AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations
132 postings · 84 companies · 102 state pay: median $181,000, half $160,000–$214,000
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$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
$185,000–$235,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
Pay not posted
$123,000–$156,000
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
$142,800–$331,200
Clipboard HealthPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Analyst
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$120,000–$160,000
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$180,000–$210,000
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
flexportPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$180,000–$200,000
$120,000–$150,000
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$160,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$180,000
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$180,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
PoeticPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
DossPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$180,000–$210,000
$150,000–$180,000
$120,000–$150,000
$123,000–$242,000
$200,000–$250,000
$123,000–$205,000 · OTE
$74,200–$137,800
$114,600–$234,600
Pay not posted
$153,600–$207,800
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
Pay not posted
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations pay?
102 of 132 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $214,000, from 64 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations require?
Of 132 postings, 76 state a minimum number of years, from 53 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 48 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (17), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations?
These 132 postings come from 84 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), Doss (7), Amazon (incl AWS) (5), Liberate (5) and AvePoint (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience with ongoing operations remote?
24 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 41 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 43 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 56 of the 132 postings.
Counted over the 132 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings