> 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. # Forward Deployed Engagement Lead (US) Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fcf6f641ab2fc18 Lyric posts a senior FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in US, at $180,000–$240,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own hands-on, technical delivery of complex enterprise supply chain analytics and optimization implementations, from solution design and modeling through go-live and adoption. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) Posted Sep 10, 2026 by Lyric · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$180,000–$240,000** + equity US Remote Full-time Own hands-on, technical delivery of complex enterprise supply chain analytics and optimization implementations, from solution design and modeling through go-live and adoption. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F5fcf6f641ab2fc18&placement=top) - [View posting at Lyric](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lyric/08a8e0ca-dafe-47b7-860d-154c9274792a/application) 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 $180K–$240K Above the median Midpoint $210K · median $190K This job $180K to $240K. 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 Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Up to 30%** - **Coding**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **8+ years** consulting, enterprise SaaS, or supply chain analytics delivery Background - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 8+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: US; travel primarily within the US - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Up to 30% - **Pay**: ## More like this [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote New · 2d ago $120,000–$210,000 [R1](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/r1) ### [Forward Deployed Process Engineer Lead - R37](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d2adcf9e6e9087a) US Remote 2w ago $152,163–$289,353.75 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed (Value Acceleration) Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b60a9c7f15c5c4) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $148,500–$246,000 - [Other jobs at Lyric (3)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ## The job description from Lyric Posted by Lyric on Sep 10, 2026 ### About the Company **Why We Built Lyric:** Supply chains are more critical and complex than ever. Every day, large enterprises navigate trillions of possible decisions that could impact the bottom line. Powerful algorithms and AI can address these problems, yet most organizations struggle to leverage supply chain AI at scale. The current SCM technologies are either rigid, limited-scope point solutions or custom solutions built in-house, which demand immense expertise and investment. That is…until now. **Enter Lyric**: Lyric is an enterprise AI platform built specifically for supply chains, offering the best of both worlds: - **Out-of-the-box AI solutions** for optimizing networks, allocating inventory, scheduling routes, planning fulfillment capacity, promising orders, propagating demand, building predictions, analyzing scenarios, and more, * **plus*** - **A platform-first approach** that empowers both business and technical users with end-to-end product composability, leveraging no-code tools, their own code, or even forking our code to build and refine supply chain decision intelligence With Lyric, enterprises no longer have to choose between flexibility and speed, they get both. **The Mission:** We’re building a new era in supply chain with the team best equipped to lead it. With over 20 years at the intersection of supply chain and algorithms, we developed a deep conviction that global supply chains needed something like Lyric. Since our inception in December 2021, that conviction has been validated time and time again. Today, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies, including Smurfit WestRock, Estée Lauder, Coca-Cola, and more, are innovating on their own terms with Lyric. We can’t wait to see what our customers, both current and future, are empowered to build with us next. Come build with us! ### About The Role Lyric is hiring a Forward Deployed Engagement Lead to own the hands-on, technical delivery of complex supply chain analytics implementations. This is a senior, customer-facing role for someone who wants to stay close to the platform - configuring, modeling, and troubleshooting directly - while running a defined statement of work with program-management discipline from kickoff through go-live and adoption. The ideal candidate is T-shaped: broad enough to engage across customer strategy, analytics, and technology, and deep enough to lead solution design and implementation. This role requires exceptional program management, executive presence, and the ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment. ### What You'll Do ### Engagement Leadership & Governance - Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise supply chain analytics and optimization programs - Establish and manage engagement governance, including steering committees and program cadences - Partner with customer and internal executives to align priorities, manage risk, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery - Define engagement success metrics and ensure value realization against business objectives ### Solution Design & Delivery - Translate business requirements into technical architectures leveraging Lyric’s platform, hands-on - Lead modeling, data integration, and configuration efforts across functional and technical teams - Collaborate with engineering, data science, and IT stakeholders to ensure scalable and secure implementations - Lead structured UAT and drive adoption of Lyric solutions across business units ### Program Management & Team Leadership - Manage cross-functional delivery teams across geographies and time zones, including offshore delivery partners - Scope services engagements - translating ambiguous asks into bounded statements of work with clear success criteria - Drive accountability and communication across internal and external teams - Lead change management and customer enablement activities - Surface insights and feedback to inform Lyric’s product roadmap and delivery best practices ### About You - 8+ years of experience in consulting, enterprise SaaS, or supply chain analytics delivery, ideally owning statements of work end-to-end - Genuinely hands-on with technical delivery - comfortable configuring, modeling, debugging, and troubleshooting rather than only directing others - Deep understanding of supply chain analytics use cases (optimization, prediction, simulation) - Proven experience leading global project teams and managing enterprise-scale programs - Strong executive presence, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and credibly at all levels of an organization - Track record running UAT and change management that drives real adoption, not just sign-off - High attention to detail and structured program management skills - Entrepreneurial, proactive, and energized by building in a fast-moving environment - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field; advanced degree preferred *Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, we recommend applying to the role!* Location: Remote. Up to 30% travel expected, primarily within the US. Compensation: The annual compensation range for this position is $180,000 and $240,000 in on-target earnings. Base cash will be determined based on years of experience with a 30% variable compensation that is earned based on individual & business performance. You will also have the opportunity to receive equity in Lyric. 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