SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
FDE jobs across the US
126 postings from 70 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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PIMCODeployment strategy
SVP, Forward Deployed Strategist – Transformation & Strategic Change
Newport Beach, CA · New York, NYNewport Beach, CA +1
$250,000–$305,000
Thomson ReutersDeployment strategy
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$120,000–$160,000
$199,800–$222,000
$180,000–$250,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$124,800–$214,500
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
$100,000–$115,000
$180,000–$250,000
Ode with AnthropicDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$142,800–$304,200
$180,000–$210,000
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
$119,800–$261,000
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
WillowTreeDeployment strategy
Manager, Delivery - Forward Deployed Squads (CXAI)
Charlottesville, VA · Columbus, OH · +2 moreCharlottesville, VA +3Hybrid
$100,000–$160,000
$115,000–$130,000
$210,000–$250,000
$105,000–$135,000
$160,000–$200,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
$140,000–$175,000
Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$140,400–$193,050
$180,000–$190,000
$260,000–$290,000
$215,000–$285,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$180,000–$210,000
$110,000–$170,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
$200,000–$300,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$110,000–$170,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
125 of 126 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $225,000, across 70 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 126 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 19 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11) or under 3 years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 126 postings come from 70 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (16), Sierra (7), Databricks (5), Sitreps (5) and EliseAI (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
16 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 58 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 70 of the 126 postings.
Counted over the 126 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 694 jobs · 289 companies · 694
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 405 jobs · 258 companies · 405
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 495 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 993 jobs · 407 companies · 993
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- Growth (Series B–C) · 354 jobs · 160 companies · 354
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1722 jobs · 639 companies · 1722
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2151 jobs · 722 companies · 2151
- Ongoing operations · 1670 jobs · 632 companies · 1670
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1689 jobs · 531 companies · 1689
- Internal teams · 344 jobs · 230 companies · 344
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461