Account Executive – SLED
Location
Germany
Posted
45 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Account Executive – SLED
Cohesity
• Execute a territory plan focused on net‑new logo acquisition and account growth across a defined set of enterprise accounts • Build, manage, and progress a qualified sales pipeline, including opportunities you source directly and those supported through channel partners • Work within complex customer organisations by identifying key stakeholders, building relationships, and engaging with senior decision‑makers as your experience grows • Support and lead customer engagements through discovery, evaluation, proposal development, and solution alignment, with guidance from Sales Engineers and leadership • Develop and deliver clear, value‑based proposals that connect Cohesity’s platform to customer security, resilience, and operational needs • Collaborate closely with channel partners and technology alliances (including NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, and AWS) to support deal execution and expand market reach • Maintain accurate opportunity tracking and forecasting, and contribute to consistent quarterly performance • Share customer insights and competitive feedback with the wider sales and product teams to support continuous improvement
Job Requirements
- Experience of selling into SLED
- 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.
- Demonstrated selling ability to State and Local Governments and Educational Institutions.
- A customer‑focused mindset and strong interest in cybersecurity and data protection, especially ransomware and recovery
- Proven experience selling enterprise technology solutions, ideally within infrastructure, SaaS, or adjacent markets
- Evidence of success contributing to net‑new customer acquisition and growing existing accounts
- Foundational understanding of data security and backup technologies, with a willingness to deepen technical knowledge
- Familiarity with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) is a plus
- Exposure to platforms such as NetBackup, Backup Exec, or InfoScale is helpful but not required
- Comfort working with channel partners, with an interest in developing co‑selling skills
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to customers and internal stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve productivity, organisation, and sales effectiveness
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication
- Willingness to travel as required.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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