Forward Deployed Strategist

vibehackers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cursor is seeking a Forward Deployed Strategist to own strategic customer engagements from discovery through delivery, translating executive needs into tightly scoped, time-boxed AI/LLM-enabled projects. You will partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to configure workflows, integrations, and platform tooling, drive adoption, and ensure measurable business outcomes.

The role requires 6+ years in solutions architecture or engagement management, a strong grasp of agentic coding and LLMs in

Qualifications

• 6+ years in solutions architecture or engagement management.
• Strong understanding of agentic coding and LLMs in production.
• Experience shipping AI-native workflows beyond prototypes.
• Excellent executive presence and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business problems into time-boxed deliverables with clear ROI.
• Lead technical discovery and architecture reviews to validate feasibility and constraints.
• Collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineers on configuration and integrations.
• Drive adoption through hands-on enablement, playbooks, and reference workflows.
• Monitor feasibility and adjust scope with sponsors as needed.
• Identify expansion opportunities with the account team during delivery.
• Escalate product gaps and friction with actionable detail to Product/Engineering.
• Build reusable playbooks to improve the FDE organization’s capabilities.
• Maintain executive relationships as the primary contact from kickoff to handoff.

Skills

Solutions Architecture

Deployment Strategy

Technical Consulting

Engagement Management

AI Production Workflows

Executive Communication

Job description

Uses Cursor and LLMs in customer-facing delivery; requires hands-on 'vibe' coding familiarity with agentic coding and AI-native workflows.

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Strategist at Cursor, you will own strategic customer engagements from initial discovery through delivery, translating executive needs into tightly scoped, time-boxed AI/LLM-enabled projects. You will partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to configure workflows, integrations, and platform tooling, drive adoption, and ensure measurable business outcomes.

Job Description

Role

The Forward Deployed Strategist owns strategic customer engagements from kickoff through handoff, partnering closely with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs). The role focuses on scoping high-value, time-boxed projects, managing executive relationships, owning the configuration layer of deliveries, driving adoption, and feeding product and engineering with actionable feedback.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with executive sponsors to translate ambiguous business problems into concrete, time-boxed deliverables with clear ROI.
• Lead technical discovery and architecture reviews to validate technical feasibility and surface integration and infrastructure constraints.
• Work side-by-side with FDEs on technical builds; own configuration-level work (workflows, settings, integrations, platform tooling) while FDEs handle deeper production builds.
• Drive technical enablement and adoption: run hands-on training, produce playbooks and reference workflows, and coach customer teams to self-sufficiency.
• Monitor feasibility throughout delivery and proactively adjust scope with sponsors when constraints emerge.
• Identify and scope expansion opportunities during delivery in partnership with the account team.
• Escalate product gaps, integration friction, and recurring customer pain to Product and Engineering with specific, actionable detail.
• Build reusable playbooks and resources to improve the FDE organization’s capabilities.
• Establish and maintain executive relationships as the primary point of contact from kickoff through handoff.

Requirements

• 6+ years in Solutions Architecture, Deployment Strategy, technical consulting, or an Engagement Manager role owning scoping and delivery with technical teams in AI-production workflows.
• Strong understanding of agentic coding and large language models (LLMs), including how they behave in production, common failure modes, and resilient workflow patterns.
• Experience shipping AI-native workflows beyond prototype into production and distinguishing production constraints from non-essential features.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to translate between business outcomes and technical implementation for both sponsors and engineering teams.

Nice-to-have

Skills

Executive Presence Scoping Technical Discovery Architecture Reviews Stakeholder Management Customer Engagement Adoption Enablement Training Playbook Development Project Delivery Communication Problem Solving Strategic Thinking Judgment