> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aead1061220e04a Transformworks posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in New York, NY, at $150,000–$300,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Transformworks is an AI implementation partner for investors and operators in healthcare, education, and financial services. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) Posted Aug 13, 2026 by Transformworks · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$150,000–$300,000** + equity New York, NY Hybrid Full-time Transformworks is an AI implementation partner for investors and operators in healthcare, education, and financial services. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F7aead1061220e04a&placement=top) - [View posting at Transformworks](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Transformworks/941c0704-8bc3-42f4-8859-9acdc4991e64/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–$300K Above the median Midpoint $225K · median $190K This job $150K to $300K. 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 **Mostly pre-sales or support** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: No coding - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** management consulting, product management, enterprise implementation, client services, or a similarly demanding operating role Background - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 4+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. 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**: New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Based in New York City, hybrid collaboration model. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [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 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) ### [Lead Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af76c48cc2440028) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [Pear-VC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pear-vc) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist - Polynomic](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/845827d55892ae84) New York, NY On-site 10d ago $180,000–$250,000 - [Other jobs at Transformworks (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) ## The job description from Transformworks Posted by Transformworks on Aug 13, 2026 ### AI Deployment Strategist ### About Transformworks Transformworks is an AI implementation partner to the world’s most ambitious investors and operators. We work with companies in critical, operationally complex industries, including healthcare, education, and financial services. Our work includes: - Helping an education organization scale the development of high-quality curriculum across thousands of schools in the U.S. - Automating paperwork and documentation for a healthcare services company supporting more than 2 million patients, freeing its teams to spend more time helping the people they serve We are profitable, growing quickly, and intentionally lean. We believe AI has fundamentally changed what one exceptional engineer with strong business judgment can accomplish, so we keep teams small, give people real ownership, and reward them based on the value they create. ### The Role As an AI Deployment Strategist, you will be accountable for the success of our client engagements. You will serve as the primary day-to-day partner to client executives and operators while leading a team of Forward Deployed AI Engineers through discovery, development, deployment, and adoption. You will determine what we should build, keep execution moving, and ensure the work produces a measurable business outcome. The best way to think about this role is as a more technical and product-oriented version of an engagement manager. You will combine structured problem-solving, product judgment, program leadership, and client relationship management. You will not be expected to write production code, but you must be technically fluent enough to work closely with engineers, understand tradeoffs, and help shape effective AI products. Your job is not simply to deliver the scope. It is to make the client successful, find ways to exceed expectations, and continually identify where else AI can create value across the business. ### What You’ll Do - Own client engagements from initial discovery through deployment, adoption, and measurable business impact - Serve as the primary day-to-day partner to client executives, operators, and technical stakeholders - Learn how the client’s business actually works, including its workflows, systems, constraints, and economics - Translate ambiguous business problems into clear product requirements, user journeys, priorities, and success metrics - Partner with Forward Deployed AI Engineers to shape the solution and make thoughtful decisions about scope, sequencing, and tradeoffs - Run the execution rhythm across each engagement, including planning, client meetings, decision-making, risk management, and executive updates - Test solutions with end users, gather feedback, and ensure what we build is useful, trusted, and adopted - Create moments that exceed client expectations through proactive insights, rapid improvements, and thoughtful demonstrations of what is possible - Quantify the operational and financial impact of our work and communicate it clearly to company leadership and investment partners - Identify additional AI opportunities across the client’s business and help turn them into new initiatives - Develop reusable playbooks and practices that improve how Transformworks delivers future engagements - Step into whatever gaps need to be filled to keep the client and internal team moving ### What We’re Looking For - 4+ years of experience in management consulting, product management, enterprise implementation, client services, or a similarly demanding operating role - Experience leading complex, high-stakes projects with multiple stakeholders and an ambiguous path forward - Strong product judgment and the ability to distinguish an interesting idea from something users will adopt and a business will value - Structured problem-solving skills and the ability to turn a messy situation into a clear set of priorities and actions - Executive-level communication skills, both written and verbal - The confidence to challenge clients constructively, surface difficult issues, and be candid about tradeoffs - Enough technical fluency to understand system architecture, data flows, APIs, model behavior, and AI evaluation at a practical level - Strong commercial instincts and an ability to identify additional ways we can create value for a client - A high degree of ownership. You do not wait for someone else to resolve a problem that could affect the engagement - Comfort managing multiple priorities while maintaining a high bar for detail and follow-through - Genuine curiosity about how AI can change the way businesses operate You do not need to be an engineer or an AI expert on day one. You do need to learn quickly, work naturally with technical teams, and be willing to develop a real understanding of the systems we build. Experience in healthcare, education, financial services, private equity, or another regulated and operationally complex industry is a plus. ### Growth at Transformworks You will work directly with the founders and play an important role in shaping how Transformworks serves its clients. As you grow, you will take ownership of larger client relationships, lead multiple engagement teams, help expand strategic accounts, and build the systems and team behind our deployment function. Because we are a small firm growing quickly, advancement is based on demonstrated impact rather than tenure. ### Compensation and Benefits - Highly competitive base compensation - Uncapped profit-sharing tied to the performance of the team - Equity compensation - Health, dental, and vision coverage - Direct ownership of engagements with visible operational and financial impact - Exposure to senior executives, investors, and technical leaders across a range of industries - A small, high-trust team where initiative, judgment, and client impact are rewarded This role is based in New York City and follows a hybrid collaboration model. [View posting at Transformworks](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Transformworks/941c0704-8bc3-42f4-8859-9acdc4991e64/application) ## About Transformworks Transformworks designs, builds, and deploys practical AI workflows for investors and operators in complex industries such as healthcare, education, and financial services. 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