Principal Account Executive, SLED
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As Principal Account Executive, SLED you are experienced in working directly with State, Local Government & Education (SLED) accounts, as well as the value-added reseller partners who work specifically in the SLED space. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of your assigned accounts, from prospecting to implementation of solutions, establishing Veracode and yourself as an IT Security trusted advisor, for State, Local, & EDU clients. This role will be based in territory and expected to travel as needed.
Key Aspects of the Role:
- Full sales cycle including outbound prospecting, building pipeline, and closing business with our largest strategic state & local government and education customers
- Creating and executing upon a strategic territory plan to attract and close business with new prospects, leveraging relationships with regional re-sellers, systems integrators, and technology partners when appropriate
- Accurately forecast and deliver a predictable sales cycle, and understand and engage with upper management to move forward at-risk deals
- Challenge, consult with and inspire our customers to think differently and beyond immediate needs while ensuring we deliver on them
- Participate in industry-leading events attended by innovative cutting-edge vendors and thought leaders
- Continuous sales training and Veracademy learning opportunities to further elevate your career
What you’ll need:
- A growth mindset with the curiosity to understand your customers problems and become their trusted advisor
- Goal-oriented, driven to exceed quota and benefit from lucrative accelerators
- Passion and commitment to security, motivated by the peace of mind we provide our customers
- Team player that wants to be part of an innovative, fast-paced company
- 8+ years of enterprise government Saas sales experience, identifying government budget funding, understanding of government contracts, and government go to market sales motions
- Solid understanding of government procurement processes, contracting vehicles, and distributed purchasing models
- Willingness to travel
What we offer you:
- Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs.
- Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.
- “Take What You Need” time off policy.
- Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.
- Generous 401k match to help save for your future.
- Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.
Compensation Transparency
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Job Grade: Principal
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What We Do
Veracode is intelligent software security. The Veracode Software Security Platform continuously finds flaws and vulnerabilities at every stage of the modern software development lifecycle. Using powerful AI trained on a carefully curated, trusted dataset from experience analyzing trillions of lines of code, Veracode customers fix flaws faster with high accuracy.
Trusted by security teams, developers, and business leaders from thousands of the world’s leading organizations, Veracode is the pioneer, continuing to redefine what intelligent software security means
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