> 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 Strategist Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853 Context posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in San Francisco, CA and 1 more, at $180,000–$350,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own industry-specific deployment strategy for Context’s AI platform, from identifying high-value workflows to executing customer implementations with engineering. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) Posted Apr 15, 2026 by Context · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$180,000–$350,000** + equity San Francisco, CA +1 On-site Full-time Own industry-specific deployment strategy for Context’s AI platform, from identifying high-value workflows to executing customer implementations with engineering. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F5ff0c83dd2242853&placement=top) - [View posting at Context](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/context/3d21cd47-c75f-4f40-abcc-d17a6094a926/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–$350K Above the median Midpoint $265K · median $190K This job $180K to $350K. 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 (not covered) Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** Hands-on experience in investment banking, private equity, hardware engineering, management consulting, or a similar knowledge-intensive field Background - **Software engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA · New York, NY. Could you work in one of these? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Remote work restrictions**: Home base in San Francisco or New York City - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Lio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lio) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0adf358d08d9ff8f) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Onos Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/onos-health) ### [Forward-Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cbb5ba03c1837ba) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Galaxy Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/galaxy-digital) ### [VP, Forward Deployed Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/660fd85f8bf5ebbb) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $215,000–$285,000 - [Other jobs at Context (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) ## The job description from Context Posted by Context on Apr 15, 2026 ### About the Company Context is the AI platform to redefine knowledge work. We: - Build agents that continuously learn to capture companies’ proprietary intelligence, including procedures, data, and objectives - Provide the work surface for them to perform complex, long-horizon tasks alongside humans in a native office suite - Deploy them in secure environments to Fortune 500 companies We are a fast-moving team of engineers and researchers from Apple, Ramp, Stripe, Meta, BAIR, and SAIL. We’ve built applications with 1M+ users, launched campaigns reaching 180M+ people, and forward deployed products in some of the world’s largest teams. We’re fortunate to be backed by Lux Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, General Catalyst, and BoxGroup. Most companies must choose between iterating on product fast and working with the biggest enterprises on earth. We have the rare privilege of doing both. Features we ship this week are in the hands of teams at Fortune 100 companies next week, meaning every product bet we make gets immediate, high-stakes signal from some of the most consequential corporate teams in the world. ### Role Summary As a Deployment Strategist at Context, you’ll be the bridge between our platform and the industries we serve. You bring deep domain expertise in your field (investment banking, private equity, hardware engineering, consulting, or similar) and a conviction that AI can transform how work gets done in that field. You’ll develop the strategy for how Context deploys into companies in your industry and then own the execution of that strategy, working closely with customers and our engineering team to deliver real outcomes. **Compensation: **$180k-$350k base + competitive equity + commission. Negotiable **Interview process: **initial behavioral screening, take-home case study (regarding AI deployment strategy), and two day work trial. Work trial timing is highly flexible. **Work location/schedule: **this role will likely require significant travel. We can accommodate home base in San Francisco or New York City ### What You’ll Do - Develop and own the deployment strategy for your industry vertical, identifying the highest-value workflows to automate and the right sequence to go after them - Work directly with Fortune 500 customers to understand their operations, map their workflows, and translate that into a deployment plan - Partner with our engineering team to ensure the product and agent configurations meet the specific needs of your industry - Build relationships with senior stakeholders at customer organizations and serve as a trusted advisor on AI adoption - Feed learnings from the field back into our product roadmap to shape what we build next ### What We’re Looking For - 2+ years of hands-on experience in investment banking, private equity, hardware engineering, management consulting, or a similar knowledge-intensive field - You know the day-to-day workflows of your industry inside and out, including the pain points that nobody outside the industry sees - Strong strategic thinking and the ability to scope and sequence a deployment plan - Excellent communication skills. You’re comfortable in a room with senior operators and can earn their trust quickly - High agency and comfort with ambiguity. This role doesn’t have a playbook yet; you’ll be writing it ### Nice to Have - Light technical fluency (comfortable demoing product, talking to engineers, understanding how AI systems work) - Experience in a client-facing or consulting capacity - Prior exposure to AI/ML products or enterprise software deployments [View posting at Context](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/context/3d21cd47-c75f-4f40-abcc-d17a6094a926/application) ## About Context AI-native enterprise work platform that runs agents across documents, spreadsheets, research, and workflows with secure deployment and a shared workspace for people and agents. 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