool for problem-solving, innovation, and scale.
Show customer-obsession (internal or external), high ownership/accountability, and bias for action.
Communicate clearly, directly, with curiosity, and assuming good intentions.
Thrive in fast-paced, hyper-growth environments where building better > maintaining status quo.

AI Literacy & Interviewing Tools

As an AI-first company, we prioritize AI literacy as a core competency in our hiring decisions. We’re excited by candidates who thoughtfully apply AI tools in their work, but during interviews we’re focused on you. This is your opportunity to show how you think, communicate, and solve problems. Over-reliance on AI-generated responses during the interview process (especially when it obscures your own voice) will result in disqualification. We want to understand your unique perspective and how you approach challenges, both with and without AI.

Gradial is dedicated to creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued and all team members can grow. We offer competitive compensation, equity, flexible work hours, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative culture focused on learning and impact.