Account Executive Director, Public Sector (Federal)
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Socure
Washington, DC, US
Summary
The Account Executive Director will be responsible for driving new business revenue growth within the State & Local (SLED) practice through direct sales efforts and strategic partnerships in the Southeast region. This involves building a strong pipeline, managing negotiations, defining win themes, and collaborating deeply with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Job Description
Why Socure?
Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.
We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.
About the Role:
Socure is seeking a results-oriented Account Executive Director to join our Public Sector team to sell into large Federal Agencies. This position will report directly to our Head of Public Sector Sales and will be responsible for new business revenue growth of our Federal Practice through direct pursuits and strategic partnerships.
This individual is required to live within commuting distance to Washington, DC.
This position requires strong selling skills and an entrepreneurial spirit to bring value to Federal customers and technology partners and drive growth for the business. The Federal Sales leader will have knowledge and experience with the Federal market’s buying criteria, procurement trends/tendencies, and an understanding of the current competitive landscape.
Responsibilities:
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Grow new and existing accounts in partnership with federal agency leaders and capability experts
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Work with new and existing federal agencies to build a strong pipeline
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Drive activity with a relationship-focused lens
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Manage negotiations of the opportunities in the pipeline
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Define “why company” win themes
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Deep collaboration skills to build valuable and long-term client, partner and stakeholder relationships
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Understand how company products match with target federal business priorities to effectively and independently distill and deliver the
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company’s value proposition
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Become a trusted resource and develop solid relationships with prospects
Qualifications:
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7+ years in software or technology sales with specific expertise into the Federal public sector market
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A track record of navigating multi-stakeholder sales at the executive Federal level
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Exceptional relationship development skills
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Managing all aspects of the sales lifecycle from account penetration, pursuit strategy, and contracting.
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Consistent quota over achievement in previous roles
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Proven partner and liaison with all levels and departments within an organization
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Demonstrated ability to partner with Alliances/Channels and work with partners for crafting and selling solutions.
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Background in fraud, risk, identity, security, complex data analytics, or big data
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Excellent negotiation and leadership skills
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Salesforce experience
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Experience at a fast-paced startup a plus
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BS/BA degree
Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.
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Socure is the leading platform for digital identity verification, compliance and fraud prevention solutions, trusted by the largest enterprises and government agencies to build trust and mitigate risk. Leveraging AI and machine learning, Socure’s industry-leading platform achieves the highest accuracy, automation, and capture rates in the industry.
Serving more than 3,000 customers and 190+ countries across financial services, government, gaming, healthcare, telecom, and e-commerce, Socure’s customer base includes 18 of the top 20 banks, 4 of the Mag 7, the largest HR payroll and workforce providers, the largest sportsbook and prediction market operators, 130 public sector organizations including state and federal agencies across the public sector, and more than 600 fintechs.
Leading organizations trust Socure to deliver certainty in identity across onboarding, authentication, payments, account changes, and regulatory compliance. Learn more at www.socure.com.
Founded
2012
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Software Development
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Incline Village, Nevada