Cursor
Contract GTM Recruiter
San Francisco · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 35 days ago
Recruiting
About the role
- At Cursor, Recruiting is one of the most important functions in the company.
- This is a highly visible role with significant ownership and influence.
- The best recruiters at Cursor are talent magnets, trusted advisors, exceptional operators, and relentless talent evaluators who care deeply about quality, speed, and candidate experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with GTM leaders to understand business goals, hiring priorities, and organizational needs.
- Act as a strategic talent advisor, helping leaders define roles, build teams, and make informed hiring decisions.
- Own the end-to-end recruiting process from kickoff through close, driving urgency and excellence at every stage.
- Build and execute talent strategies for critical and high-impact searches across the GTM organization.
- Identify, engage, and close exceptional talent through proactive outreach, referrals, networking, and relationship building.
- Maintain an exceptionally high hiring bar and serve as a trusted voice in talent assessment and calibration discussions.
- Drive an outstanding candidate experience while ensuring every interaction reflects Cursor's values and culture.
- Partner with hiring managers to continuously improve interview design, hiring rigor, and selection processes.
- Leverage data and recruiting metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and drive better hiring outcomes.
- Help build scalable recruiting programs, processes, and best practices as we continue to grow.
Company info
- who we hire and how we scale.
- Bring market insights, competitive intelligence, and talent trends to leaders to inform hiring strategy and workforce planning.
- Influence offer strategy, negotiation, and close plans for top candidates.
This listing is sourced directly from Cursor's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.