Regional Vice President of Sales - India
Cognition · Posted Oct 29
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About the role
Cognition is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, and is the maker of Devin, the first AI software engineer. As it expands into India, the company is hiring a Regional Vice President of Sales to launch and scale the India business from scratch. The role owns country-level go-to-market, enterprise and government partnerships, P&L, and the build-out of a cross-functional local team.
What you will do
- Launch and scale Cognition’s Indian operations as our first senior hire in market
- Own country-level P and L, hiring, sales execution, and operational performance
- Build and lead a high-performing local team across sales, customer success, engineering, support, and operations
- Lead strategic partnerships with Indian enterprises and government agencies
- Drive sales cycles end-to-end and close deals directly and via partneras with key enterprise customers
- Partner with our global leadership team to align product-market fit for India
- Represent Cognition externally in India's business and technology ecosystem
- Build scalable internal processes for customer onboarding, implementation, and success
- Provide feedback to Product and Engineering on localisation and feature needs
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 10+ years of leadership experience in India, ideally at fast-growing software or AI companies
- Proven experience launching and scaling operations in new markets selling disruptive software
- Deep relationships and understanding of India's enterprise and government sectors
- Strong enterprise sales, partnerships and GTM experience with a track record of closing complex deals
- A blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution
- Experience building cross-functional teams from the ground up with world class talent
- Passion for technology, innovation, and shaping the future of work
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in AI, developer tools, or enterprise SaaS
- Background in engineering or product-led companies
- Exposure to high-growth US or global companies expanding into India
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Cognition
Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab focused on reasoning and code, best known for developing Devin, the world's first fully autonomous AI software engineer. The company builds advanced AI agents designed to plan, write, test, and execute production-level code across existing developer workflows.
- Industry
- Artificial Intelligence
- Company size
- 200+ employees
- Founded
- November 2023
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Private Company
Funding
Private Company · $1B+ raised
- 2024-03-01Venture Round$21M
- 2024-04-01Series A Extension$175M
- 2025-09-01Series B$400M
- 2026-05-27Venture Round$1B+
Leadership
Recent coverage
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Yahoo Finance
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $26B valuation2026-05-27