Sales Account Executive, Public Sector

Zscaler

Account Executive focusing on public sector sales for Zscaler. Managing Irish market opportunities and driving revenue growth through partnerships.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇪 IrelandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing public sector sales within the Irish market, leveraging a strong network and understanding of procurement processes. Capable of driving revenue growth through new business development and complex deal closures while articulating technical solutions in cybersecurity and cloud platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Irish Public Sector NetworkNew Logo ExperiencePublic Sector Procurement UnderstandingCybersecurity FluencySelf-Sufficiency

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Soft Skills

Hunter MentalityEntrepreneurial Drive

Tools & Technologies

Cloud PlatformZero TrustSASE

Industry Keywords

Public SectorGovernment DepartmentsLocal AuthoritiesEducationHealthcare Bodies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage an assigned territory focused on net new logo and upsell opportunities across the Irish market within the Public sector vertical
Drive revenue growth by selling into Public Sector accounts
Partner closely with Sales Engineering, Solution Architecture, Value Consulting, and Transformation Teams throughout your sales cycles

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven Irish Public Sector Network & Relationships — we are looking for an existing, credible network within the Irish Public Sector ecosystem — spanning central government departments, local authorities, education, and healthcare bodies.
Demonstrated "Hunter" Mentality with New Logo Experience — This is a pure greenfield role, so we are looking for a verifiable track record of winning new business, building pipeline from scratch, navigating long public sector sales cycles, and closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals.
Understanding of Irish Public Sector Procurement & Compliance Landscape — You should understand how to position and sell compliantly through frameworks, tenders, and approved supplier arrangements.
Cybersecurity / Cloud Platform Fluency - you should be comfortable engaging at both technical and executive levels, articulating business outcomes around Zero Trust, SASE, and cloud security.
Self-Sufficiency & Entrepreneurial Drive — As the sole in-country resource for a net-new territory, we need you to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!