Regional Director, Commercial Expansion
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Regional Director, Commercial Expansion at cursor in San Francisco, United States, with an on-site workplace and Executive seniority in Sales & Business Development. JobGrid normalizes the posting into structured role facts, keeps the original-language employer text separate, and shows the source as checked on 2026-06-02. Salary is not listed in the payload; candidates are sent to the original public application page with non-personal referral parameters appended.
- On-site role in San Francisco, United States.
- Executive-level position in Sales & Business Development.
- Source posted on 2026-06-02 and last checked on 2026-06-02.
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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:
We are seeking a Regional Director, Commercial Sales to lead our new Commercial segment focused on high-value, fast-growing digital native businesses. This team will be the first line of communication with startups that have the potential to become Cursor's largest enterprise customers in the future.
You'll manage, coach, and grow a founding team of commercial AEs responsible for high-velocity sales cycles, true-up processes, and rapid response to inbound leads. As the founding sales leader in this motion, you will define and refine a repeatable playbook, establish forecasting practices, and help shape the trajectory of a segment that is brand new to the business.
What You'll Do:
Lead, coach, and develop a team of commercial AEs focused on high-velocity, transactional sales
Define and implement a repeatable commercial sales motion and supporting playbook
Establish regular forecasting practices for the commercial segment
Partner with RevOps and GTM leadership to refine tooling, processes, and reporting
Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Finance, and Post-Sales to ensure seamless lead flow, forecasting accuracy, and account handoff
Hire, onboard, and scale a founding team of AEs
Act as a thought partner to senior GTM leadership in shaping the strategy for this new business segment
What We're Looking For:
Experience leading a high-velocity/transactional sales team or demonstrated success as a high-performing velocity & enterprise AE with player/coach experience
Strong coaching skills with a track record of developing early-career sales talent into higher-scope roles
Experience with PLG/velocity sales cycles
Experience building and refining sales processes, playbooks, and forecasting systems
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and build structure in a new, fast-moving business segment
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
Strong communication and organizational skills, with comfort presenting to leadership and influencing outcomes