Account Executive

United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

AI-powered data security, Data management, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should have over 7 years of proven success in a customer-facing sales role proposing enterprise solutions, with demonstrated selling ability to State and Local Governments and Educational Institutions. A Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required, along with proficiency in Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Office (especially Excel), and other CRM tools. Candidates must be comfortable working with multiple decision-makers, possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills, be self-motivated and self-starters comfortable working remotely and autonomously, and have the ability to travel as needed. Proven experience negotiating, proposing, and closing contracts with clients is also necessary.

Responsibilities

The Account Executive will develop and manage a sales pipeline to move strategic transactions through the sales process, generating revenue by selling the Cohesity solution and collaborating with channel partners. This role involves penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, closing business, and defining/implementing sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota. Responsibilities include prospecting, qualifying, managing, and closing sales opportunities, as well as developing and presenting proposals that showcase the Cohesity solution's ability to meet customer business objectives. The Account Executive will also drive account strategies and coordinate team selling efforts with partners to close business on a quarterly and annual basis.

Skills

Sales pipeline management

Revenue generation

Account penetration

Sales planning

Prospecting

Qualifying leads

Closing deals

Channel partner collaboration

Customer satisfaction

Forecasting

Cohesity

Data management solutions for enterprises

About Cohesity

Cohesity specializes in data management solutions for data centers and cloud environments. Its main products, the Cohesity DataPlatform and Cohesity DataProtect, help businesses consolidate tasks like backup, recovery, and data storage into one platform, making it easier to manage large amounts of data while reducing complexity and costs. Unlike many competitors, Cohesity focuses on simplifying data management for medium to large enterprises across various industries, including finance and healthcare. The company's goal is to help businesses manage, protect, and gain insights from their data more efficiently.

San Jose, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2013Year Founded

$642MTotal Funding

SECONDARYCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health & Wellness - Managing emotional and physical health are key to living happier lives. Cohesity employees enjoy access to exercise and meditation apps, e-Learning resources, Scribd, and more.

Parental Leave - Cohesity offers salary continuation in coordination with other benefits up to 20 weeks for maternity leaves. Up to four weeks of child bonding leave is offered to non-birth parents.

Personal Time - Our unlimited PTO policy ensures that you have work-life wellbeing and flexibility when you need it.

Financial - Cohesity offers a competitive salary, pay-for-performance bonus plan, retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts, commuter checks, and more.

Risks

Emerging competition from startups like Eon challenges Cohesity's market position.

Integration challenges from Veritas acquisition could disrupt operations.

New leadership roles may lead to transitional challenges in company culture.

Differentiation

Cohesity integrates AI to enhance data insights and protection, setting it apart.

Their hyper-converged secondary storage simplifies data management for enterprises.

Cohesity's recognition as AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year boosts its credibility.

Upsides

Strategic partnership with NVIDIA enhances AI-driven data management solutions.

Acquisition of Veritas Technologies expands Cohesity's market share in data protection.

Deepening partnership with CrowdStrike strengthens cybersecurity offerings against data breaches.

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