Account Executive | Houston, TX

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.

Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

Account Executive | Houston, TX

(Candidates must live in the region) 

Want to help us simplify the world of data management?

Join our rocketship of an organization!

The sales team at Cohesity is on a mission to help organizations around the world find limitless value from their data. Our customer-obsessed account executives are focused on building new businesses while expanding the value of Cohesity for existing customers. As an Account Executive, you will be an individual contributor focused on showcasing the value of Cohesity’s products/solutions in Houston, TX.

We are looking to expand our talented sales team with individuals who have a history of success selling to executive-level customers while understanding the competitive landscape, as well as extensive knowledge of our domains.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:

• Drive satisfied customers while maintaining an accurate forecast and working with many channel partners.
• Develop and lead sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process
• Generating revenue and working closely with a network of Channel Partners to successfully sell the Cohesity solution.
• Prospecting: a consistent record of penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business.
• Define and complete sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota through prospecting, qualifying, leading, and closing sales opportunities
• Building a case and establish value: develop and present proposals to customers with information that demonstrates the ability of the Cohesity hyper-converged infrastructure solution to meet the customers’ business objectives
• Drive account strategies and coordinate team selling efforts with partners to close business quarterly and annually.

WE 'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• 7+ years of proven success in a customer-facing sales role proposing enterprise solutions at all levels of a customer organization.
• 5 years of demonstrated ability selling into Enterprise accounts in the region.
• Experience in engaging with customers and technology partners
• Comfortable working with multiple decision-makers to drive proposals
• Very comfortable presenter of technical and business material to both small and large groups
• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, comfortable working remotely and autonomously
• Ability to travel with the needs of the role

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE)

Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law. 

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In-Office Expectations

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.