Major Account Executive, Toronto

Cogent Security

• $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of B2B sales experience, with 7+ years in cybersecurity and 5+ years managing major enterprise accounts.
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas and securing complex, large-value deals.
  • Established network of relationships with CISOs and senior security professionals in Toronto and across Canada.
  • Strong technical and business knowledge in cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and AI for effective communication and sales.
  • Experience in high-growth or challenger company environments, demonstrating proactive ownership and a willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a targeted portfolio of major accounts to achieve new recurring revenue and expansion goals.
  • Proactively build a sales pipeline through direct outreach, leveraging executive relationships, and using channel partners and referrals.
  • Develop comprehensive account strategies and engage with a range of stakeholders, including CISOs and CIOs.
  • Lead technical evaluations and create compelling business cases to negotiate and finalize complex multi-year contracts.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales Engineering and Customer Success, ensuring accurate sales forecasts.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the market for a category defining company in cybersecurity.
  • Work within a highly strategic role with significant individual responsibilities.
  • Build and leverage relationships with top executives and decision-makers.
  • Participation in a dynamic and innovative team environment.
  • Potential for substantial professional growth through high-performance outcomes.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Cogent is looking for a Major Account Executive to own a focused portfolio of our largest global enterprise accounts across Toronto and Canada. You will be responsible for the full commercial relationship: from opening new logos and navigating complex evaluations through close, expansion, and long term account growth.

This is a senior strategic individual contributor role for a cybersecurity seller based in Toronto with established CISO relationships, excellent judgment, and the drive to build a market for a category defining company.
What You'll Do
  • Own a focused portfolio of named major accounts and exceed new ARR and expansion targets.
  • Build pipeline through direct prospecting, executive relationships, channel partners, marketing, and referrals.
  • Create account plans and multithread across CISOs, CIOs, security and IT teams, procurement, and executive sponsors.
  • Lead technical evaluations, develop quantified business cases, negotiate, and close complex multi year agreements.
  • Coordinate with Sales Engineering, Product, Customer Success, and partners while maintaining accurate forecasts.
What We're Looking For
  • 12+ years in B2B quota carrying sales, including 7+ years in cybersecurity and 5+ years directly owning major or global enterprise accounts.
  • A consistent record of exceeding quota and winning complex new logo deals worth six or seven figures against established competitors.
  • Active relationships with CISOs and senior security leaders in Toronto and Canada, plus the ability to self source pipeline.
  • Technical and business fluency across cybersecurity, cloud, and AI, with the ability to build an executive level ROI case.
  • High growth or challenger company experience, strong ownership, and willingness to travel.

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