Forward-Deployed Product Manager – FDPM
Location
California
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$130K - $170K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Forward-Deployed Product Manager – FDPM
Tailor
• Gather and Clarify Requirements • Work directly with clients to understand business needs and pain points • Translate those needs into clear, prioritized requirements for engineers • Own the Client Relationship • Act as the main point of contact for client-facing conversations during onboarding, scoping, and delivery • Proactively manage expectations, timelines, and feedback loops. • Support Internal Teams • Provide context and clarity to engineers to help ensure smooth delivery.**Ensure alignment between what was requested, what’s being built, and what’s being shipped. • Build Repeatable Patterns • Identify recurring client needs and help formalize templates, docs, or processes to streamline future deployments. • Help improve internal handoff flows, requirement intake, and communication patterns. • Shape the Product Roadmap • Distil recurring customer insights into strategic themes, prioritized high-impact features, and propose data-driven roadmap that advances Tailor’s vision.
Job Requirements
- 2+ years in a Software Company
- Relevant experience in a SaaS, ERP, or composable software environment is preferred, especially with an understanding of modular solutions, low-code platforms, or customer-centric software deployments.
- 5+ years in product management, solutions, customer success, or consulting roles with strong client interaction
- Proven ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication skills — you can make complex things sound simple and actionable.
- Organized, structured thinker who can reduce ambiguity
- Technically fluent enough to collaborate with engineers and ask the right questions
- Based in or willing to be frequently present in Los Angeles. ~20% travel.
- Travel requirements/expectations. 15-20%
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, flexible PTO, and more
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