Enterprise Sales Account Executive, State

Verkada Verkada · Enterprise · North Carolina, Pennsylvania, VA · Remote · Enterprise State

Verkada is seeking an Enterprise Sales Account Executive to sell their AI-powered physical security and operations platform to state agencies. The role involves managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing new business, and requires a strong understanding of government procurement processes. While the company's products utilize AI, this role is focused on sales, not AI development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Source and close new business to consistently meet or exceed quarterly sales quotas
  2. Build an intimate understanding of Verkada products and their place in the industry
  3. Manage the full sales cycle: Prospect for new customers, host online demos, create proposals, and close deals
  4. Maintain accurate pipeline management with expert-level forecasting
  5. Aggressively exceed goals consisting of outbound phone calls, emails, online demos, and trials every quarter

Skills

Required

  • 5-10+ years of quota exceeding Sales experience
  • selling Enterprise solutions into State Agencies
  • Prior Experience in Government procurement processes and regulations, security standards and policies
  • Experience responding to Government RFI's and RFP's
  • A track record of developing a greenfield territory, adding net new logos in an Enterprise software role
  • Hunter mentality with solid Sales DNA
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills

Nice to have

  • BS/BA degree strongly preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • quota exceeding Sales experience
  • Enterprise solutions into State Agencies
  • Government procurement processes and regulations
  • responding to Government RFI's and RFP's
  • developing a greenfield territory
  • Hunter mentality