> 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/f8f52f3f7c8a63bd Endeavor posts a FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first in Chicago, IL, at $125,000–$225,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,868 postings with pay. Own client relationships from kickoff through expansion, leading executive governance and stakeholder alignment to deliver outcomes that support deeper investment. Read from the employer’s posting on November 9, 2026. - [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) Posted Jul 22, 2026 by Endeavor · open on Ashby as of Nov 9, 2026 **$125,000–$225,000** + equity Chicago, IL On-site Full-time Own client relationships from kickoff through expansion, leading executive governance and stakeholder alignment to deliver outcomes that support deeper investment. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Ff8f52f3f7c8a63bd&placement=top) - [View posting at Endeavor](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/endeavorai/e81e3aa8-4b8b-4827-87d8-21a0af91f4a6/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 $125K–$225K Below the median Midpoint $175K · median $190K This job $125K to $225K. Senior FDE postings, 1,868 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Plans what the customer deploys first Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: No coding - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** Management consulting, enterprise technology, or high-growth B2B environment with an MBA Background - **Consulting** Tools - **AI** ### 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 Chicago, IL. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Chicago, IL - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **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 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67ce6e554b7cdd03) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 more 7w ago $117,200–$246,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 - [Other jobs at Endeavor (3)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ## The job description from Endeavor Posted by Endeavor on Jul 22, 2026 Endeavor is real-world enterprise AI. AI models are improving faster than most companies can put them to work. Endeavor closes that gap. We exist to secure American industrial leadership. AI is the largest advantage available to the companies that make, move, and defend things in this country, and most of them can't reach it alone. We close that distance — so their customers pay less, their people do work worth doing, and the companies themselves come out stronger than the competition abroad. To do that, we build custom AI systems for companies in mission-critical industries — manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, defense, life sciences. Not software they rent from a vendor that doesn't understand their business. Systems they own, built inside their own stack, in production in weeks. Operating Principles - One team, one fight. Small companies fail for a hundred reasons. Being internally misaligned shouldn't be one of them. We think like owners of the whole business — the question is always how *we* win. We're fighting the world, not each other. - Strong convictions, loosely held. Show up with a point of view and hold that view loosely enough that better evidence can move it. The best ideas come from candor and debate. - Default to open. Our clients trust us with their hardest problems and we extend that same trust internally. Information here is open by default — data, context, the reasoning behind decisions — because you can't own an outcome you can only see half of. The Role | Deployment Strategist This is a client-facing role where you’ll run complex agreements, earn trust in the boardroom, and turn a beachhead into a long-term partnership. You’ll own the client relationship from kickoff through expansion by running executive steercos, aligning internal and external stakeholders, and making sure we deliver outcomes that justify deeper investments. To do this, you’ll be working closely with Forward Deployed Architects and their engineering teams who will write the code and help deliver what you prioritize. What We Require: - 4+ years of experience in management consulting (i.e., McKinsey, Bain, BCG), enterprise technology, or a high-growth B2B environment with an MBA. - Proven track record running executive-level relationships and growing accounts. - Comfortable owning a room – steercos, QBRs, board updates – and driving decisions. - Ability to build a credible ROI case from scratch and understand what drives that forward. - Technical fluency to hold a real conversation about AI, data, and software. - Ability to travel. [View posting at Endeavor](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/endeavorai/e81e3aa8-4b8b-4827-87d8-21a0af91f4a6/application) ## About Endeavor Builds and deploys enterprise AI systems that connect business data and automate operational work in industrial and other mission-critical organizations. 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