Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
FDE salary for planning what the customer deploys first
319 postings · 199 companies · 222 with pay · median $185,000 · middle half $158,000–$216,000 · read
These postings against the US
The faint line is the $193K median across all US postings.
By responsibility level
The faint line is the $193K median across all US postings.
$193K
Senior
$160K$216K187 postingsStaff+
$191K$257K19 postings
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$180,000–$250,000
$160,000–$200,000
$215,000–$285,000
$230,000–$294,000
$180,000–$250,000
$230,000–$294,000
$120,000–$150,000
$120,000–$210,000
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
Senior Tax & Audit AI Engineer, FDE
Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +3 moreBrooklyn, NY +4Hybrid
$102,200–$218,600
All 222 of these jobs plan what the customer deploys first.
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These postings decide what a customer rolls out first and how they adopt it: discovery, architecture, migration planning, proof of concept, and coordination across customer and product teams. Employers often call the job Deployment Strategist. Day-to-day implementation is not the main responsibility.
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