Forward Deployed Product Manager
Core
Own customer engagements from discovery through deployment and adoption for AI solutions in heavy industry, translating messy operational workflows into measurable business value.
Role type
Forward-deployed product manager (senior IC)
Builds
AI-powered solutions for energy, utilities, and industrial operations
Domain
Heavy industry (energy, utilities, manufacturing) + Applied AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Customer engagement, problem discovery, MVP scoping, requirements translation, stakeholder management, tradeoff management, phased deployment planning, adoption leadership, pattern identification, commercial judgment
Preferred skills
Energy/oil and gas domain knowledge, applied AI/ML or LLM product experience
Technologies
AI workflows, data integrations, LLMs
Responsibilities
Own customer engagements from discovery to measurable impact; Immerse in customer workflows and data; Translate problems into MVP scope and product requirements; Partner with engineering on AI solutions; Manage tradeoffs between urgency, complexity, and reuse; Lead rollout and adoption; Identify repeatable patterns for scaling.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC