
Federal SaaS Account Executive
Unison
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Washington • United States
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About the role
- Proactively identify whitespace, unmet needs, and product expansion opportunities
- Build and maintain strong executive customer relationships
- Define and execute a structured account plan that aligns to customer goals and priorities as well as the Unison strategic plan
- Ensure Unison maintains a competitive edge and continues year-over-year, profitable growth
- Expand Unison’s footprint by driving top-line revenue through growth of in an existing Federal enterprise account base
- Generate sustainable, account-driven revenue growth by establishing clear, measurable goals and building trusted relationships with federal stakeholders through consistent digital and in-person engagement
- Lead efforts to identify, develop, and close expansion opportunities aligned to customer mission and acquisition workflows for your account base, utilizing Unison’s entire product portfolio
- Influence existing clients at the leadership level and win by building relationships across the account by offering solutions that address the problems that exist across the agency
- Own strategic customer relationships by developing org maps, power-influence graphs, and account plans, advise on federal acquisition best practices, and lead customer executive reviews to demonstrate value
- Provide Unison management feedback and recommendations on pipeline health, risk, opportunity, and progress
- Maintain reliable forecasts for revenue outlook, deal timing, and probability of win
- Ensure customer success and advocacy by partnering with delivery teams to drive adoption, track outcomes, and engage customers as references and champions
- Stay informed on procurement trends, shifting agency priorities, and competitor activity
- Gather and share insights with Product and GTM teams to shape future offerings
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of direct sales experience, selling SaaS, enterprise software to executive leadership with outstanding quota attainment history
- Ability to navigate a complex Federal landscape within defined accounts and sell to multiple decision-makers like SPEs and CIOs
- Federal SaaS and/or software sales experience supporting FedRAMP solutions with a solid understanding of Federal contracting with the ability to speak the language of acquisition, program, and contracting stakeholders
- Ability to exceed sales targets, a keen understanding of the steps involved in a sales cycle and ability to leverage each stage to advance sales
- Ability to travel as needed (local to DC area preferred)
- History of understanding complex client requirements to clearly articulate the company's offerings to develop solutions to meet those requirements
- Willingness to take ownership, solve problems with an agile mindset, and delivery on outcomes
- Strong CRM proficiency (Salesforce preferred)
- Experience with Federal acquisition is a plus.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
SaaS salesenterprise software salesquota attainmentFederal contractingFedRAMP solutionssales cycle managementaccount planningrevenue forecastingcustomer relationship managementsolution development
Soft skills
relationship buildingproblem solvingagile mindsetcustomer advocacycommunicationinfluencestrategic thinkingcollaborationnegotiationadaptability