Account Executive, Public Sector-SLED

Snowflake
US-GA-Atlanta, US-GA-Atlanta
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward experienced sales professionals comfortable with building substantial business in the Public Sector, particularly in State, Local, and Education organizations.

Best fit for

  • Seasoned sales professionals with a proven track record in cloud or data solutions.
    — “10+ years of full cycle sales experience
  • Individuals with deep networks in Public Sector decision-making circles.
    — “Extensive and reliable network with key decision makers in the Public Sector
  • Entrepreneurial spirits who thrive on building business from scratch.
    — “entrepreneurial spirit to build a business from scratch in new customer field

Things to consider

  • Expectation to challenge customer status-quo and propose transformative solutions.
    — “Challenge the customers status-quo around their current operations
  • Requires mastery of complex sales processes in Public Sector.
    — “Mastered a solution-based approach to selling with experience managing complex sales processes

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances where you expanded business with Public Sector clients to $3M+ ARR.
    — “Proven track record of building and expanding substantial business with Public Sector clients ($3m+ ARR)
  • Demonstrate thought leadership by showcasing how you've aligned solutions to digital transformation roadmaps.
    — “drive thought leadership by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap
  • Emphasize your ability to collaborate with partners and marketing to drive revenue growth.
    — “Collaborate with marketing and the partner organization to develop high-level plans to drive revenue growth
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

  • new business opportunities
  • Snowflake solution adoption
  • revenue growth
Typical background
10+ years sales experiencecloud technology experience

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesCloud TechnologyPublic Sector SalesCxo Level Relationships

Preferred

Ai-native ThinkingSolution-based Selling

About the role

Original posting from Snowflake via Ashby

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

AS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, PUBLIC SECTOR, SLED AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL:

  • Develop strategic relationships, identify and close new business opportunities within Public Sector organizations on the state, local, and university levels.
  • Be the trusted advisor to the customer at the most senior levels and drive thought leadership by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap to drive the Snowflake solution within their organization.
  • Challenge the customers status-quo around their current operations.
  • Propose solutions which enable and align to the customers‘ digital transformation roadmaps.
  • Collaborate with marketing and the partner organization to develop high-level plans to drive revenue growth.
  • Master a solution-based approach to selling with experience managing complex sales processes.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH:

  • 10+ years of full cycle sales experience. An emphasis on cloud, databases, business intelligence software, data warehousing, and SaaS is preferred.
  • Proven ability to independently develop, manage and close new client relationships at CxO level in Public Sector organizations.
  • Extensive and reliable network with key decision makers in the Public Sector as well as with key partners in this field and experience in building relationships with these Economic Buyers and Executive Sponsors.
  • Deep knowledge in how State, Local, and Education organizations scout, select, procure and implement innovative technology solutions.
  • Proven track record of building and expanding substantial business with Public Sector clients ($3m+ ARR).
  • Mastered a solution-based approach to selling with experience managing complex sales processes.
  • Pro-active, independent thinker with high energy/positive attitude.
  • Drive, enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit to build a business from scratch in new customer field.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environment

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com

Source: Snowflake careers (Ashby)

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