Remote Forward Deployed Strategist/Product Manager

Position is starting off as a 6 month contract with a potential for extensions.






FDS Role Summary

The Forward Deployed Strategist (FDS) leads customer and business engagements, owns business outcomes, drives adoption, and aligns stakeholders around measurable value. The role serves as the bridge between business strategy, AI capabilities, product direction, and execution teams. The FDS sets engagement direction, influences roadmap priorities, and ensures successful realization of business value.





Primary Responsibilities


- Define engagement strategy and align stakeholders to measurable business outcomes.

- Own executive relationships and maintain stakeholder alignment.
- Drive adoption and change management across business functions.
- Identify high-value opportunities for AI and workflow transformation.
- Influence product and platform roadmaps based on customer needs and operational insights.

- Lead ideation, workflow optimization, and business transformation initiatives.

- Partner with engineering teams and SMEs to ensure solutions achieve intended business impact.


Key Characteristics

FDS is “The Translator” between business and technology. The role may reside in technology organization but requires:



- Platform strategy fluency
- Executive presence
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Ability to translate business problems into actionable technical outcomes
- AI and digital transformation expertise
- Ownership mentality for business outcomes rather than just project delivery


Typical Candidate Profile


- Senior leader level
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives
- Strong business process and workflow optimization background
- Ability to manage executive sponsors and complex stakeholder environments
- Deep understanding of AI-enabled transformation opportunities
- Strong communication, consulting, and change leadership skills


Success Indicators


- Measurable business value delivered
- Stakeholder adoption and engagement
- Executive satisfaction and sponsorship
- Expansion of AI-enabled capabilities into business operations


Successful alignment between business needs and engineering delivery