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Thomson ReutersDeployment strategy
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
$125,000–$200,000
AccentureImplementation & delivery
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$126,200–$212,754
$120,000–$160,000
$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
MicrosoftImplementation & delivery
Senior Software Engineer - Windows Solutions FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
$110,800–$177,300
$180,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$90,000–$160,000
$110,800–$177,300
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
$110,800–$177,300
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
$155,600–$306,800
$100,000–$115,000
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
Deloitte USImplementation & delivery
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$142,800–$304,200
$106,100–$178,770
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$134,500–$265,100
$150,000–$250,000
$106,100–$178,770
$150,000–$195,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$126,050.05–$189,075.08
$126,200–$212,754
$180,000–$210,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$120,000–$150,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers pay?
636 of 778 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $225,000, across 220 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers require?
Of 778 postings, 361 state a minimum number of years, from 175 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 167 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (144), 10 or more years (27) or under 3 years (23).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers?
These 778 postings come from 300 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Databricks (58), Amazon (incl AWS) (24), Accenture (20) and Booz Allen (17).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers remote?
149 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 195 are hybrid and 134 are on-site. The remaining 300 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 394 of the 778 postings.
Counted over the 778 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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