Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager (AI)

Location: Remote in the US, with travel to customer sites and the Austin, TX offices as needed.

Company

hirify.global maps subsurface infrastructure and provides real-time utility data for the construction and infrastructure industry.

What you will do

• Conduct continuous discovery with utility owner customers through calls, site visits, and workflow shadowing.
• Map the market, identify customer pain points and budget opportunities, and shape a scalable product roadmap.
• Define the strategy for winning the Utility Owners segment, including target sub-segments, positioning, and market entry wedges.
• Use AI-native tools such as Claude and Cursor to prototype and demonstrate working Alpha products rapidly.
• Translate validated concepts into production-ready requirements and collaborate closely with engineering through handoff.
• Define and track commercial outcomes including adoption, revenue, and land-and-expand growth.

Requirements

• BA, BS, BE, MBA, or a relevant equivalent educational background.
• 7+ years of experience across management consulting and/or product management in B2B SaaS, data, or AI-native companies.
• Ability to independently design, prototype, and ship working software using modern AI tools, with enough technical understanding to evaluate and correct generated output.
• Experience operating in a 0-to-1 or forward-deployed environment without an established playbook.
• Strong strategic problem-solving, customer communication, and collaboration skills with executives and engineering teams.
• Ability to travel to customer sites and the Austin, TX offices as needed.

Nice to have

• Top-tier management consulting experience combined with hands-on product experience.
• A side project, startup, or open-source project built substantially with AI tools.
• Experience with utility infrastructure, civil damage prevention, permitting, compliance, fines, or infrastructure project risk.
• Prior engineering experience or a technical degree.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first product culture focused on daily prototyping, iteration, and demonstrations of functioning software.
• Foundational role reporting directly to the VP Product.
• Opportunity to shape a new product segment and grow into broader product or AI strategy ownership.
• Close collaboration with Engineering, the CEO, and the Chief Growth Officer.