Federal Account Executive, Fsi

PagerDuty PagerDuty · Enterprise · Remote · Enterprise Sales

This role is for a Federal Account Executive at PagerDuty, focusing on driving sales within Federal Systems Integrators (FSIs) in the financial services and government sectors. The role involves building relationships with senior executives, developing strategic account plans, and driving adoption of PagerDuty's Operations Cloud, which utilizes AI/ML and Automation. While the company uses AI/ML, this is a sales role and not directly involved in building or researching AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and grow a defined set of Federal Systems Integrator (FSI) accounts by driving upsell, cross-sell, and expansion opportunities.
  2. Build and maintain trusted senior relationships through regular in-person engagement and consultative selling.
  3. Develop and execute strategic account plans to identify growth areas, expansion pathways, and competitive positioning.
  4. Drive adoption of PagerDuty’s Operations Cloud by articulating clear business value and ROI.
  5. Execute complex, multi-product sales motions and partner with Solution Consultants for technical validation and proof-of-concept activities.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in public sector and/or FSI sales, account management, or expansion roles within SaaS or cloud software.
  • Proven success managing a quota in complex, long-cycle federal sales.
  • Demonstrated experience selling to and influencing senior executives at top-tier FSIs.
  • Proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC) for pipeline management and forecasting.

Nice to have

  • Expertise applying MEDDICC and Command of the Message (COM) methodologies.
  • Experience managing high-value accounts within the FSI ecosystem.
  • Experience selling within a federal systems integrator (FSI) channel (integrator partners, partner sales models, selling directly within integrator-led programs).
  • Strong understanding of the FSI ecosystem and federal procurement cycles, Operations Cloud, or DevOps environments.
  • Strategic thinker with exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Active TS/SCI level clearance OR ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance would be beneficial.