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Strategic Account Executive, SLED
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Strategic Account Executive, SLED
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• Own a named book of SLED accounts; drive new account acquisition, expansion revenue, and long-term strategic growth • Lead complex, multi-threaded sales cycles across Engineering, Product, Security, Procurement, Legal, and mission-critical stakeholders • Become a trusted product expert; guide federal prospects through trials, technical evaluations, security reviews, and large-scale rollouts • Build executive relationships and cultivate day-to-day champions across accounts, integrators, and technical teams • Quantify value with clear ROI cases tied to developer productivity, AI adoption, mission outcomes, and secure software delivery • Be the voice of the federal customer and influence the roadmap with actionable feedback on product, compliance, deployment, and procurement needs • Partner closely with Field Engineering and our AI Deployment team to deliver outcomes from proof of concept through production deployment and expansion • Navigate federal procurement processes, contract vehicles, partners, and compliance requirements to accelerate adoption
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of closing experience in SLED technology sales, ideally selling developer tools, technical SaaS, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or emerging technologies
- A consistent track record of landing new logos, expanding strategic accounts, and exceeding quota through self-sourced pipeline generation
- Proactively build pipeline from scratch through outbound prospecting, account mapping, partner leverage, creative sourcing, and relentless follow-up
- Comfortable navigating complex federal sales cycles and selling to technical and mission-oriented stakeholders
- Understanding or excitement to learn federal buying motions, procurement processes, security expectations, and partner ecosystems
- Analytical approach to understanding customer needs combined with creative, tactical follow-through to advance opportunities
- Excellent communicator who can build trust across all levels of an organization
- Passionate about AI and transforming how software gets written
Benefits
- Flexiblity to work from anywhere
- Supportive work culture
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