Scale AI

Director of Product Management, Forward Deployed & Strategy

Scale AI$150K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of product leadership experience
  • 4+ years managing Product Management teams
  • Experience in forward-deployed models or top-tier consulting
  • High technical IQ, comfortable with APIs and data pipelines
  • Strong ownership and systems thinking capability

Responsibilities

  • Hire, mentor, and deploy Product Managers across strategic accounts
  • Identify patterns in deployments to enhance product strategy
  • Collaborate with Sales/GTM leadership to align product roadmap
  • Provide oversight to resolve issues in high-priority projects
  • Advocate for customer feedback within internal teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives
  • Access to the latest tools and technologies for product management
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Lead a high-stakes team of Product Managers responsible for successful delivery and integration of Scale products into complex customer environments. Own the feedback loop that converts bespoke field wins into scalable, repeatable product strategy, partnering deeply with Sales/GTM and EPD (Eng/Product/Design).

Core Responsibilities
  • Hire, mentor, and deploy PMs across strategic accounts (e.g., Fortune 100, government).
  • Identify patterns across deployments; decide which bespoke solutions should move from custom to core product.
  • Primary product partner to Sales/GTM leadership to align roadmap with market demand.
  • Provide strategic + technical oversight to unblock high-priority deployments in "red zones."
  • Champion the voice of the field within internal EPD teams.

Ideal Background
  • 10+ years of product leadership, including 4+ years managing Product Management teams.
  • Experience in forward-deployed models or top-tier technical consulting / implementation.
  • High technical IQ: comfort with APIs, data pipelines, SQL; understands how data quality affects model performance.
  • Extreme ownership + systems thinking; navigates complex stakeholder landscapes from engineers to C-suite.


PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Scale AI

Scale AI is an artificial intelligence company that provides data annotation services to improve machine learning algorithms. The company's platform offers a range of services including image annotation, text annotation, and 3D annotation. Scale AI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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