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Federal Account Executive
Location
New York
Posted
24 days ago
Salary
$180K - $210K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Federal Account Executive
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• Own both new business acquisition and the growth of an existing portfolio of federal agency customers • Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, identify opportunities, and drive the sales process from prospecting to close across your named book of accounts • Manage and grow an existing portfolio of federal agency customers while continuously pipelining new, relevant opportunities • Meet or exceed annual quota across both a customer retention number and a new business target • Understand a department or agency's business drivers, challenges, and pain points • Navigate federal acquisition processes and contracting, including sole source justification • Schedule, manage and run meetings with senior economic buyers within the federal government • Create proposals, executive briefings, and seasonal business reviews for HR and business leaders at federal agencies • Generate scalable pipeline and revenue to achieve 100% of annual quota attainment • Partner closely with Customer Success and Program Management teammates to ensure strong customer outcomes post-sale • Utilize Salesforce.com on a daily basis to manage activity, leads, follow-up and pipeline
Job Requirements
- 3–4+ years of Account Executive experience selling SaaS-based solutions, ideally into the federal government or public sector
- Experience with both new business acquisition and customer retention in a hybrid AE motion
- Familiarity with federal acquisition processes and contracting; SLED background considered for the right candidate
- Success pitching and closing deals in the six-figure range
- Experience navigating and building relationships within federal departments and agencies
- A strong history of quota attainment and consistent performance
- Excellent customer-facing skills and comfort managing senior government stakeholders
- Experience preparing account plans and business value narratives
- Proven ability to collaborate successfully with a go-to-market team
Benefits
- Equity in a fast-growing company
- 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
- Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
- Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
- $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
- Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
- Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
- Team outings & referral bonuses
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