Forward Deployed Product Manager

Exa Labs Inc.

• $130K — $155K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-8+ years of product management experience in technical or developer-facing products
  • Strong technical background with a CS/EE degree or equivalent experience
  • Proficient in communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Outcome-driven approach focusing on results beyond just technical milestones
  • Skilled in navigating complex customer and technical challenges with creative solutions
  • Preferred: Early startup or founding experience along with technical PM expertise

Responsibilities

  • Engage directly with a wide range of customers to identify use cases and foster long-term application engagement
  • Support the sales team in developing customized solutions and proof-of-value demonstrations
  • Assist in pricing strategies for tailored product offerings in customer engagements
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor for both executives and engineering teams
  • Identify recurring themes and prioritize high-impact feature requests from customers
  • Drive the execution of product enablement initiatives

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment with an emphasis on customer engagement
  • Opportunities to interact with top-tier clients including fast-moving startups and large enterprises
  • Collaborative culture that encourages innovation and creative problem solving
  • Gain exposure to the latest AI advancements and their application in real-world scenarios
  • Potential professional growth opportunities in a startup setting
Full Job Description
About this role

Forward Deployed PM candidates are customer obsessed. Majority of your time will be spent in the field talking to customers and connecting their technical requirements to Exa product offerings. FDPMs ensure our customers' success by building and delivering solutions that meet their needs.

Minimum requirements
  • 2-8+ years of product management experience building technical or developer-facing products
  • Strong technical background - CS/EE degree, production engineering experience, or equivalent depth earned on the job.
  • Ability to communicate highly technical concepts to all kinds of audiences including the latest AI developments
  • Focus on driving outcomes, not just technical milestones
  • Ability to navigate complex customer/technical scenarios and come up with creative solutions
  • Preferred: Early startup or founding experience + technical PM experience


Key responsibilities

Customer Journey
  • Engage directly with customers from fast-moving startups to large enterprises, to identify use cases and convert interest into long-term usage and expansion
  • Help our sales team define + propose tailored solutions and proof-of-value demos that demonstrate Exa's value
  • Help GTM team appropriately price our products in custom engagements
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, often interfacing with executive audience members and engineers alike

Product Roadmap
  • Identify common themes and high leverage feature requests across customers
  • Drive execution of product enablement

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