Senior Strategic Account Executive

About the role

We are seeking a high-performing Senior Strategic Account Executive to own and grow a named strategic territory. This is an individual contributor role for a proven strategic seller who thrives in complex, competitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Own a defined strategic 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 strategic transactions from prospecting through close.
• Penetrate large strategic organizations, 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 optimization.
• 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.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience selling into and partnering with Information Security/Cybersecurity teams, with a strong understanding of strategic security frameworks, compliance standards, and the ability to align solutions to customer security and risk requirements.
• Extensive success in a quota-carrying, customer-facing strategic sales role selling complex technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience selling into strategic 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 strategic 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Expertise with AI-powered data security platforms.
• Ability to navigate multi-stakeholder buying groups.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with CRM systems.

Benefits

• 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

This position has a starting pay range of $319,589.00-$355,099.00 per year. 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.

Schedule

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.