Commercial Account Executive - Los Angeles

Cohesity

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. 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’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE: Improve customer satisfaction while ensuring the accuracy of sales projections. Collaborate closely with our channel partners to generate revenue and effectively promote our innovative solutions. Develop and lead a sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process. Prospecting: Penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business. Define and complete sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota. Build a case and establishing value by developing and presenting proposals to customers. Drive account strategies and coordinating team selling efforts with partners.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Years of experience: 1-2 years of outside sales experience.
• Experience negotiating with, and selling to, enterprise IT buyers in a quota-carrying sales role.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
• Industry experience and extensive knowledge of enterprise software sales, software subscription services, or software as a service licensing methodology.
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Office (mainly Excel), and other CRM tools.
• Familiarity with enterprise procurement processes, specifically for IT-related spending.
• Demonstrated track record of personal development, increasing responsibility, and the ability to thrive in a constantly evolving and demanding environment.
• Ability to clearly articulate our company's value via written or verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Improve customer satisfaction while ensuring the accuracy of sales projections.
• Collaborate closely with our channel partners to generate revenue and effectively promote our innovative solutions.
• Develop and lead a sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process.
• Prospecting: Penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business.
• Define and complete sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota.
• Build a case and establishing value by developing and presenting proposals to customers.
• Drive account strategies and coordinating team selling efforts with partners.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees