> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting&companyStage=late&role=strategist 19 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $228,000. **19** postings · **15** companies · 16 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $180,000–$228,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 10, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/902d89236ae62ee4) Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +5 more Hybrid 7d ago $80,000–$116,000 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c9035a01b5c91f2) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0afff44d7def9eab) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist - R01572124](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4eb407d9811f40e) Minneapolis, MN · Chicago, IL · +2 more Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Ode with Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ode-with-anthropic) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c483283b6dde3af8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Notion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/notion) ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b85ebe94bc00f48) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 · OTE [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43efa4c7af3f80f1) US Remote 17mo ago $170,000–$280,000 · OTE [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) San Jose, CA New · 4d ago $159,000–$272,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Technical Deployment Lead - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41677034157b16aa) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $170,000–$400,000 [Gecko Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gecko-robotics) ### [Deployment Lead | Navy Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc4c3c70688f9348) Pittsburgh, PA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$240,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) San Francisco, CA New · 4d ago $159,000–$272,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Technical Deployment Lead - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c383d8c50dec7aa) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $170,000–$400,000 [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62755c754c77047b) New York, NY 8mo ago $276,000–$315,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11e8875b2a5e4431) New York, NY New · 6d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) ### [Product Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4826db2a1ad629f7) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $90,000–$100,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1960ef4a20e750b6) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $171,200–$256,800 · OTE [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted All 19 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dconsulting%26companyStage%3Dlate%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies pay? 16 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $228,000, from 13 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies require? Of 19 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (2), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies? These 19 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) (3), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (2), [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) (2), [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) (1) and [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 10 of the 19 postings. Counted over the 19 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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