Senior Client Executive – SLED Sales

Verizon

Senior Client Executive - SLED managing government accounts and strategic sales plans for Verizon. Driving growth within State, Local, and Education sectors in Mid Atlantic states.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $98,500 - $172,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Play a key role in driving the growth in government accounts
Act as a resource for all things government sales
Provide long-range strategic planning for growth of major accounts
Manage C-level relationships
Provide competitive intelligence
Architect and execute strategic sales plans
Educate government representatives on contract pricing and processes
Collaborate with leaders, HQ, and Public Sector Marketing on strategy and coordinating events
Identify and qualify opportunities and engaging cross-functional resources

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience
Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
Experience selling in State, Local, and Education space
Experience working successfully within a matrixed organization
Experience establishing and fostering relationships with C-level executives
Experience providing thought leadership to major public sector clients
Experience developing a sales force and training and re-engineering for solutions-based selling
Experience consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets
A valid driver’s license
Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Best in class medical, dental and vision
Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6% of eligible participant contributions to the plan
qualified student loan repayments, or a combination of both
Sales recognition programs that have, in the past, awarded top performers with all inclusive travel to domestic and international destinations
Lucrative paid time off, five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, and personal days)
8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (for new moms, when paired with short-term disability, this benefit provides up to 16 weeks of paid time-off)
Up to $8k per year in tuition assistance
Expand your knowledge through various industry certifications through Verizon’s Get Certified program
Discounts up to 50% off on Verizon products and services
Employee discounts to pet insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sales planningcompetitive intelligencesolutions-based sellingsales force developmentcontract pricingopportunity qualificationC-level relationship managementpublic sector sales

Soft Skills

thought leadershipcollaborationrelationship buildingstrategic planning

Certifications

Bachelor's degreevalid driver's license