Cohesity

Senior Enterprise Account Executive - Bay Area

Cohesity$319K — $355K *
US-AnywhereRemote in California, US
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in enterprise sales, particularly in cybersecurity and data management.
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas and managing complex customer relationships.
  • Deep understanding of enterprise security frameworks and compliance standards.
  • Familiarity with data security technologies, including Cohesity solutions and competitive products like NetBackup.
  • Excellent negotiation skills with experience closing large, high-value contracts.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills, particularly at the executive level.
  • Willingness to travel as needed within the assigned territory.

Responsibilities

  • Own and grow a named enterprise territory to meet annual sales targets.
  • Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of complex enterprise sales opportunities.
  • Engage with C-level and VP-level stakeholders to drive value-based sales cycles.
  • Create compelling business cases aligning data security solutions with customer needs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers and partners, to execute account strategies.
  • Ensure accurate sales forecasting and territory planning with Salesforce.
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance sales workflows and decision-making processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Vacation and paid holidays.
  • Life and disability insurance coverage.
  • Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid office expectation.
Full Job Description

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location.

Are you driven, high-achieving, and energized by collaborative environments? Cohesity is seeking a Senior Enterprise Account Executive to help accelerate growth in the fast paced world of modern data management and cyber resilience.

The role:

We are seeking a high‑performing Senior Enterprise Account Executive to own and grow a named enterprise territory. This is an individual contributor role for a proven enterprise seller who thrives in complex, competitive environments. You will drive net‑new logo acquisition and expand enterprise accounts by positioning Cohesity as mission‑critical infrastructure for cyber resilience and data security. This role requires disciplined territory planning, strong executive presence, and the ability to navigate multi‑stakeholder buying groups while consistently closing large, strategic deals.

How you’ll spend your time here:

  • Own a defined enterprise territory and deliver against an annual quota through a balanced focus on new logo acquisition and account expansion.
  • Build, manage, and execute a robust pipeline of complex enterprise transactions from prospecting through close.
  • Penetrate large enterprise organisations, engage C‑level and VP‑level decision makers, and run structured, value‑based sales cycles.
  • Develop compelling business cases that connect Cohesity’s AI‑powered data security platform to customer outcomes across security, resilience, compliance, and cost optimisation.
  • Partner closely with sales engineers, channel partners, and internal stakeholders to execute coordinated account strategies.
  • Maintain accurate forecasting, territory plans, and pipeline hygiene within Salesforce.
  • Leverage AI and productivity tools to streamline workflows, improve deal quality, and support data‑driven decision making.

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

  • 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.
  • Extensive success in a quota‑carrying, customer‑facing enterprise sales role selling complex technology solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience selling into enterprise accounts with multiple stakeholders and complex sales cycles.
  • Knowledge of data security architectures, ransomware resilience, and the competitive landscape, including:
    • Experience with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) strongly preferred
    • Expertise with NetBackup, Backup Exec, and InfoScale, including immutable storage, hardened media servers, ACL‑based controls, and encryption
  • Strong track record of negotiating and closing high‑value enterprise contracts.
  • Executive‑level communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical and business value.
  • Experience working with channel partners and cross‑functional deal teams.
  • Willingness to travel as required within the assigned territory.
  • Bachelors degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication

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Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidates 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 ourcomprehensive 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.

Pay Range :

$319,589.00-$355,099.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

Current pay transparency shows the OTE (On-Target Earnings) for commission-based roles.

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.

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a data management company that provides a web-scale platform for consolidating secondary storage silos onto a single, easy-to-manage solution. The company's products include Cohesity DataProtect, Cohesity DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios, and Cohesity SmartFiles. Cohesity was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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Size
1,600 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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