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1Kosmos

Director, Strategic Sales – West

1Kosmos

. Lead and accelerate commercial growth across assigned target verticals and the broader Western United States.

Posted 9/26/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and accelerate commercial growth across assigned target verticals and the broader Western United States.
  • Own 1–2 assigned target verticals plus the Western United States geography for opportunities outside the target vertical set.
  • Build and execute territory plans covering account targeting, whitespace mapping, and partner coverage.
  • Generate pipeline through direct outreach, partner co-sell motions, industry events, and referral networks.
  • Develop and maintain qualified pipeline sufficient to support quarterly and annual revenue targets.
  • Identify and pursue identity verification and passwordless authentication opportunities.
  • Own the full sales cycle from discovery through contract execution for net-new and expansion opportunities.
  • Lead executive engagement with CISO, CIO, VP of Identity, Security, and Procurement stakeholders.
  • Navigate security reviews, legal, procurement, and compliance approvals in enterprise purchasing cycles.
  • Work with channel partners including Optiv, VARs, and GSIs on partner-assisted and partner-sourced deals.
  • Act as primary executive sponsor and relationship owner for strategic accounts.
  • Partner with Solutions Engineering on proof-of-concept design and execution.
  • Coordinate with Customer Success on post-sale onboarding and expansion planning.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product, Partnerships, and Customer Success teams on territory strategy, campaigns, product feedback, co-selling, forecasting, and account execution.
  • Maintain accurate CRM pipeline, opportunity, and forecast data.
  • Report progress, risks, blockers, competitive intelligence, and performance metrics to the SVP of Americas Sales.
  • Track pipeline coverage, win rates, average contract value, and time to close.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10 or more years of enterprise software sales experience, with a demonstrated track record of closing six- and seven-figure SaaS or software deals.
  • Experience owning a combination territory (named verticals plus a broader geography) and prioritizing effectively across both.
  • Deep familiarity with enterprise purchasing environments including CISO, CIO, Procurement, and Legal stakeholders, and typical 6- to 18-month enterprise deal cycles.
  • Prior experience selling into one or more of the following verticals strongly preferred: Manufacturing, Financial Services, Retail, BPO, Distribution & Supply Chain, or Travel & Entertainment.
  • Comfort operating in a high-growth, fast-moving environment with evolving processes and significant individual ownership.
  • Excellent communication and executive presence; able to operate credibly at the C-suite level.
  • Based in or able to travel regularly across the Western United States.
  • Experience with identity, access management, digital identity, or cybersecurity platforms.
  • Prior sales experience at or against vendors such as Okta, Ping Identity, Microsoft, SailPoint, Saviynt, or CyberArk.
  • Existing relationships with CISO, CIO, or VP of Identity leaders within the assigned target verticals.
  • Background in channel or partner-assisted selling through resellers, systems integrators, or GSIs.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Remote / flexible work model
  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • 401(k)
  • Unlimited PTO