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Forward-Deployed Product Manager

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$180,000–$220,000San Francisco, CAHybrid

Forward-deployed Product Manager owning 1–2 health plan customer relationships end-to-end, from understanding clinical and operational needs through product direction and delivery with an engineering pod.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$180K–$220KAbove the median

The work

Plans what the customer deploys first

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales (not covered)
  2. Proof of concept (not covered)
  3. Implementation
  4. Operations (not covered)
Builds for
External customers
Level
Senior
Role
Individual contributor

What they ask for

Experience

  • 3+ yearsProduct management and/or consulting experience
  • 7+ yearsProduct management and/or consulting experience

Background

  • Consulting

Tools

  • AI
  • data science
  • analytics
  • product specifications
  • acceptance criteria

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Hybrid35%
  • Individual contributor or manager: Individual contributor50%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

The job description from Onos Health

About Onos Health

Onos Health’s mission is simple but ambitious: ensure every healthcare dollar goes toward delivering the highest quality care. Today, nearly 30% of U.S. healthcare spending is wasted due to ineffective care and administrative burden caused by misalignment between providers and payers.

Onos is addressing this by building the AI platform that enables health plans to understand clinical care at scale. By transforming unstructured clinical documentation into actionable insights, we help payers make faster, more informed decisions, identify opportunities to improve quality and reduce waste, and ensure more healthcare dollars are directed toward delivering better outcomes.

Come join a category-defining company and transform how healthcare is managed in the U.S.

Why Onos?

  • Meaningful impact: Help solve one of healthcare’s biggest challenges by improving quality while reducing waste.
  • Ownership: Take on significant responsibility from day one and shape a rapidly growing company.
  • Direct collaboration: Work alongside experienced founders with deep expertise in healthcare, AI, and product development.
  • High-performing team: Join a transparent, collaborative, and execution-focused culture.
  • Build something new: Help define the next generation of AI-powered healthcare analytics.

The Role

We're seeking a Forward-Deployed Product Manager who is motivated to fix how behavioral healthcare is managed, delivered, and paid for in the United States. This is a high-ownership, client-facing role at the intersection of product, account management, and implementation, built for someone who wants to be close to the problem, not just the roadmap.

You will own a portfolio of 1-2 health plan customers end-to-end: leading the day-to-day relationship, translating their clinical and operational needs into product direction, and working directly with your pod's engineer to ship.

You'll be the person your customers trust, the person engineering relies on for clarity, and an early voice in shaping how Onos builds and delivers at scale. You will report directly to the Chief Product Officer.

What You'll Be Doing at Onos

  • Own the own the strategic relationship with the client, understand their pain points, and help guide to the product for their specific needs
  • Develop deep fluency in how health plans operate across utilization management, prior authorization, and clinical workflows so you can anticipate needs and drive real outcomes
  • Translate customer requirements into clear product specs and acceptance criteria that your engineering partner can execute against
  • Manage project timelines and delivery, holding the pod accountable and communicating proactively when things shift
  • Strong collaboration with data science/analytics and clinical teams
  • Surface patterns across your accounts that inform the broader product roadmap
  • Help define the playbook for how Onos serves customers as we grow

What We're Looking For

  • 3-7 years of experience in product management and/or consulting
  • Strong communicator who can run a client meeting, write a clear spec, and follow up without being chased
  • Project management discipline; you track details, hit deadlines, and keep things moving
  • Comfortable working with technical teams and translating between business and engineering
  • Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity; we're early and the playbook is still being written
  • Ability to navigate complex situations across clients
  • Passionate about solving healthcare’s biggest challenges

Bonus Points If You Have

  • MPH, MHA, or other health policy or public health credential
  • Experience at a health plan, BHMO, managed care organization, or health plan vendor
  • Strategy consulting background

Benefits and Perks

  • Hybrid: 3x per week (Mon/Tues/Thurs) at San Francisco office (Financial District)
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Significant equity as an early employee
  • Direct mentorship from experienced founders
  • Ground-floor opportunity to help build a team and culture
  • Regular team events and off-sites
  • Company-provided equipment and home office setup

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$180,000–$220,000
Pay details

$180K – $220K • Offers Equity

Location
San Francisco, CA
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Remote work restrictions
Hybrid: 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) at the San Francisco office.
Employment type
Full-time
Experience requirements
  • 3+ years: Product management and/or consulting experience (required)
  • 7+ years: Product management and/or consulting experience (required)