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From the employer's careers site First seen 9 Nov 2026

Forward Deployed Strategist

Cursor senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to lead strategic customer engagements from initial workshops to delivery. You will collaborate with executive sponsors to identify high-value use cases, define project scopes, and ensure successful outcomes. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise in agentic coding and LLMs, as well as executive presence to build trust with C-suite stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partner with executive sponsors to scope projects, ensuring clear ROI and technical feasibility
  • Lead technical discovery and architecture reviews to validate engagement viability
  • Collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) on technical builds, focusing on configuration layers and platform tooling
  • Drive technical enablement and adoption, including hands-on training and coaching
  • Monitor technical feasibility and adjust project scopes as needed
  • Identify expansion opportunities and escalate product gaps or integration issues
  • Develop reusable playbooks to enhance FDE capabilities

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture, Deployment Strategy, technical consulting, or Engagement Management
  • Strong understanding of agentic coding and LLMs, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to senior engineering teams
  • Hands-on experience with Cursor workflows, integrations, and platform configuration
  • Experience shipping AI-native workflows beyond the prototype stage
  • Ability to navigate complex enterprise environments and scope high-impact projects quickly
  • Executive presence to manage C-suite relationships and technical credibility to earn trust with engineering leads
  • Domain expertise in financial services, insurance, telecom, high-tech, healthcare, or semiconductors is a plus

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Skills

Required

  • agentic coding
  • LLMs
  • Solutions Architecture
  • Deployment Strategy
  • technical consulting
  • Engagement Management
  • Cursor workflows
  • Python
  • JS-TS

Nice to have

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