Federal Enterprise Account Executive - Dhs

Qualtrics Qualtrics · Seattle · Washington, DC · NA Sales - Regulated Public Sector

Federal Enterprise Account Executive for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at Qualtrics, focusing on selling Experience Management (XM) software solutions. The role involves prospecting, lead generation, managing the sales cycle, proposal development, contract negotiation, and achieving revenue growth targets within the federal government sector. Requires extensive experience in federal sales, understanding of procurement processes, and building executive-level relationships.

What you'd actually do

  1. partner with the DHS Account Lead to pursue all sales efforts within the assigned territory, including prospect identification, lead generation, solution calls, advancing the sales cycle, proposal development, contract negotiation, forecasting and deal closure.
  2. drive incremental revenue for Federal product lines and buyer personas.
  3. drive company revenue growth through net new customer acquisition and strategic expansion across the current customer base within DHS.
  4. Develop a territory plan and specific account plans to drive usage of the Qualtrics platform across DHS
  5. Closely engage with clients at all points of the sales cycle - from prospecting, product demonstrations, onsite presentations, and contracting through close

Skills

Required

  • SaaS sales experience
  • Federal vertical sales experience
  • Enterprise sales processes (e.g., MEDDICC)
  • Product solution and feature understanding
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Quantitative and analytical abilities
  • Conflict resolution abilities
  • Federal procurement processes and regulations knowledge
  • Federal government security standards and policies knowledge
  • Relationship building with Federal contractors
  • Responding to and winning competitive RFx solicitations

Nice to have

  • Existing relationships within the DHS and DOJ territory

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years of experience selling SaaS solutions to the Federal vertical
  • Successful track record of achieving assigned targets within the Federal vertical
  • Well-versed in Federal procurement processes and regulations
  • Well-versed in Federal government security standards and policies
  • Existing relationships within the DHS and DOJ territory preferred