🕒 2 days ago
Lead federal CRM and AI sales by developing agency territory strategies, building pipeline, closing transformation opportunities, and enabling account teams to advance citizen-facing services.
Enterprise Sales Account Executive (Federal)
🕒 27 days ago
Federal SalesEnterprise Account SalesFederal ProcurementIT Security
📜 Description
- Lead federal go-to-market strategy for digital trust solutions across civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies.
- Build relationships with agency stakeholders, system integrators, channel partners, and senior decision-makers.
- Develop new accounts and sustain long-term customer relationships.
- Manage territory pipeline, forecasts, reporting, and revenue attainment across long sales cycles.
- Contribute to contract negotiations and collaborate with Marketing, Product, Solutions Engineering, and Legal.
- Participate in industry events and tradeshows; develop product, market, and competitor knowledge.
🛠️ Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of IT security, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.
- In-depth knowledge of market dynamics and competitor strategies.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements in the IT Security industry.
- Experience with and knowledge of MEDDPICC, Solution Selling, and SPIN Selling.
- Ability to develop and execute strategic direction aligned with company goals.
- Proficient in using advanced sales tools and technologies.
- Ability to identify and develop opportunities for future business growth, including strategically important partnerships and key customers.
- Ability to coach others and share knowledge, insights, and skills with the broader team.
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
✨ Benefits
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources
- Wellness allowance
- Wellness Wednesdays
- Global Volunteer Day
Full job description
About Keyfactor
Our mission is to securely connect the world: humans, machines, and AI. Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, helping the world's largest enterprises and government agencies take control of the cryptographic identities that safeguard every digital interaction. Behind the platform is a global team of people who care deeply about the work and each other. We move fast, think big, and show up for one another every day. If you're looking for work that matters and a team that brings out your best, we hope you'll trust your future with Keyfactor!
Title: Enterprise Sales Account Executive, Federal (formal title is Sales Director, Federal)
Location: United States, Washington DC Metro Area (Remote)
Experience: Senior Level
Job Function: Sales
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Computer and Network Security
About the position
Keyfactor is seeking a Federal Sales Director to lead and grow our public sector business across U.S. federal civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies. In this role, you will own the federal go-to-market strategy for Keyfactor digital trust solutions, in your assigned territory.
You will work as part of a high-performing federal sales team, develop strategic relationships with agency stakeholders, system integrators, and channel partners, and navigate the federal procurement landscape, including contract vehicles, compliance requirements, and long-cycle opportunities. You will be accountable for pipeline development, forecasting, and revenue attainment, and will work closely with Marketing, Product, Solutions Engineering, and Legal to position Keyfactor as a trusted partner in the federal market.
The ideal candidate brings a proven record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder federal deals, deep familiarity with how agencies buy, and credibility with technical and executive audiences. Experience in cybersecurity, identity, or cryptography is strongly preferred.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
• Understands and contributes to contract negotiations.
• Delivers reliable forecasts and accurate reporting for the territory.
• Collaborates with marketing to build out the go-to-market (GTM) strategy.
• Manages pipeline over long sales cycles.
• Develops new accounts while maintaining and sustaining successful long-term relationships with key decision-makers up to and including the C-level.
• Contributes to the development of product, market, and competitor knowledge.
• Participates in events and tradeshows.
• Maintains a commitment to the company’s sales processes, values, and target visions.
Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of IT security, PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.
• In-depth knowledge of market dynamics and competitor strategies.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in the IT Security industry.
• Experience with and knowledge of MEDDPICC, Solution Selling, and SPIN Selling.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic direction aligned with company goals.
• Proficient in using advanced sales tools and technologies.
• Ability to identify and develop opportunities for future business growth, including strategically important partnerships and key customers.
• Ability to coach others and share knowledge, insights, and skills with the broader team.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Compensation
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits
We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.
Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:
- Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
- Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
- Paid Parental Leave is available to new parents. Structure varies based on regional/government requirements. In regions where government-paid leave doesn’t exist, like in the U.S., the company offers generous paid parental leave, along with comprehensive adoption and fertility support.
- Competitive time off globally.
- Dedicated employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees.
- DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology.
- The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts.
- Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays.
- Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days off.
- Monthly Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development.
- Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings.
Our Core Values
Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:
Trust is paramount.
We deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. We are honest and a trusted partner in every aspect of business.
Customers are core.
We strategize, operate, and execute through a customer-centric view. We prioritize the security interests of our customers, and we act as if their data were our own.
Innovation never stops, it only accelerates.
The speed of change is accelerating. We are committed, through investment and focus, to stay ahead of the innovation curve.
We deliver with agility.
We thrive in high-paced and continually changing environments. We navigate through newly added variables, adjust accordingly, while driving towards our strategic goals.
United by respect.
Respect for all is what unites us. We promote diversity, inclusivity, equity, and acting with empathy and openness, both in our business and in our communities.
Teams make “it” happen.
Vision and goals are not individually achievable – they require teamwork. We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.
Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via people@keyfactor.com and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time.
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