Account Executive - Public Sector Central Germany

Cohesity, Inc.; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to own and grow a defined Public Sector territory for Central & South Germany. You’ll self-source pipeline, win new logos, and expand existing accounts in data security and AI-powered resilience.

You will engage VP-level security and IT leaders, partner with SEs and cross-functional teams, and drive multi-year, multi-product deals across Cohesity’s DataProtect/DataHawk/SmartFiles portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise technology sales.
• Experience selling into Information Security / Cybersecurity teams.
• Customer-focused with a strong interest in cybersecurity and data protection.
• Familiarity with data security and backup technologies and compliance.
• Proven experience with channel partners and co-selling.

Responsibilities

• Self-source the majority of your new-customer pipeline and close new-logo deals.
• Own territory plans and build annual and quarterly account plans.
• Lead discovery across multiple stakeholders; qualify deals and build strategy.
• Engage VP-level security and IT leaders; collaborate with SEs, Marketing, and Deal Desk.
• Structure multi-year, multi-product deals and negotiate terms.
• Sell Cohesity portfolio across data protection, cyber resilience, security, and AI.
• Drive cross-sell, renewals, and customer references where earned.
• Maintain forecast accuracy and pipeline hygiene in Salesforce.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Security frameworks

Communication

Channel partnerships

VP-level engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Forecasting tools

AI tools

Job description

About Cohesity

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design , and our culture.

Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security? We’re seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to own and grow a defined Public Sector territory for Central & South Germany. This is an active, hands-on sales role where you’ll self-source pipeline, win new logos, and expand existing accounts. You’ll work in one of the most mission-critical categories in enterprise technology — data security and AI-powered resilience — selling the full Cohesity portfolio to complex, multi-stakeholder customers.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

• Self-source the majority of your new-customer pipeline and own new-logo deals through close, alongside account expansion
• Own your territory plan, building annual and quarterly account plans for top accounts
• Run discovery independently across multiple stakeholders; qualify rigorously, disqualify early, and build and execute deal strategy for multi-stakeholder cycles
• Engage VP-level security and IT leaders independently and multithread your accounts; partner effectively with Sales Engineers, Marketing, Customer Experience, Product, and Deal Desk, and communicate blockers early
• Build business cases with SE input; structure multi-year and multi-product deals and negotiate terms, finding creative options to close within standard frameworks
• Sell the full portfolio across data protection, cyber resilience, security, and AI, and identify and drive cross-sell independently; align solutions to security frameworks and compliance requirements across multiple industries
• Partner with Customer Success and Renewals on adoption and value realization; identify and drive expansion in owned accounts, and secure customer references where earned
• Co-sell with channel partners and technology alliances (including NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, and AWS) and drive partner-sourced pipeline
• Own forecast accuracy for your book and maintain pipeline hygiene in Salesforce
• Share repeatable plays, informally mentor newer AEs, and stay current on product, competitive, and sales-process enablement, applying it to your deals

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

• Approximately 5+ years of relevant sales experience, ideally selling enterprise technology across infrastructure, SaaS, or adjacent markets
• 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
• A customer-focused mindset and strong interest in cybersecurity and data protection, especially ransomware and recovery
• Working knowledge of data security and backup technologies, and of security frameworks and compliance across multiple industries
• Demonstrated success landing net-new customers and growing existing accounts
• Familiarity with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) is a plus; exposure to NetBackup, Backup Exec, or InfoScale is helpful but not required
• Experience working with channel partners and co-selling
• Strong communication skills, including presenting to VP-level customer and internal audiences
• Proficiency with the sales stack (Salesforce, forecasting tools) and demonstrated use of AI tools to improve productivity, organization, and sales effectiveness
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Professional English language proficiency for customer and internal communication
• Willingness to travel as required within the assigned territory

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