SLED Account Executive (Chicago)

Summary

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. As an Account Executive, you will drive business forward through effective sales strategies, focusing on customer satisfaction and collaboration with channel partners to exceed revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Developing and handling a sales pipeline to move a large number of strategic transactions through the sales process
• Generating revenue by successfully selling the Cohesity solution and working closely with a network of Channel Partners
• Consistently penetrating accounts, reaching decision-makers, and closing business
• Defining and implementing sales plans for the assigned territory to meet and exceed quota through prospecting, qualifying, managing, and closing sales opportunities
• Developing and presenting proposals to customers that showcase the Cohesity hyper-converged infrastructure solution's ability to meet their business objectives, and establishing its value in the process
• Driving account strategies and coordinating team selling efforts with partners to close business on a quarterly and annual basis

Skills

• Proven success in a customer-facing sales role proposing enterprise solutions at all levels of a customer organization
• Demonstrated selling ability to State and Local Governments and Educational Institutions
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making
• Experience collaborating with customers and technology partners
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Office (mainly Excel), and other CRM tools
• Comfortable working with multiple decision-makers to drive proposals
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, comfortable working remotely and autonomously
• Ability to travel as needed for the role
• Shown experience negotiating, proposing, and closing contracts with clients

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Proven success in a customer-facing sales role proposing enterprise solutions at all levels of a customer organization
• Demonstrated selling ability to State and Local Governments and Educational Institutions
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making
• Experience collaborating with customers and technology partners
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com CRM, Microsoft Office (mainly Excel), and other CRM tools
• Comfortable working with multiple decision-makers to drive proposals
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, comfortable working remotely and autonomously
• Ability to travel as needed for the role
• Shown experience negotiating, proposing, and closing contracts with clients

Benefits

• Bonus compensation
• Commission (if in a sales function)
• Equity grants
• Health and wellness benefits
• Vacation
• Paid holidays and refresh days
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability insurance coverages
• Other benefits the Company may offer from time to time
• 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.