> 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 Transformation Lead - Investments Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8caa523bfc180f71 Lazard posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in New York, NY, at $175,000–$200,000 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,875 postings with pay. Leads the technical roadmap and delivery of AI tools for Lazard Asset Management’s investment teams, partnering directly with portfolio managers, analysts and senior investment leaders. Read from the employer’s posting on November 12, 2026. - [Lazard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lazard) Posted Nov 11, 2026 by Lazard · open on Oracle Cloud as of Nov 12, 2026 **$175,000–$200,000** New York, NY Leads the technical roadmap and delivery of AI tools for Lazard Asset Management’s investment teams, partnering directly with portfolio managers, analysts and senior investment leaders. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F8caa523bfc180f71&placement=top) - [View posting at Lazard](https://icbpjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/6825) 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 $175K–$200K Level with the median Midpoint $188K · median $190K This job $175K to $200K. Senior FDE postings, 1,875 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **10+ years** Technology, data, or product roles serving investment management - **5+ years** Building data, analytics, or AI products for front-office users Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. 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