Forward Deployed Product Manager — AI Implementation & Financial Services
Company: •••••••••••••••• (Direct Placement Partner)
Location: Remote — United States
Travel: Approximately once per month
HireNow Snapshot
•••••••••••••••• is recruiting Forward Deployed Product Managers for a fast-growing AI fintech startup helping financial institutions transform how their employee's work.
With reported usage growth of 40 times over the past six months, the company is expanding a team that connects customer strategy, product development, and production deployment. This role offers ownership of the customer journey—from defining requirements and configuring AI agents to driving adoption, measuring results, and identifying opportunities for expansion.
The opportunity suits professionals who combine product judgment, technical curiosity, and the confidence to work directly with senior financial-services executives.
HireNow Package
  • Base Salary: $150,000–$255,000 annually, based on relevant experience and qualifications. Candidates should expect placement within the range according to their background.
  • Equity: Included; details discussed during the hiring process.
  • Work Arrangement: Remote; eligible hiring locations require confirmation.
  • Travel: Willingness to travel approximately once per month.
  • Relocation Assistance: Not available.
  • Immigration Consideration: Visa transfers may be considered. Candidates on OPT must disclose their remaining authorization period so the employer can assess eligibility and support requirements.
  • Additional Benefits: Not provided in the supplied requisition.
What You'll Do
  • Lead deployments from contract to production. Define requirements, customize AI agents, establish success metrics, manage deployment roadmaps, and guide customers toward sustained adoption.
  • Advise senior financial-services leaders. Work with C-suite and VP-level stakeholders to shape AI priorities, lead steering discussions, and support deployment decisions.
  • Translate business needs into working products. Partner with engineering to build, test, and refine production-grade AI agents supporting large volumes of customer interactions.
  • Monitor adoption and account health. Use product-usage data to identify risks early and develop retention and expansion plans.
  • Manage complex customer conversations. Address compliance concerns, systems integration, operational changes, and borrower experience alongside the appropriate internal experts.
  • Influence the product roadmap. Turn customer feedback and deployment data into clear, actionable recommendations for engineering.
  • Build repeatable operating practices. Help establish deployment playbooks, team standards, and hiring expectations as the Agent Success function grows.
Required Qualifications
  • 2–8 years of relevant experience as a product manager or client-facing strategist.
  • Background in product management, management consulting, deployment strategy, or startup operations, including founder or early-stage business-building experience.
  • Ability to use AI tools effectively in day-to-day work.
  • Strong executive presence and confidence presenting to VP-level financial-services stakeholders.
  • Ability to translate business challenges into defined requirements, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong university academic background.
  • Willingness to travel approximately once per month.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Enterprise customer engagement or consulting experience.
  • Experience working with AI agents or within an AI agent company.
  • Familiarity with deploying agentic AI in large organizations.
  • Examples of managing customer relationships through implementation, adoption, and ongoing improvement.
HireNow Checklist
Candidates should be prepared to discuss:
  • Their direct ownership of product initiatives, customer deployments, or strategic engagements.
  • Examples of presenting recommendations and managing relationships with senior executives.
  • How they use AI tools to improve research, analysis, delivery, or decision-making.
  • Their approach to defining success metrics and measuring customer adoption.
  • Experience turning customer feedback into product improvements.
  • Their ability to work remotely and travel monthly.
  • Employment transitions, particularly roles lasting less than two years.
  • Compensation expectations, work authorization, interview availability, and potential start date.
HireNow Standout Candidates
Strong candidates will explain what they personally owned, how they navigated competing customer and engineering priorities, and what changed because of their work. Experience guiding enterprise customers from an initial concept to a reliable production deployment will be especially relevant.
The client places particular value on sustained ownership and employment stability. Frequent short tenures may affect consideration; candidates should provide context for transitions.
Candidate Location & Work Authorization
•••••••••••••••• primarily recruits U.S.-based candidates unless a posting explicitly states otherwise. This opportunity is remote, with eligible states and hiring locations subject to employer confirmation. Visa-transfer consideration is available as described above; candidates should provide their current authorization type and expiration date. OPT candidates must specify how much authorization time remains.
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•••••••••••••••• Disclaimer
•••••••••••••••• acts as a direct placement partner and handles candidate information confidentially throughout the recruitment process. Responsibilities, schedules, compensation, incentives, and hiring requirements may evolve based on employer needs. Submission does not guarantee an interview or offer. Please apply only if you meet the core qualifications.
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