Commercial Account Executive

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design.

Want to help us simplify the world of data management? Come, join us!

About the Role

Employment Type: Full time

We are seeking an exceptionally driven Account Executive to join our team at Cohesity. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class team and compete in a fast-paced, dynamic industry. This position will play a key role in driving our business forward by successfully implementing sales strategies and exceeding revenue targets. We are looking for someone ambitious, who has a proven track record of success, and thrive in a collaborative environment.

How You'll Spend Your Time Here

• Improve customer satisfaction while ensuring the accuracy of sales projections.
• Collaborate closely with our channel partners to generate revenue and effectively promote our innovative solutions.
• Develop and lead a sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process.
• Prospecting: Penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business.
• Define and complete sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota.
• Build a case and establishing value by developing and presenting proposals to customers.
• Drive account strategies and coordinating team selling efforts with partners.

Qualifications

We'd love to talk to you if you have many of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Years of experience: 1-2 years of outside sales experience.
• Experience negotiating with, and selling to, enterprise IT buyers in a quota-carrying sales role.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
• Industry experience and extensive knowledge of enterprise software sales, software subscription services, or software as a service licensing methodology.
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Office (mainly Excel), and other CRM tools.
• Familiarity with enterprise procurement processes, specifically for IT-related spending.
• Demonstrated track record of personal development, increasing responsibility, and the ability to thrive in a constantly evolving and demanding environment.
• Ability to clearly articulate our company's value via written or verbal communication.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $84,800.00 - $106,000.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered.

This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cohesity is an equal opportunity employer.

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