> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Forward Deployed Product Manager Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41e0b6a27897f7a9 Code and Theory posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in New York, NY, at $70,000–$140,000 base, below the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Forward Deployed Product Manager embedded in implementation pods for The Machine, an agentic marketing operating system connecting brand strategy, creative production, and media performance. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) Posted Sep 30, 2026 by Code and Theory · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 **$70,000–$140,000** New York, NY Forward Deployed Product Manager embedded in implementation pods for The Machine, an agentic marketing operating system connecting brand strategy, creative production, and media performance. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F41e0b6a27897f7a9&placement=top) - [View posting at Code and Theory](https://www.codeandtheory.com/careers/8843433002?gh_jid=8843433002) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $70K–$140K Below the median Midpoint $105K · median $149K This job $70K to $140K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### The work Plans what the customer deploys first Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Prototypes and scripts - **Builds for**: Both - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** Minimum experience in product management, business analysis, solutions consulting, forward-deployed, or implementation roles - **5+ years** Maximum stated experience range in product management, business analysis, solutions consulting, forward-deployed, or implementation roles Background - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Forward deployed engineering** - **Consulting** Tools - **workflow design** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a mid-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. Could you work there? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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It plugs into the tools marketing teams use and turns disconnected workflows into a single intelligent system, connecting brand strategy, creative production, and media performance. The Machine helps power agencies across Stagwell's network and world-leading brands. We're looking for a Forward Deployed Product Manager who will be embedded directly in implementation pods, turning client and internal needs into clear, actionable product requirements during platform rollouts. This person bridges product, delivery, and implementation teams throughout rollout — defining workflows, prototyping solutions, and shaping how The Machine's agents behave in real-world use. They own discrete workstreams end-to-end, translating ambiguous business needs into structured requirements that implementation engineers can act on without dropping specificity along the way. They're comfortable moving between client context, product thinking, and delivery realities, and are increasingly the person who creates structure where none exists rather than waiting for someone else to define it. ### WHAT YOU'LL DO - Gather and clarify business requirements directly from clients and internal stakeholders during implementations - Translate ambiguous workflows into structured requirements, user stories, and briefs that a delivery team can work from - Prototype flows, prompts, and lightweight solutions to validate direction quickly, before investing in full builds - Partner with Technical Account Managers to keep implementations moving and unblock decisions in real time - Work closely with implementation engineers to refine solutions in-market as real usage surfaces new edge cases - Identify recurring workflow patterns across deployments and feed them back into the core product roadmap - Document decisions, edge cases, and process changes as the team learns, so knowledge doesn't live in one person's head - Support discovery, solution design, and handoff across multiple concurrent deployments - Identify and proactively communicate risks, blockers, and trade-offs as they emerge - Stay current with modern AI tooling and bring new prototyping and prompting techniques back into the team's practice ### WHAT YOU'LL NEED - 2–5 years of experience in product management, business analysis, solutions consulting, forward-deployed, or implementation roles — ideally from a startup, SaaS, or technical services environment - A track record of owning workstreams independently and delivering high-quality work on complex, ambiguous projects with limited supervision - Strong systems thinking and workflow intuition, with the judgment to make good calls on incomplete information - Hands-on comfort with prototyping, prompting, and workflow design using modern AI tools — you're technical and curious, not just directionally aware - Excellent communication skills, able to move fluidly between technical and non-technical stakeholders and between client context and internal delivery realities - High ownership and a bias to action — you're more likely to write the playbook than wait for one - Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional environments spanning product, delivery, and engineering ### ABOUT US Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic. Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok. The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team. *The compensation range for this role is $70,000 – $140,000 and spans multiple levels. We're open to hiring at the level that best matches the right candidate's experience. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, budget, and location.* [View posting at Code and Theory](https://www.codeandtheory.com/careers/8843433002?gh_jid=8843433002) ## Similar jobs [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 4d ago $120,000–$160,000 [BlackRock](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackrock) ### [Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/215a18b796bead8d) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Hybrid 12d ago $95,000–$137,500 [Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a089a7ddeace423a) New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 11d ago $99,750–$117,600 [Probook](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/probook) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0aca26e3b70cebb) Manhattan, NY On-site 2mo ago $110,000–$130,000/mo [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 - [Compare mid FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/mid-level) - [Similar jobs in New York metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=nyc-metro) - [Similar jobs that plan what the customer deploys first](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=strategist) Hiring at Code and Theory and want this page changed or removed? 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