Enterprise Sales Account Director - State & Local Government

Adobe Adobe · Enterprise · San Francisco, NM +2 · Remote

Enterprise Sales Account Director for State & Local Government at Adobe, focusing on expanding existing accounts by identifying new use cases and cross-cloud opportunities within Adobe's Creativity & Productivity Portfolio. The role requires navigating complex government procurement cycles, building account plans, and driving multi-threaded sales motions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own a named territory of State & Local Government accounts, driving both retention and expansion
  2. Build and complete account plans that go beyond IT by aligning with business users
  3. Create pipeline by uncovering “non-obvious” opportunities within an installed base, not relying on inbound demand
  4. Lead multi-threaded sales motions, engaging technical, business, and executive collaborators simultaneously
  5. Position Adobe’s solutions as platform-level value, not point products

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise sales experience
  • State & Local Government sales experience
  • Pipeline generation
  • Complex solution selling
  • Public sector procurement knowledge
  • Cross-selling
  • Executive presence
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Communication skills
  • Deal strategy
  • Negotiation skills

Nice to have

  • Navigating ambiguity
  • Creating structure in loosely defined opportunities

What the JD emphasized

  • 5–10+ years of enterprise sales experience, with a strong preference for State & Local Government
  • Proven ability to generate pipeline in an installed base, not just close pre-qualified opportunities
  • Experience selling complex, multi-stakeholder solutions ($500K+ deals, long sales cycles)
  • Strong understanding of public sector procurement and budget dynamics
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and create structure in loosely defined opportunities
  • Demonstrated success in cross-selling / platform expansion motions
  • High ownership approach: does not wait for direction or leads
  • Strong executive presence and ability to engage CIOs, CDOs, and agency leadership
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and pull the right resources at the right time
  • Excellent communication, deal strategy, and negotiation skills