Regional Director, SLED

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 As Regional Director, SLED at Cursor, you'll build and lead the team responsible for revenue growth across our state, local, and education (SLED) accounts within Public Sector. You'll hire, coach, and scale a team of Account Executives, set territory and account strategy, and personally engage in top strategic and executive-level relationships. You'll partner with engineering and IT leaders across state and local agencies, school districts, and higher education institutions — from CTOs to program leads — to show how Cursor transforms developer productivity, and drive land-and-expand motion at scale across the segment. This role requires deep technical fluency, command of complex public sector buying processes, and a genuine passion for AI-powered developer tools. You'll be a foundational leader in our enterprise sales organization. What you’ll do Build, hire, and lead a high-performing team of SLED Account Executives; own forecasting, pipeline health, and quota attainment across the region. Set and execute go-to-market strategy for a named territory of state agencies, local governments, and educational institutions, driving new logo acquisition, expansion revenue, and long-term strategic growth. Personally engage in the largest, most strategic deals — leading complex, multi-threaded sales cycles across Engineering, IT, Security, Procurement, Legal, and mission-critical stakeholders. Coach your team to become trusted product experts, guiding SLED prospects through trials, technical evaluations, security reviews, and large-scale rollouts. Build executive relationshi