Strategic Account Executive
Location
Germany
Posted
17 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Strategic Account Executive
Cohesity
• Build, manage, and progress a qualified sales pipeline, you develop and source directly and those supported through OEM, channel or GSI partners. • Execute clear and structure 3 years account plan focused on growth across a defined set of strategic accounts. • Work within complex customer organizations by identifying key stakeholders, building relationships, and engaging with senior decision‑makers. • 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 the use of data insides. • 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. • You can prepare and work through complex RFP’s and manage a complex purchase process.
Job Requirements
- Experience of selling into with strategic accounts.
- Demonstrated experience selling into and partnering with Information Security / Cybersecurity and Data Management teams, with a strong understanding of enterprise security frameworks, compliance standards, and the ability to align solutions to customer security and risk requirements.
- 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) & Exposure to platforms such as NetBackup, Dataprotect, 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, organization, and sales effectiveness.
- Master’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Professional English and German language proficiency for customer and internal communication.
- Willingness to travel as required.
- Knowledge of financial industry regulations and frameworks, including DORA, NIS2, GDPR, and operational resilience requirements.
- Experience managing complex procurement processes, RFPs, and multi-stakeholder sales engagements.
- Strong consultative selling and value-based selling capabilities.
- Hunter mentality with a strong focus on new business acquisition and revenue growth.
- Consistent track record of exceeding sales targets and closing complex energetic deals.
- Strategic mindset combined with strong execution skills.
- Excellent negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building capabilities.
- Entrepreneurial attitude, self-motivation, and accountability.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
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