[Remote] Senior Strategic Account Executive
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management, seeking a high-performing Senior Strategic Account Executive to own and grow a named enterprise territory. The role involves driving new logo acquisition, expanding enterprise accounts, and building a robust pipeline of complex transactions while engaging C-level decision makers.
Responsibilities
- Own a defined enterprise territory and deliver against an annual quota through a balanced focus on new logo acquisition and account expansion
- Build, manage, and execute a robust pipeline of complex enterprise transactions from prospecting through close
- Penetrate large enterprise organisations, engage C-level and VP-level decision makers, and run structured, value-based sales cycles
- Develop compelling business cases that connect Cohesity’s AI-powered data security platform to customer outcomes across security, resilience, compliance, and cost optimisation
- Partner closely with sales engineers, channel partners, and internal stakeholders to execute coordinated account strategies
- Maintain accurate forecasting, territory plans, and pipeline hygiene within Salesforce
- Leverage AI and productivity tools to streamline workflows, improve deal quality, and support data-driven decision making
Skills
- Demonstrated experience selling into and partnering with Information Security / Cybersecurity teams, with a strong understanding of enterprise security frameworks, compliance standards, and the ability to align solutions to customer security and risk requirements
- Extensive success in a quota‑carrying, customer‑facing enterprise sales role selling complex technology solutions
- Demonstrated experience selling into enterprise accounts with multiple stakeholders and complex sales cycles
- Knowledge of data security architectures, ransomware resilience, and the competitive landscape
- Strong track record of negotiating and closing high‑value enterprise contracts
- Executive‑level communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical and business value
- Experience working with channel partners and cross‑functional deal teams
- Willingness to travel as required within the assigned territory
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication
- Experience with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) strongly preferred
- Expertise with NetBackup, Backup Exec, and InfoScale, including immutable storage, hardened media servers, ACL‑based controls, and encryption
Benefits
- This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants.
- Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
- Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.
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