Mid-Market Account Executive, San Francisco
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Cogent Security. San Francisco · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Run new-logo and expansion deals through every stage across an assigned Western territory
- Create opportunities through self-sourced outreach, SDR support, marketing, partners, and referrals
- Lead discovery, technical assessments, stakeholder alignment, ROI development, and deal closure
- Keep activity levels high while protecting conversion rates, forecast reliability, and CRM accuracy
- Share buyer and market feedback with Product, Marketing, and Customer Success
What you bring
- At least five years carrying a quota as an individual contributor, including cybersecurity selling experience
- A dependable history of reaching or surpassing quota while securing new customers
- Skill in technical discovery and value-based selling with cloud-native and security purchasers
- Background succeeding at a fast-growing startup or challenger business
Who this fits
This role suits a cybersecurity seller who can prospect independently, work with technical buyers, and manage complex multi-party deals. You must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and willing to travel. The position covers the Western US and calls for individual-contributor ownership.
From the employer
About Cogent
Cogent is building autonomous cyber defense with AI agents that help security teams move from finding risk to actually fixing it. Since emerging from stealth, we’ve grown rapidly and partnered with global enterprises to secure some of the world’s most complex production environments.
Our product and talent are our biggest differentiators. Our team brings experience from:
High growth technology companies including Scale AI, Databricks, Stripe, Tesla, and Coinbase.
Leading cybersecurity companies including Wiz, Abnormal AI, and Zscaler.
Preeminent machine learning research labs including DeepMind and SAIL.
Backed by Greylock and Bain Capital Ventures, we’re building a team that combines frontier AI research with deep cybersecurity expertise and the ability to execute at scale.
About the Role
Cogent is looking for a Mid Market Account Executive to build our business across the Western US. You will own the full sales cycle across technically sophisticated, cloud forward mid market accounts and help establish Cogent in one of the country’s most important technology markets.
This role is for a cybersecurity seller based in the San Francisco Bay Area who can create pipeline, earn credibility with technical buyers, and move fast without sacrificing deal quality.
What You’ll Do
Own the full sales cycle for new logos and expansions across a defined Western territory.
Build pipeline through outbound activity you source directly, SDR partnership, marketing, channel partners, and referrals.
Run discovery, coordinate technical evaluations, build clear ROI cases, and close deals involving multiple stakeholders.
Manage a high level of activity while maintaining strong conversion, forecast accuracy, and CRM discipline.
Bring customer and market insight back to Product, Marketing, and Customer Success.
What We’re Looking For
5+ years as a quota carrying individual contributor, including 2 3+ years selling cybersecurity solutions.
A consistent record of meeting or exceeding quota and winning new logos.
Strong technical discovery and value selling skills with cloud native and security buyers.
Experience succeeding at a high growth startup or challenger company.
High ownership, pace, judgment, collaboration, and willingness to travel.
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