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Cohesity

Senior Federal Account Executive, DC/MD/VA

Cohesity

. Target and land strategic new logos, including competitive displacements, and deliver against an annual quota .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $287,280 - $359,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in selling complex technology solutions, particularly in Information Security and Cybersecurity, while effectively managing multi-stakeholder relationships and navigating complex sales cycles. Proficient in utilizing AI tools and Salesforce for forecasting and pipeline management.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Quota-Carrying Sales ExperienceInformation Security / Cybersecurity SalesData Security Architecture KnowledgeCohesity Solutions ExpertiseExecutive-Level Communication Skills

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Hard Skills
Complex Technology Solutions SalesNegotiating High-Value ContractsAligning Solutions to Security RequirementsBuilding Financial Business CasesForecasting and Pipeline Management
Soft Skills
Mentoring Account ExecutivesBuilding CISO and CIO RelationshipsOrchestrating Cross-Functional TeamsHandling Risks and EscalationsDeveloping Customer References
Tools & Technologies
SalesforceAI ToolsNetBackupBackup ExecInfoScale
Industry Keywords
Enterprise Security FrameworksCompliance StandardsRansomware ResilienceCompetitive LandscapeChannel Partner Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Target and land strategic new logos, including competitive displacements, and deliver against an annual quota
  • Own the DOT and Department of Commerce strategic territory
  • Build multi-quarter pipeline against large-deal targets
  • Maintain annual and quarterly plans for top accounts covering targets, whitespace, and executive coverage
  • Lead discovery to reframe customer security and resilience problems
  • Build win strategies for large, competitive, multi-year sales cycles
  • Qualify and sharpen peer deals
  • Build and sustain CISO and CIO relationships
  • Orchestrate cross-functional teams on complex deals
  • Build financial business cases connecting Cohesity’s AI-powered data security platform to security, resilience, compliance, and cost outcomes
  • Structure and negotiate complex competitive deals, including ELAs, ramps, and partner-involved structures
  • Lead multi-product, platform-level deals and incorporate security and AI into customer resilience strategies
  • Own the commercial relationship and expansion plan with Customer Success and Renewals
  • Handle risks and escalations
  • Develop customer references and advocates
  • Lead joint account strategies with channel partners and technology alliances
  • Forecast large deals, model quarterly risk, and maintain territory plans and pipeline hygiene in Salesforce
  • Provide field feedback to Product and Marketing
  • Mentor account executives and model effective use of tools and AI
  • Provide enablement feedback

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Approximately 8+ years of relevant sales experience
  • Extensive success in a quota-carrying, customer-facing role selling complex technology solutions
  • Experience selling into and partnering with Information Security / Cybersecurity teams
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security frameworks and compliance standards
  • Ability to align solutions to customer security and risk requirements
  • Experience selling into accounts with multiple stakeholders and complex sales cycles
  • Strong knowledge of data security architectures, ransomware resilience, and the competitive landscape
  • Experience with Cohesity solutions (DataProtect, DataHawk, SmartFiles) strongly preferred
  • Expertise with NetBackup, Backup Exec, and InfoScale, including immutable storage, hardened media servers, ACL-based controls, and encryption
  • Strong track record of negotiating and closing high-value contracts
  • Executive-level communication and presentation skills
  • Experience working with channel partners and cross-functional deal teams
  • Proficiency with Salesforce and forecasting tools
  • 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
  • Willingness to travel as required within the assigned territory
  • Candidates outside the designated job area must be committed to relocating before their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus compensation
  • Commission eligibility
  • Equity grants
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Refresh days
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Disability insurance coverage
  • Other benefits the Company may offer
  • Remote work designation
  • Employees within a reasonable commute work from core offices 2–3 days a week of their choosing