Regional Director, Field Engineering

Anysphere, Inc

$130K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years leading Field Engineers, Solutions Architects, or Pre-Sales teams in enterprise software.
  • Strong technical foundations in software development workflows, AI tooling, and developer productivity.
  • Proven partnership abilities with Sales while ensuring technical integrity.
  • Comfortable in high-pressure customer-facing deal environments.
  • Excellent communication skills and executive presence for engaging stakeholders at all levels.
  • Builder mindset; thrives in startup environments and adaptable to create structure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a high-performing team of Field Engineers targeting enterprise accounts.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales leadership to enhance technical discovery and demos.
  • Establish best practices for evaluations and proof-of-concept processes.
  • Act as an escalation point for complex customer evaluations and enterprise-level deals.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop top Field Engineering talent while defining clear career paths.
  • Provide insights from the field to internally influence product and engineering strategies.
  • Ensure seamless transitions with post-sales teams for customer onboarding.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and influence a growing team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Engage directly with high-profile enterprise clients and contribute to their success.
  • Work at the intersection of Sales, Product, and Engineering for holistic exposure.
  • Be part of a company focused on AI-native development solutions.
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About the role

We're hiring a Regional Director, Field Engineering to build and lead a high impact pre-sales Field Engineering team supporting our fastest growing enterprise accounts. This role sits at the intersection of Sales, Product, and Engineering and is responsible for ensuring our technical pre-sales motion scales with quality, speed, and credibility.

As the Regional Director, Field Engineering, you'll manage and develop Field Engineers who partner closely with AEs to run technical discovery, demos, and proofs of concept. You'll also stay close to customers and deals yourself, coaching in real time, unblocking complex evaluations, and ensuring Cursor is positioned as the best AI-native development platform on the market.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who combines technical fluency, strong people management, and excellent cross-functional judgment.

What you'll do
  • Lead, coach, and scale a team of Field Engineers supporting enterprise opportunities
  • Partner closely with Sales leadership and AEs to drive high quality technical discovery, demos, and POCs
  • Establish best practices for evaluations, proof-of-concept execution, and technical deal strategy
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex customer evaluations and high-stakes enterprise deals
  • Hire, onboard, and develop top-tier Field Engineering talent; set clear expectations and career paths
  • Act as the voice of the field internally, feeding customer and prospect insights back to Product and Engineering
  • Ensure tight handoffs with post-sales teams to support successful customer onboarding and adoption
  • Maintain deep knowledge of Cursor's product, roadmap, and competitive landscape


You may be a fit if
  • Have 4+ years experience leading Field Engineers, Solutions Architects, or Pre-Sales teams in enterprise software
  • Strong technical foundation and fluency in modern software development workflows, AI tooling, and developer productivity
  • Proven ability to partner effectively with Sales while maintaining technical integrity and customer trust
  • Comfortable operating in customer-facing, high-pressure deal environments and guiding teams through complexity
  • Strong communication skills and executive presence, able to engage developers, architects, and CTOs
  • Builder mindset: thrives in fast-moving, startup environments and enjoys creating structure where little exists.

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