Cohesity

Sr. Security Sales Specialist

Cohesity$316K — $395K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Denver, CO
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in security sales, specifically targeting CISO/VP of Security roles.
  • Proven track record in generating own pipeline in complex enterprise accounts with multiple stakeholders.
  • Fluency in the cyber-resilience landscape, including ransomware recovery and threat detection.
  • Ability to create executive-quality presentations and business cases in a co-sell model.
  • Strong CRM management and forecasting skills.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools for productivity improvement and workflow optimization.
  • Professional proficiency in English for effective communication.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the Security revenue number across your territory.
  • Build and expand long-term accounts, starting with the appropriate first product.
  • Serve as the security subject-matter expert in customer engagements.
  • Generate and convert your own sales pipeline through proactive hunting.
  • Create executive-quality decks and collaborate using the security partner ecosystem.
  • Maintain disciplined pipeline management and provide honest updates during calls.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Generous vacation and paid holiday allowances.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Life and disability insurance coverage.
  • Potential for bonus compensation and equity grants.
Full Job Description
Cohesity's Security portfolio turns the backup estate into an active line of cyber defense: FortKnox (immutable, air-gapped cyber vaulting), Threat Defense (AI-powered threat detection), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), powered by Cyera, Data Classification, and Identity Resilience, built with Semperis. This is a full portfolio, not a single product, and it's the reason the role exists.

Security has moved from a feature of the backup conversation to the reason for it, as automatable, AI-driven attacks collapse dwell time and push the buyer from the backup admin to the CISO and the board. This is a founding seat on a new Security specialist team: a standing, long-term relationship that starts with one product and grows into the full portfolio over multiple years.

You own the Security number in your territory - partnered with a Security Solution Architect owns the technical win, and working alongside the core Account Executive who owns the primary relationship - finding and building the security relationship inside accounts the core team already touches, and opening new ones with the CISO, VP of Security, or Head of Cyber Resilience.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
  • Own the Security revenue number across data isolation, threat detection, DSPM, and identity resilience for your territory - generate it, carry it, close it.
  • Build long-term, full-portfolio accounts, landing each on the right first product and expanding it across the portfolio, sequenced to your accounts' technology footprint.
  • Be the security subject-matter resource in every deal you touch - credible enough to hold the room with a CISO, VP of Security, or Head of Cyber Resilience.
  • Build and convert your own pipeline - outbound, marketing, SDRs, and existing account-team relationships - as a hunter, not an order-taker.
  • Build executive-quality decks and risk narratives, and work the security partner ecosystem for joint pipeline and co-sell.
  • Run disciplined pipeline hygiene, and bring a sharp, honest read to cadence calls and pipeline reviews.


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

  • A minimum of 5 years selling security, including experience selling to CISO/VP of Security buyers.
  • A demonstrated track record generating your own pipeline in complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise accounts.
  • Working fluency in the cyber-resilience landscape - ransomware recovery, immutability, identity recovery, DSPM, threat detection - enough to run a business-value conversation; this is consultative selling, not a technical practitioner seat.
  • Proven ability to build executive-grade decks and business cases, and comfort operating in a co-sell / specialist model.
  • Disciplined CRM and forecasting habits.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
  • Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication.
  • The ability to travel as required.


WE ARE EXTRA EXCITED IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Existing relationships with CISOs or security buyers, or direct competitive selling experience, in the backup, cyber resilience, or data security markets - matched to your territory.


HOW YOU WILL BE MEAUSURED:

  • Attainment of your assigned Security revenue quota, and growth of your account base across the portfolio over time.
  • Pipeline generation, conversion, and win rate against territory targets.
  • Services / multi-phase attach and partner co-sell results.
  • Field collaboration, and CRM / forecast accuracy.


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 candidate's 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 our comprehensive 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 :

$316,000.00-$395,000.00

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.

We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location.

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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