> 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. # AI Deployment Strategist (Supply Chain, Sourcing, Procurement, and Compliance) Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29d8a7c4738f36f6 Elm AI posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in US · city not listed with no pay posted. Own customer relationships and AI deployments from onboarding through adoption, expansion and renewal across supply chain, sourcing, procurement and compliance. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Elm AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elm-ai) Posted Sep 9, 2026 by Elm AI · open on Gem as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US · city not listed Hybrid Full-time Own customer relationships and AI deployments from onboarding through adoption, expansion and renewal across supply chain, sourcing, procurement and compliance. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F29d8a7c4738f36f6&placement=top) - [View posting at Elm AI](https://jobs.gem.com/elm-ai-com/am9icG9zdDqmI1sNV_8eSIC_0sQ9br1z) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Plans what the customer deploys first Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** customer success, consulting, implementation, solutions, product, operations, or related customer-facing role - **7+ years** customer success, consulting, implementation, solutions, product, operations, or related customer-facing role Background - **Solutions and customer engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US · city not listed - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: United States; meaningful overlap with U.S. Eastern Time and flexibility for customers across Europe and Asia - **Employment type**: Full-time ## More like this [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [AI Deployment Strategist (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b4e60c5ebf7ad95) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $160,000–$250,000 [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) ### [Senior Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b61799977c4b0a1) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 ## The job description from Elm AI Posted by Elm AI on Sep 9, 2026 ### About Elm AI Elm AI builds AI agents for sourcing, compliance and supplier operations. Our software is live with major consumer brands, helping teams manage audit reviews, corrective actions, documents and supplier follow-through across thousands of factories. ### The role We’re hiring an AI Deployment Strategist to own customer relationships from onboarding through adoption, expansion and renewal. You’ll work with customers across supply chain, sourcing, procurement and compliance to understand their processes, identify where AI can deliver measurable value, and partner with product and engineering to deploy it. ### What you’ll do - Map customer workflows, SOPs, data sources and manual processes; identify high-ROI opportunities for AI. - Translate customer needs into clear implementation requirements and work with product and engineering to deliver them. - Lead rollout and adoption across operators, program managers, executives and cross-functional teams. - Use customer data and usage patterns to track value, recommend improvements and identify expansion opportunities. - Build repeatable playbooks for onboarding, workflow discovery, deployment and customer success as Elm grows. ### What we’re looking for - 3–7 years in customer success, consulting, implementation, solutions, product, operations or a related customer-facing role. - Experience with technical or enterprise software and a strong interest in practical AI deployment. - Ability to diagnose complex workflows, define success metrics and communicate clearly with both operators and executives. - Strong program management, data fluency and follow-through. - Ownership and curiosity: you’re comfortable with ambiguity, getting into the details and building a playbook as you go. - Interest in supply chains, sourcing, manufacturing, compliance, logistics, procurement or supplier operations. Helpful, but not required: supply-chain or responsible-sourcing experience; early-stage startup experience; solutions engineering or forward-deployed work; familiarity with APIs, data models, integrations or AI agents; experience with global teams or AI-native products. ### Working style This is a hybrid role based in the United States, with meaningful overlap with U.S. Eastern Time and flexibility for customers across Europe and Asia. We offer competitive compensation, benchmarked to your role, experience and regional market. ### Why join - High ownership and direct work with founders, customers, product and engineering. - Major global customers, several years of runway and backing from top investors. - Room to grow into customer success, solutions, implementation or go-to-market leadership. - Competitive compensation, a learning and development budget, generous AI and tooling budgets, and a personal spend card for experimentation and education. - A team that values thoughtful execution, customer outcomes and sustainable work. [View posting at Elm AI](https://jobs.gem.com/elm-ai-com/am9icG9zdDqmI1sNV_8eSIC_0sQ9br1z) ## About Elm AI Elm AI combines configurable AI agents and deployment support to automate sourcing, supplier compliance, and supply-chain operations. ## Similar jobs [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) ### [Deployment Strategist (Cleared) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9093865765c199ab) New York, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 5w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Method Financial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-financial) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7fbc8558816e0da) New York, NY · Austin, TX · +2 more Hybrid New · 6d ago $180,000–$220,000 [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 [Eragon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eragon) ### [Member of Business Staff - Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/822ce9d5c8d70561) San Francisco, CA On-site 11d ago Pay not posted [Flume Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flume-health) ### [Forward Deployed Program Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a82a94ae5b4741f) New York, NY Remote 3mo ago $130,000–$160,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs that plan what the customer deploys first](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=strategist) Hiring at Elm AI and want this page changed or removed? 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