Gradial helps marketers and creatives move from idea to execution faster. Our platform turns intent into action, automating website updates, design system migrations, and ongoing content optimization while preserving brand integrity across every touchpoint.
Backed by leading investors, we’re building software that adapts to the user, not the other way around. We move with urgency, operate with ownership, and solve hard problems from first principles. If you want to do ambitious work, take real responsibility, and help define the future of AI-native content operations, you’ll do your best work here.
The Role
As Forward Deployed Engineering Manager at Gradial, you will lead a team deploying our platform in complex enterprise environments. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can manage engineers, drive delivery, and go deep technically when needed. You will sit at the intersection of customer complexity, product insight, and execution quality, helping the team deliver exceptional outcomes while shaping how Gradial scales in the field.
You’ll own strategic deployments across Gradial’s platform, lead custom projects for key enterprise customers, and support rollout of new capabilities in real-world environments. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Forward Deployed Product Managers, and GTM to solve hard problems quickly, turn field learnings into product leverage, and ensure our most important customer work is executed with speed, rigor, and sound judgment.
This role is for a leader who has strong technical instincts, knows how to push hard for customers without creating internal chaos, and can raise the bar for a team working at the edge of product and deployment.
What You’ll Own
What We Need
Nice to Have
The salary range for this position is $190,000 - $235,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and equity awards. Gradial offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, paid sick leave, and other employee wellness programs
You'll thrive here if you...
What we offer
AI Literacy & Interviewing Tools
As an AI-first company, we prioritize AI literacy as a core competency in our hiring decisions. We’re excited by candidates who thoughtfully apply AI tools in their work, but during interviews we’re focused onyou. This is your opportunity to show how you think, communicate, and solve problems. Over-reliance on AI-generated responses during the interview process (especially when it obscures your own voice) will result in disqualification. We want to understand your unique perspective and how you approach challenges, both with and without AI.
Privacy Policy
By submitting your application to Gradial, you acknowledge that any personal data you provide will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy This includes the collection, use, and storage of your information for the purposes of evaluating your qualifications and communicating with you about your candidacy. We handle applicant data with care and in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
If you have any questions about how your information is used, please refer to our Privacy Policyor contact us directly.
Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process should contact us at careers@gradial.com to request assistance.
Enterprise content supply chains are broken.
Fragmented tools, messy data, and endless delays leave marketing teams
struggling to deliver consistent omni-channel experiences. It’s time for a change
that brings speed, clarity, and scalability to your operations.
Gradial breaks the cycle by cutting delays, simplifying operations, and empowering your team to focus on what matters most—your brand and customers.
