Strategic AE

You'll be a Strategic AE selling Cursor into consumer-facing enterprises where engineering velocity impacts revenue and customer experience. You'll win by proving real-world impact and scaling adoption across large product engineering orgs.

Responsibilities

• Own a vertical portfolio and net-new strategy across retail/hospitality/entertainment
• Build relationships across Product Engineering, DevEx, Security, and Procurement
• Tie Cursor to outcomes like faster launches, fewer defects, and reduced operational toil
• Run hands-on POVs with real repos and production workflows
• Navigate enterprise security/compliance reviews and commercial negotiation
• Drive adoption plans (enablement, champions, rollout sequencing) and expansions
• Share customer learnings to sharpen Cursor's positioning and rollout playbooks

Requirements

• 7+ years enterprise closing experience; consumer/internet background is a plus
• You're comfortable selling to technical buyers and quantifying business impact
• Strong outbound + account planning chops; you create pipeline consistently
• You're a true hunter - you proactively build pipeline from scratch through outbound prospecting, creative sourcing, and relentless follow-up, rather than relying on inbound demand
• High ownership IC who moves fast and communicates crisply