Senior Director, SLED Sales

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Cohesity is a leader in AI‑powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI‑based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design.

Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

Cohesity is seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Senior Director of SLED Sales. In this role, you will have the outstanding opportunity to craft the Go To Market strategy and drive revenue growth for our world‑class solutions. As a key member of our team, you will collaborate closely with the GVP and play a pivotal role in assembling new market opportunities.

You will develop and implement a successful enterprise‑wide growth strategy, contributing to revenue growth and exploring new market possibilities.

• Surpass short, mid, and long‑term goals, objectives, and quotas.
• Establish and maintain strong connections with our top enterprise customers and encourage positive relationships with our key ICT partners.
• Establish a skilled and motivated team of Account Executives, SE’s, Channel Managers, and other functional leadership roles, recognized for their proactive approach and dedication to excellence.
• Develop and maintain a positive and collaborative relationship with the functional leadership team to drive stellar growth for the business.
• Recruit and cultivate an active and robust partner ecosystem to drive growth.
• Strengthen our OEM relationships with industry leaders such as HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, and IBM.
• Work closely with corporate leaders to ensure requirements are met in a timely manner, enabling us to achieve big wins and adhere to global standard processes.

• 18 Years of related Experience
• Experience in handling quotas and teams for leading ICT companies or successful startups
• Strong belief in building a winning culture across the board, serving as the foundation for success
• Proven experience positioning high‑end enterprise IT solutions (experience with storage/backup and security is a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to lead a horizontal, extended resource team to support direct sales efforts
• Track record of negotiating sophisticated deals with 6 and 7 figure values, including understanding intricate terms, conditions, and price pressures
• Proven success in collaborating with OEMs to develop strategic and collaborative sales campaigns
• History of coordinating direct and indirect sales efforts with multi‑functional teams such as Systems Engineers, Inside Reps, Field Marketing, Professional Services, and Channel Management to exceed target quotas
• Strong focus on operational cadence, optimizing and efficiently managing the business
• Familiarity with Sales Force and Clari is an advantage
• Self‑starter who takes initiative and thrives with limited direction, delivering strong growth
• Highly trusted individual who maintains and expects high standards for themselves and their extended team
• BA/BS Degree required. MBA is an added advantage.
• Ability to travel extensively to meet customers, partners, and teams
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws
This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate's skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible…