Federal Sales Director- Civilian
Strategic Communications · United States · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Possessing the ability to relentlessly identify, qualify, and close new Cloud and Managed Services customer agreements.
- Generating new business opportunities through a minimum of 30 cold calls per week.
- Developing and executing expansion plans to grow Cloud and Managed Services revenues through various channels, field sales, and partnerships.
- Collaborating with technical engineers to capture business requirements and deliver compelling sales presentations.
- Creating formal quotations and responding to RFPs, ensuring accuracy and alignment with client needs.
- Maintaining meticulous opportunity tracking and management using CRM tools.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 5+ years of B2B sales with a proven track record of exceeding sales quotas, and 2+ years of experience selling IaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS, and security solutions.
- Industry Knowledge: Thorough understanding of IT terminology, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
- Contracts: Understanding of IDIQ and GWAC contracts such as GSA, ITES, OMNIA, and NASA SEWP-V required.
- Sales Acumen: Demonstrated success in building new business relationships and comfort with cold-calling and interacting with C-level executives.
- Technical Proficiency: Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with CRM software (Tigerpaw and Hubspot preferred).
- Education: Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner certification to be completed within ninety (90) days of hire.
- ISO 9001:2015 internal training to be completed within ninety (90) days of hire.
Bonus Qualifications
- Government Sales Experience: At least 3 years of experience in solution selling to federal government entities with a referenceable list of past customer relationships with Army agencies.
- Immediate Impact: Ability to leverage existing relationships and hit the ground running within 90 days.
Key Competencies and Behaviors
- Mission Focused: Your sole mission is to close new business and support public sector clients.
- Numbers Driven: You know sales is a numbers game and are always seeking ways to be more productive and efficient.
- Competitive: You thrive on competition, whether against others or personal benchmarks, and hate losing more than you love winning.
- Persistent: You are confident in overcoming objections and are comfortable being seen as persistent.
- Independent: You are a self-driven professional who operates effectively with minimal oversight and drives results independently.
- Trusted Advisor: Your passion for serving public sector missions makes you a valued partner and advisor to your clients.
- Positive Attitude: Warm and inviting personality that fosters strong relationships.
- Team Oriented: Works well in collaborative environments and with cross-functional teams.
- Adaptable: Demonstrates strong adaptability and stress tolerance in a fast-paced environment.
Physical Requirements
- Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require standing and walking for up to 20% of the time.
- The work environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are reasonable.
- Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.
- Requires use of multiple computer monitors and software programs simultaneously, desk phone, mouse and keyboard.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
- 401k Plan
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
Other Benefits
- Dog-friendly corporate office
- Wellness incentives
- Referral bonuses