Enterprise Account Executive
The posting
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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) delivers continuous recovery for the AI era. We help organizations stay ready for constant disruption by returning critical data, applications, identities, and AI systems to a clean, trusted state. Our purpose-built recovery solutions span cloud-native and hybrid environments, leveraging AI to enable resilience at enterprise scale.
The Enterprise Account Executive is responsible for achieving quota by selling solutions into a defined account list that may include current Commvault customers and high value prospects. The position is a field sales role where the AE will engage in face-to-face sales with customers and prospects either directly or through partners. The Account Executive plans, organizes, leads and controls balanced sales growth, account penetration and customer satisfaction on a long-term multi-quarter basis. This individual may lead a cross-functional sales team and is responsible for creating sales campaigns to penetrate/expand his/her target accounts. The AE must have the ability to articulate an in-depth understanding of the customers’ environment, current challenges/goals and have the ability to align Commvault solutions to those challenges/goals including a financial and strategic value proposition. The candidate must have a history of success in selling complex software platforms (vs. IT component or narrow focused tools) and should have some level of prior engagement with the target account set.
Position Responsibilities
- Achieve quarterly and annual quotas by selling to new and established – large, complex prospects and customer.
- Develop and implement Strategic account plans for target account expansion and new account acquisition including performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones for a one and three-year period.
- Create sale campaigns into target accounts and closely coordinate company executive involvement with customer/prospect leadership.
- Coordinate the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations.
- Manage a matrixed sales team; liaison with clients, Deal Desk, inside sales, partners, channels, sales engineers, professional services, finance and legal to drive a prospect to close
- Establish and maintain a productive, professional relationship with key personnel in assigned customer/prospect accounts.
- Construct and deliver tangible business cases at the CXO level including financial (ROI & TCO), technical and strategic value propositions
- Prepare and present sales proposals and presentations to new and existing clients
- Identify and build strategic relationships with partners and alliances that have existing relationships with the assigned target accounts
- Negotiate and close deals following the company’s practices and processes
- Ensure orders meet all legal and financial requirements
- Maintain a high level of relevant industry, Commvault and competitive knowledge
- Plan, attend and coordinate executive briefings
- Leverage internal sales tools and processes to drive opportunities to a successful close.
Position Requirements
- Proven experience selling cyber resilience and/or cybersecurity solutions at enterprise level is essential.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrable success in enterprise software sales, including closing six- and seven-figure deals and leading integrated, cross-functional sales teams.
- Strong experience navigating complex enterprise sales cycles and engaging senior and C-suite stakeholders.
- Proven ability to identify new opportunities, build strategic customer relationships and sell both directly and through partners.
- Strong communication, influencing, negotiation and listening skills.
- Background in IT infrastructure, with SaaS experience preferred.
- Experience within storage, data management, data protection or related technologies would be an added advantage.
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Commvault’s goal is to make interviewing inclusive and accessible to all candidates and employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to participate in the interview process or apply for a position at Commvault, please email accommodations@commvault.com For any inquiries not related to an accommodation please reach out to wwrecruitingteam@commvault.com .
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Taken from Commvault's own posting, last seen live on 31 Oct 2026.
The application
Your details, then 14 questions (1 written).
- 1.CountryPick one (63 options) · optional
- 2.Current Job TitleShort answer · optional
- 3.Work ExperienceWritten answer · optional
- 4.Additional SkillsShort answer · optional
- 5.Certifications or LicensesShort answer · optional
- 6.LanguagesPick one: NA · optional
- 7.Willingness to relocateYes or no · optional
- 8.Have you previously worked for this organizationYes or no · optional
- 9.Are you at least 18 years or older?Yes or no · optional
- 10.Are you eligible to work in the country for which this role is located (for example, as a citizen, permanent resident, or holder of a valid work visa)?Yes or no · optional
- 11.Will you require Commvault to sponsor a work visa or work authorization for you to be employed in the country where the role is located?Yes or no · optional
- 12.If yes, please confirm which type of Visa would beShort answer · optional
- 13.Do you have a family member who works at Commvault?Yes or no · optional
- 14.If yes, please provide the nameShort answer · optional
From Commvault's apply page, checked 30 Oct 2026.
About Commvault
Sells data recovery and cyber resilience software that restores enterprise data to a clean state across cloud and hybrid environments.
Pay schedule: Base pay plus earnings tied to individual performance, with Presidents Club, an employee stock purchase plan and MEDDIC training listed on its AE postings.
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