$90K - 150K a year
Build and manage a sales pipeline, conduct discovery and demos, negotiate and close deals, and expand market share in the Western region.
5+ years outside software sales experience in information security, MEDDPICC proficiency, excellent communication and negotiation skills, ability to travel 30%, and a bachelor's degree preferred.
• Account Executive, California • Remote- California, US • Perks- Fully Remote, Uncapped Variable Comp and Flexible Fridays Cofense secures enterprise email systems with a combination of industry-leading security awareness training and threat detection and response solutions. Put simply, we train employees to detect and report email threats and leverage world-class email security tools to automatically stop threats that make it past legacy email security solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an exceptional global enterprise sales team here at Cofense! We’re looking for passionate individuals who excel at prospecting, thrive in team settings and bring innovative ideas to tackle complex problems. At a fast-growing company like Cofense, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact. 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 • 5+ years successful experience in outside software sales of information security services or products • Prospecting, conducting creative and thoughtful discovery, technical presentation, pipeline management and a demonstrated ability to close. • 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. • 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 - 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. Cofense is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis [protected class] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state or local laws and ordinances. We adhere to these commitments in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, and discipline.
This job posting was last updated on 8/30/2025