> 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/f6ea6b3f6970454e Gradial posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in US, at $130,000–$190,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,874 postings with pay. This customer-facing product role leads enterprise marketing technology implementations, translating client goals into deployed AI-powered workflows across CMS, DAM, and automation tools. Read from the employer’s posting on November 10, 2026. - [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) Posted Nov 12, 2025 by Gradial · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 10, 2026 **$130,000–$190,000** + equity US Remote This customer-facing product role leads enterprise marketing technology implementations, translating client goals into deployed AI-powered workflows across CMS, DAM, and automation tools. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Ff6ea6b3f6970454e&placement=top) - [View posting at Gradial](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gradial/jobs/4061386009) 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 $130K–$190K Below the median Midpoint $160K · median $190K This job $130K to $190K. Senior FDE postings, 1,874 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Plans what the customer deploys first Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **7+ years** product, implementation, or consulting roles within enterprise MarTech Background - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 7+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: Remote USA - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote 5d ago $120,000–$210,000 [Accrete AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accrete-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326c802c13093be9) Tampa, FL Remote 4d ago $120,000–$150,000 [Nelnet](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nelnet) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9333761d3db184d) US Remote 7w ago $140,000–$185,000 - [Other jobs at Gradial (4)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ## The job description from Gradial Posted by Gradial on Nov 12, 2025 Gradial is building the AI-native system of work for enterprise marketing. Our agents turn ideas into live campaigns by executing across the tools, teams, and workflows enterprises already use—from content authoring and campaign assembly to quality assurance and brand compliance. We give marketers and creatives more time to shape brands, understand customers, and create work that moves people. We’re tackling some of the hardest problems in applied AI: building agent harnesses, sandboxed execution environments, and orchestration that enable agents to plan, act, and verify their work reliably at enterprise scale. We’re growing rapidly, winning Fortune 500 and enterprise customers including AWS, T-Mobile, and Prudential. Our $65 million Series C led by Insight Partners is accelerating that momentum. Join us to help define how people and AI agents work together. We move with urgency, reason from first principles, and take ownership from idea to customer impact. You’ll shape the product, own consequential problems, and build systems that some of the world’s leading brands depend on every day. ### 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 onyou. 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. [View posting at Gradial](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gradial/jobs/4061386009) ## About Gradial Agentic marketing-ops platform that executes campaign, content, asset, QA, and GEO work across enterprise CMS, DAM, ticketing, design, and data systems. 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