> 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. # Deployment Strategist Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7914d652b8187ed0 Conversion posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in San Francisco, CA, at $150,000–$225,000 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,849 postings with pay. The Founding AI Deployment Strategist helps enterprise customers realize value from Conversion through sales proof-of-concepts, migrations, and marketing-team enablement. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [Conversion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) First seen Oct 4, 2026 · open on Ashby as of Nov 6, 2026 **$150,000–$225,000** + equity San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time The Founding AI Deployment Strategist helps enterprise customers realize value from Conversion through sales proof-of-concepts, migrations, and marketing-team enablement. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F7914d652b8187ed0&placement=top) - [View posting at Conversion](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/conversion/a1951f5f-4ef3-4c10-8a6f-631630b370f1/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 $150K–$225K Level with the median Midpoint $188K · median $190K This job $150K to $225K. Senior FDE postings, 1,849 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 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA. Could you work there? 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 - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Remote work restrictions**: In-person five days per week in San Francisco. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Usul](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/usul) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc9099f16c8dfd11) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80114d7fe0ad330e) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [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 - [Other jobs at Conversion (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) ## The job description from Conversion ### About Us Conversion is the agentic marketing automation platform for modern enterprises such as Plaid, ClickHouse, Webflow, and Productboard. Our platform lets growth teams run their entire go-to-market motion in one place, from acquisition through retention, with AI agents doing the work that legacy tools like Marketo, HubSpot, and Pardot can't. We've raised $28M+ from Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital. The team is based in San Francisco and includes engineers, designers, and operators from Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, IMC, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft. ### About the Role Hey there! James here 👋, co-founder at Conversion. Just wanted to share my thoughts on the perfect candidate we're looking for to be one our Founding AI Deployment Strategists. So what exactly is a Deployment Strategist? At Conversion, they make sure enterprise AI deployments succeed. A $100k+ deal does not survive on a nice pitch or a self-serve onboarding flow. It survives if the customer sees value in the pilot. This means embodying four core responsibilities: 1. **Sales enablement:** Partnering with the sales team to help close deals and execute proof-of-concepts for enterprise customers. 2. **Customer migration: **Orchestrating the transition from a customer’s existing marketing infrastructure onto Conversion, acting as the bridge between their teams and our engineers to ensure a smooth and successful implementation. 3. **Succeeding with Conversion:** Helping advise marketing teams on how to use this powerful new tool to 10x their marketing efforts. AI is now just finding it's way into enterprises, and we need someone to help customers discover what's truly possible in a post-LLM world. 4. **Shaping product:** Working closely with engineering and product to shape the product with the most valuable input of all: customer feedback This role is in-person 5 days/week in **San Francisco**. ### You Might Be a Good Fit If You - Thrive cross-functionally, working alongside engineering, growth, and product - Have studied or worked in software engineering, but found that interfacing with customers is much more exciting than writing code all day ### You Might Be a Great Fit If You - **Love** helping customers, and gain fulfillment from seeing customers thrive and succeed with the products we build ### Useful links Website: https://conversion.ai/ Learn more about our company culture here: https://conversion.ai/careers Read our Series A announcement here: https://techcrunch.com/ [View posting at Conversion](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/conversion/a1951f5f-4ef3-4c10-8a6f-631630b370f1/application) ## Similar jobs [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14) Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [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 [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 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) - [Similar jobs that plan what the customer deploys first](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=strategist) Hiring at Conversion and want this page changed or removed? 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