Sales Account Executive

About the role

SoundThinking is seeking an Account Executive to lead new business development across small and medium jurisdictions in the United States Western Region.

Responsibilities

• Territory Ownership & Pipeline Development
  • Own the full sales cycle for small and medium jurisdiction accounts across the Midwest territory, including prospecting, qualification, demonstration, proposal, negotiation, and close.
  • Develop and execute a structured territory plan that prioritizes high-potential agencies, identifies whitespace, and drives new logo acquisition, cross-selling, and existing customer expansions.
  • Generate and advance pipeline through disciplined prospecting, inbound follow-up, conference engagement, and coordination with Customer Success, Lead Generation, and Marketing Teams.
  • Maintain forecast accuracy and pipeline hygiene in Salesforce with consistent weekly and monthly reporting to Sales Leadership.
• Consultative Selling & Trusted Advisory
  • Lead with discovery. Understand each agency's staffing challenges, crime patterns, budget constraints, and community expectations before recommending solutions.
  • Apply Challenger Sale principles by bringing agencies informed insights about public safety challenges, tailoring the message to each stakeholder’s operational and budget priorities, and guiding the buying process with confidence and urgency.
  • Develop and deliver value-based presentations that connect SoundThinking's technology to measurable public safety outcomes—response times, case clearance rates, officer efficiency, and community trust.
  • Navigate complex public-sector procurement cycles, including RFP/RFI responses, sole-source justifications, grant funding identification, and budget-cycle alignment.
  • Identify and activate funding pathways—including DOJ/OJP grants, state JAG allocations, ARPA funds, and philanthropic sponsorship—to help agencies secure resources for technology adoption.
  • Partner with Sales Engineers to deliver technical demonstrations, proof-of-value engagements, and solution architecture tailored to each agency's environment.
  • Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure seamless post-sale handoffs, support early adoption, and position expansion opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Collaborate with Marketing on targeted outreach campaigns, regional event strategy, and content aligned to small and medium agency decision-makers.
  • Share field intelligence with Product and Sales Leadership—including competitive dynamics, objection patterns, and unmet customer needs—to inform go-to-market strategy.
• Market Presence
  • Represent SoundThinking at regional and national conferences, trade shows, and community events.
  • Build relationships with agency leaders and elevate brand awareness within the territory.
  • Engage credibly with chiefs, sheriffs, city managers, and elected officials on topics related to outcomes-driven policing, community safety, and public safety technology.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of B2B or B2G sales experience with a demonstrated track record of quota attainment and new business development, ideally in SaaS, public safety technology, or government/public-sector markets.
• A consultative, outcomes-focused selling approach. Leads with market insights, validating questions and builds trust before building proposals.
• Comfort with complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles involving procurement officers, police leadership, city administrators, and elected officials.
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of public-sector budgets, grant cycles, ROI narratives, and government purchasing processes.
• Proficiency in Salesforce.com (or comparable CRM) with disciplined pipeline management habits.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present effectively to both operational and executive audiences.
• Self-directed and organized, with the ability to manage time, territory, and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to 70% within the Western region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of successful sales in the public safety market, including law enforcement, corrections, courts, or other justice-sector organizations.
• Law enforcement or military background with the ability to speak credibly about officer safety, investigative workflows, patrol operations, and community engagement—and to translate operational experience into business requirements.
• Experience identifying and leveraging government grant funding (DOJ, BJA, state SAA programs) to support agency procurement.
• Familiarity with AI-driven tools to support lead generation, outreach personalization, forecasting, and deal management.
• Existing relationships with Western Region law enforcement leaders, city managers, or public safety stakeholders.
• Resides in Southern California, Bay Area, Phoenix, or Seattle area.

Pay

Compensation: At SoundThinking, we are committed to equitable compensation practices and consider a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and work location.

Schedule

Note: The Company reserves exclusive right in its sole discretion to modify, adjust, delete, add or otherwise change the above at any time.