Nicole Benavides
About Nicole Benavides
Nicole Benavides serves as the Director of Sales Engineering for North America at Recorded Future, where she has been since 2022. She has a diverse background in education and sales management, including previous roles at ZeroFOX and Hanna Early College High School.
Work at Recorded Future
Nicole Benavides currently serves as the Director of Sales Engineering for North America at Recorded Future, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she partners with the Senior Vice President of North America Sales to execute strategic initiatives aimed at maximizing revenue growth. Prior to this position, she worked as a Senior Manager of Sales Engineering for North America Enterprise from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she briefly held the title of Director of Sales Engineering - North America Enterprise in 2022. Nicole leads a team of PreSales managers, focusing on driving performance and fostering a collaborative team environment.
Leadership Role at PreSales Collective
Since 2022, Nicole Benavides has been a Leadership Member at PreSales Collective. In this capacity, she contributes to the organization by sharing her expertise and insights in sales engineering. Her involvement reflects her commitment to professional development and leadership within the sales engineering community.
Education and Expertise
Nicole Benavides holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology from Texas State University, where she studied from 2003 to 2007. She furthered her education at the Institute of World Politics, earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Strategic Intelligence from 2013 to 2015. This educational background equips her with a unique blend of psychological insight and strategic thinking, applicable in her roles in sales engineering and account management.
Previous Experience in Account Management and Education
Before her current roles, Nicole Benavides held various positions in account management and education. She worked at ZeroFOX as Director of Enterprise Account Management for seven months in 2017 and served as Director of Enterprise Managed Service for two months in the same year. Additionally, she was a Manager of Operations and Customer Success at ZeroFOX from 2016 to 2017. Earlier in her career, she was a Chemistry Teacher at Hanna Early College High School in Brownsville, Texas, from 2008 to 2013.
Research Experience at The Institute of World Politics
Nicole Benavides worked as a Researcher at The Institute of World Politics from 2013 to 2015. This role involved conducting research that contributed to her understanding of strategic intelligence, further enhancing her qualifications in her subsequent positions in sales engineering and account management.