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FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience
44 postings · 36 companies · 34 state pay: median $194,000, half $180,000–$216,000
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Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$120,000–$160,000
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
$200,000–$275,000
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$180,000–$210,000
$130,000–$180,000
$174,000–$213,000
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
$180,000–$210,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$160,000–$225,000
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
$170,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
$166,400–$208,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$210,000
$170,000–$400,000
$166,400–$249,000
$153,000–$213,200
Pay not posted
$150,000–$280,000
$150,000–$210,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$122,681–$165,619
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
$185,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
$100,000–$130,000
All 44 plan what the customer deploys first.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience pay?
34 of 44 postings state a pay range. The median is $194,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $216,000, from 27 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience require?
Of 44 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 19 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience?
These 44 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (3), Salesforce (3), Doss (2), Fundamental Research Labs (2) and Scale AI (2).
Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 14 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 44 postings.
Counted over the 44 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 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. · How we read postings