Strategic Account Executive, Retail / Hospitality / Entertainment
CursorSF / NY / RemotePosted 23 March 2026
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Strategic Account Executive, Retail / Hospitality / Entertainment
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Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code.
About the role
You’ll be a Strategic AE selling Cursor into consumer-facing enterprises where engineering velocity impacts revenue and customer experience (ecommerce, marketplaces, hospitality platforms, media/streaming, entertainment brands). You’ll win by proving real-world impact and scaling adoption across large product engineering orgs.
What you’ll do
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
You may be a fit if
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
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