Enterprise Account Executive, Cybersecurity South Central, (Texas, Remote)

Cofense; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Uncapped variable comp

401k match

Paid PTO

Employee Appreciation Days

Job summary

Cofense seeks a high-performing Account Executive to own the South Central Texas territory for its phishing detection and response platform suite—PhishMe, Triage, Vision, Intelligence, and Managed PDR.

You will self-source pipeline, run full-cycle deals from first meeting to close, and collaborate with regional partners; the role demands a proven B2B tech or SaaS sales track record and the ability to build a public presence in security buyer communities.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of account executive experience plus 18 months as a top-quartile SDR/BDR in B2B tech or SaaS.
• Proven outbound results; able to talk about meetings booked and pipeline sourced.
• Ability to create demand via audience building (LinkedIn presence, newsletter, community, podcast).
• Tech savvy; comfortable discussing email security and running a demo environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a territory plan with named accounts and partner coverage.
• Self-source pipeline via outbound, social, events, and partner relationships; majority self-generated.
• Run discovery, coordinate technical evaluations with sales engineering, close deals in five-to-low-six-figure range.
• Build a public presence in the security buyer community; engage with CISOs and security professionals.

Skills

Account executive experience

Self-sourcing pipeline

Tech/SaaS sales

LinkedIn presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

You'll own the South Central Texas territory selling Cofense's phishing detection and response platform: PhishMe, Triage, Vision, Intelligence, and Managed PDR. You'll self-source the majority of your own pipeline, run full-cycle deals from first meeting to close, and work alongside our channel partners in the region. This is the seat for a top-performing SDR or BDR who has outgrown handing off meetings and wants to run the deal.

• Remote US (must reside in Texas)
• Perks- Competitive base & uncapped Variable Comp, 401k match & Paid PTO, Employee Appreciation Days
• Ideal Candidate Profile: 1 to 2 years of account executive experience along with 18 months as a top-quartile SDR or BDR at a B2B tech or SaaS company

Cofense connects phishing-specific AI, expert insight, and automation to expose unknown threats, neutralize active attacks, and reduce future risk.

Our expert-supervised AI, combined with real-time intelligence from 35M+ trained users, detects advanced phishing attacks other solutions miss and remediates them in minutes. Cofense delivers high-confidence alerts that reduce false positives and identify false negatives, improving security team efficiency. Real-world simulations continuously train employees to recognize and report what technology can’t catch. Cofense augments your existing email defenses, covering phishing detection and response gaps.

• Build and own a territory plan, including named account targets and partner coverage
• Self-source pipeline through outbound, social, events, and partner relationships. We expect a real majority of your pipeline to be self-generated
• Run discovery, coordinate technical evaluations with sales engineering, and close deals in the five-to-low-six-figure range
• Build a public presence in the security buyer community: consistent LinkedIn presence, engagement with CISO and security awareness communities, showing up where practitioners are
• Work with regional partners (Optiv, GuidePoint, and others) to source and co-sell
• Keep Salesforce clean. Our stage gates are evidence-based, not optimistic. Every deal in pipeline has documented next steps, an identified economic buyer, and a real close date

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• 1 to 2 years of account executive experience along with 18 months as a top-quartile SDR or BDR at a B2B tech or SaaS company
• Documented outbound results. Come ready to talk about meetings booked, pipeline sourced, and how much of it closed
• Demonstrated ability to build an audience. An active LinkedIn presence, a newsletter, a community, a podcast, or anything else showing you can create demand rather than just work a list
• Genuinely tech savvy. You adopt new tools fast, you can hold your own in a conversation about email security and the threat landscape, and you can run your own demo environment

First 12 months

• 90 days: territory plan approved, product certified, first self-sourced pipeline in
• 12 months: at or above quota, on track for a larger territory or enterprise segment

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Cybersecurity or infrastructure software experience
• Experience selling with or through channel partners
• Prior exposure to security awareness training or email security buyers

- Disclaimer-

The above statements are neither intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be a listing of all of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. This job description is not a contract of employment, either express or implied. Employment with Cofense will be voluntarily entered into and your employment is considered at will. Cofense reserves the right to alter the job description at any time without notice

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