Regional Sales Director, Houston
Cato Networks · Houston, TX
Posted today
New Business: you win brand-new customers.
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- Yesterday
Still open · checked 6h agoon Cato Networks's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Find and win new customers among medium and large companies in the Houston area, selling cybersecurity to top technology and security executives. You'll handle every step yourself, from first call to signed deal.
- What you'd sell
Puts a company's network and security in one cloud service
When a company has offices and workers spread across many places, it usually patches together separate tools for networking and security. The problem is, those pieces don't work as one, so gaps appear and IT staff have to chase problems across several systems. Cato Networks puts networking and security into one cloud service, so a company can protect its users, apps, and data without juggling a pile of separate tools.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Heads of IT, security and technology at medium-size companiesIn their words: “Connect with key decision-makers (CIOs, CISOs, CTOs) and align our cybersecurity and SaaS solutions with their business needs.”
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Ask hard questionsToo much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5. Mentions territory. Ask about quota, attainment, deal size and sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Brand new.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 17 sales roles in the last 30 days. That many open roles can also mean churn. Ask how many reps are still there from last year.
Red lights
- Pay. No pay listed at all.
Green lights
None spotted.
Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
Questions to ask on the first call
Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.
- 1.
What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?
OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.
- 2.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 3.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.
- 4.
What share of last year's closed deals did reps source themselves?
Shows how much pipeline you'll have to build on your own.
- 5.
How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?
Before You Apply
Find out where you fit, and where you don't, before you hit submit.
Why I built it this way ↓
Most résumé tools try to make you look like a match. I'd rather help you find out if you are one.
Nothing made up.
Nothing goes on your résumé that you didn't do. If a line would need a number you didn't give me, I ask. I don't guess. On Braun Board it's checked in code, not just promised.
Curiosity before conclusions.
If the job wants something your résumé doesn't show, I ask before I assume. Plenty of sellers have done the thing and just never wrote it down.
Sorting, not selling.
Some jobs won't line up with what you've done. Finding that out before you apply isn't a loss. It's an hour back, spent on a job that fits.
No score.
A match score tells you how well you copied their words. It doesn't tell you whether you'd be good at the job, or happy there.
It's the same way I teach selling. We don't control who says yes. We do control where we spend our time, and whether everything we say is true.
Josh
More on this1 Is the job worth it?
Ask hard questions. Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- No pay listed at all.
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Full posting
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.
Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
We’re looking for a Regional Sales Director who shares our enthusiasm for cybersecurity and SaaS innovation. If you're ready to take on the challenge of selling cutting-edge solutions to organizations within a defined territory, we’d love to have you on our team.
What You’ll Do:
- Drive Sales in Your Territory: Own the sales cycle within your assigned region, from prospecting to closing, securing deals with mid-to-large accounts and building lasting relationships.
- Engage with Decision-Makers: Connect with key decision-makers (CIOs, CISOs, CTOs) and align our cybersecurity and SaaS solutions with their business needs.
- Strategic Focus: Position our solutions as integral to customers' long-term success and become a trusted advisor within your territory.
- Manage Sales Cycles: Navigate sales cycles of varying lengths, managing multiple stakeholders and maintaining momentum throughout.
- Leverage Data: Use sales intelligence, win-loss analysis, and pipeline metrics to refine strategies for ongoing success.
- Collaborate & Share Knowledge: Work alongside the sales team, sharing insights and best practices to drive success within the territory.
- Partner for Growth: Develop relationships with local MSSPs, VARs, and other strategic partners to expand market reach and bring solutions to more organizations.
- Stay Informed: Stay ahead of industry trends and help position our solutions as leaders in the market.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in territory sales within cybersecurity, SaaS, or related industries, with proven success in managing sales cycles and engaging with decision-makers.
- Proven Success: A demonstrated history of consistently meeting or exceeding sales quotas and driving revenue growth.
- Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of cybersecurity, SaaS, or networking solutions, with awareness of current market trends and competitive positioning.
- Relationship-Driven: Ability to build long-term, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Collaborative: Experience working with partners, MSSPs, VARs, and other strategic collaborators to drive sales and expand business opportunities.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.