Sr. Enterprise Account Executive | Seattle

Senior Enterprise Account Executive

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

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 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.

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.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication

Pay Range: $276,000.00-$345,000.00

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.