Mid-enterprise Account Executive, (public Sector)

Wiz Wiz · Enterprise · United Kingdom · Field Sales

Account Executive for Wiz, a cloud security company, focusing on the UK public sector. The role involves understanding customer needs, advising executives, navigating procurement processes, and meeting sales quotas for cloud security solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Demonstrate an intimate understanding of Wiz Cloud Security Solutions and their specific value to the**, Local Authorities, Higher Education, and Blue Light services.**
  2. Position and advise CISO and CDIO-level executives with industry Point-of-View business insights; build and grow trusted-advisor relationships across the **Wider Public Sector (WPS) landscape.**
  3. Develop and close business to consistently meet or exceed quarterly sales quotas, leveraging key frameworks such as **G-Cloud, Data and Outcomes (DOS), and SBS.**
  4. Maintain accurate pipeline management with expert-level forecasting, respecting the specific **fiscal year-end (March) cycles** of public bodies.
  5. Build effective working relationships with internal teams to ensure strategy alignment and achieve mission objectives tailored to community and patient-facing services.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 3 years selling enterprise cloud or security solutions
  • Deep familiarity with UK public sector procurement routes
  • Knowledge of relevant standards such as the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) for healthcare or Cyber Essentials Plus
  • Consultative Approach

Nice to have

  • Ability to shift in a meeting from high-level policy discussions to the practical realities of securing critical citizen data and front-line infrastructure.
  • Resilience: A proven track record of managing longer, complex sales cycles while maintaining the momentum required in a hypergrowth environment.

What the JD emphasized

  • UK Local Government, Healthcare (ICS/ICB), or Education
  • G-Cloud, Data and Outcomes (DOS), and SBS
  • Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)