# Director, Enterprise Sales (Central) at Cognition

- Company: Cognition
- What the company does: Cognition operates Devin, the first autonomous software engineer. Devin plans, writes, tests, and ships production code inside your existing workflows. Backed by Accel, Battery and Bessemer.
- Company website: https://cognition.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/a12f5aac-c232-4bf2-953a-2b7217412aed
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cognition-director-enterprise-sales-central/

## About the role

As a Director of Enterprise Sales, you will build and lead a high-performing team of Enterprise Account Directors and Account Managers responsible for driving revenue across the full customer lifecycle - from net new lands through expansions and renewals. You will own a region of enterprise business across the central U.S. and be accountable for your team's performance against ambitious growth targets.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of sales experience with a track record of consistently exceeding quota
- 3+ years of experience leading and managing enterprise sales teams
- Demonstrated success selling deeply technical products to large, complex organizations
- Experience building teams - recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing talent
- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage and influence C-suite stakeholders
- Technical acumen - you can deeply understand customer pain points and articulate how Cognition’s products solve complex engineering challenges

Tags: Sales