Forward Deployed Product Manager
AI-powered marketing content and operations platform.
Maintainer signals as of 8/20/2026
About Gradial
Gradial (gradial.com) is a Seattle-based AI-powered marketing operations platform automating content management and campaign workflows for enterprise marketing teams.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You'll work directly with enterprise 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. You'll partner closely with client-side marketing and technical stakeholders to design agent-powered workflows, drive successful go-lives, and deliver enablement resources that support long-term adoption.
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
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
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- 401K retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Employee wellness programs
- Equity awards
- Performance-based bonuses
