Strategic Account Executive Frankfurt

DQQ Cohesity Inc.; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking an Account Executive for its Strategic Sales team to expand our footprint with 3–5 strategic DAX customers. You will work within enterprise technology, data security and AI-powered resilience, engaging senior decision-makers and coordinating across Sales Engineers and leadership.

You will develop and execute 3-year account plans, build strong relationships, and deliver clear, value-based proposals that connect Cohesity’s platform to customer security and governance needs.

Qualifications

• Experience selling into strategic accounts within enterprise technology, data security, or adjacent markets.
• Proven track record of new customer acquisition and growing existing accounts.
• Strong consultative and value-based selling capabilities across multi-stakeholder groups.
• Solid understanding of enterprise security frameworks, compliance standards (GDPR, NIS2, DORA), and governance.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel and collaborate with channel partners on co-selling initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and progress a qualified sales pipeline across 3–5 strategic DAX accounts.
• Lead and execute 3-year account plans focused on growth with senior decision-makers.
• Engage enterprise security teams to align Cohesity solutions with governance and risk requirements.
• Develop value-based proposals linking Cohesity’s data protection platform to resilience needs.
• Navigate complex procurements, RFPs, and multi-stakeholder buying processes.

Skills

Strategic accounts

Enterprise selling

Negotiation

Presentation

Relationship building

Channel partners

Consultative selling

German language

English language

AI tools usage

Education

Master’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

NetBackup

DataProtect

InfoScale

Job description

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.

We are looking for an Account Executive to join our Strategic Sales team. In this role, you will be responsible for expanding and acquiring our footprint in 3–5 strategic DAX customers. You’ll work within enterprise technology, data security and AI‑powered resilience—gaining exposure to the highest important customer needs which means secure their data under the requiredgovernance and compliance regulations .

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:

• Build, manage, and progress a qualified sales pipeline, you develop and source directly and those supported through OEM, channel or GSI partners
• Execute clear and structure 3 years account plan focused on growth across a defined set of strategic accounts
• Work within complex customer organizations by identifying key stakeholders, building relationships, and engaging with senior decision‑makers
• Support and lead customer engagements through discovery, evaluation, proposal development, and solution alignment, with guidance from Sales Engineers and leadership
• Develop and deliver clear, value‑based proposals that connect Cohesity’s platform to customer security, resilience, and the use of data insides
• Maintain accurate opportunity tracking and forecasting, and contribute to consistent quarterly performance
• Share customer insights and competitive feedback with the wider sales and product teams to support continuous improvement
• Youcan prepare and work through complex RFP’s and manage a complex purchase process

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

• Experience of selling into with strategic accounts.
• Demonstrated experience selling into and partnering with Information Security / Cybersecurity and Data Management 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
• Proven experience selling enterprise technology solutions, ideally within infrastructure, SaaS, or adjacent markets
• Evidence of success contributing to net‑new customer acquisition and growing existing accounts
• Foundational understanding of data security and backup technologies, with a willingness to deepen technical knowledge & Familiarity with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) & Exposure to platforms such as NetBackup, Dataprotect, or InfoScale is helpful but not required
• Comfort working with channel partners, with an interest in developing co‑selling skills
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to customers and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve productivity, organization, and sales effectiveness
• Master’s degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Professional English and German language proficiency for customer and internal communication
• Willingness to travel as required
• Knowledge of financial industry regulations and frameworks, including DORA,
• NIS2, GDPR, and operational resilience requirements.
• Experience managing complex procurement processes, RFPs, and multi-stakeholder sales engagements.
• Strong consultative selling and value-based selling capabilities.
• Hunter mentality with a strong focus on new business acquisition and revenue growth.
• Consistent track record of exceeding sales targets and closing complex enerprise deals.
• Strategic mindset combined with strong execution skills.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial attitude, self-motivation, and accountability.

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