Account Executive, Western Region

Reporting to the Regional Director of Sales, the Account Executive is responsible for aggressively building a pipeline, delivering revenue, and expanding the Cofense market share in assigned accounts located in the Western region. Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals to continue our explosive growth.
• Identify, build and test Champions/key decision-makers in Information Technology & Security departments across a variety of Cofense's ICP focused companies & highly regulated industries.
• Prospecting, conducting creative and thoughtful discovery, technical presentation, pipeline management and a demonstrated ability to close.
• Accurately and consistently qualify sales forecasts and opportunity funnels using MEDDPICC.
• Drive the full sales cycle from lead generation, solution demos, negotiations, and closing deals with new customers.
• The position may require regular travel, as well as the ability to represent our company at events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Expertise in managing sales opportunities from prospect to closure using MEDDPICC.
• Ability to provide live and web-based demonstrations of the Cofense solution without sales engineer support (though SE support is available as needed).
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Capability to present technical information to a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to forecast and manage information within the Cofense CRM tools (Salesforce and Clari)
• Extensive contacts in the information security field.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority tasks to successful completion.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, geographically dispersed organization.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 30%.
• Desire to be a part of a winning team where culture matters. We want each candidate to bring their authentic self, contribute, learn and grow their career at Cofense.

Education and/or Experience:

• 4 Year Bachelor of Arts or Science degree preferred
• 5+ years successful experience in outside software sales of information security services or products

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