Associate Director, Forward Deployed Product Manager
Core
Lead a pod of Forward Deployed Product Managers embedded in client implementations to set operating standards, enforce quality, and bridge the gap between client needs and core product development.
Role type
Senior IC Product Manager (Forward Deployed / Pod Lead)
Builds
Intelligent marketing operating system ('The Machine') connecting brand strategy, creative production, and media performance
Domain
Marketing Technology (MarTech) / Agentic AI / Creative Services
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Systems thinking, prototyping, workflow design, requirements management, stakeholder influence, pattern recognition, documentation standards, capacity planning
Preferred skills
Experience in startup/SaaS/technical services, builder/operator orientation, experience with agentic AI or LLMs
Technologies
LLMs, agentic workflows, marketing automation tools
Responsibilities
Set and enforce consistent standards for requirements, prototyping, and documentation across the pod; Unblock FDPMs on ambiguous requirements; Own relationships with Technical Account Managers and implementation leads; Review and sanity-check pod outputs before client delivery; Identify recurring deployment patterns to generalize into core product roadmap; Coordinate staffing and workload across concurrent deployments; Surface pod-wide progress and blockers to leadership; Step into deployments directly when needed.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with functional leadership