About The Position

The Principal Public Sector Account Manager is responsible for driving strategic growth across the Intelligence Community by identifying, qualifying, and advancing high-value opportunities. The role requires success in long-cycle federal sales, the ability to navigate complex acquisition pathways, and strong relationship-building skills across mission, technical, and procurement stakeholders. The successful candidate brings a strong understanding of Intelligence Community priorities, a disciplined approach to pipeline development, and the ability to connect technology solutions to measurable mission outcomes. The position is based in Washington, D.C. / Northern Virginia and involves regular travel to customer and industry sites. Candidates must be eligible for a TS security clearance and operate effectively in secure environments while following customer security, compliance, and data-handling requirements.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of successful enterprise or federal sales experience, including work with Intelligence Community, national security, or closely related public sector accounts.
  • Ability to discuss cloud, cybersecurity, data, AI, or enterprise software solutions credibly with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS.
  • Proficiency with market intelligence tools such as GovWin, Bloomberg Government, and SAM.gov.
  • Familiarity with federal procurement concepts, including contract vehicles, teaming models, and common acquisition practices.
  • Eligible for TS security clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience selling into secure, highly regulated, or mission-driven environments is strongly preferred.
  • Prior military or government experience is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a qualified pipeline through strategic account planning, market intelligence, budget awareness, and alignment to relevant contract vehicles.
  • Shape and execute win strategies for qualified pursuits, including stakeholder mapping, competitive positioning, teaming, and solution alignment.
  • Translate technical capabilities into mission-relevant outcomes for operational, program, and IT leaders.
  • Work with internal teams and customer stakeholders to understand requirements, influence opportunity development where appropriate, and support responses to RFIs, market research, and solicitations.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records and deliver reliable quarterly and annual forecasts.
  • Build trusted relationships across mission, technical, partner, and acquisition communities within assigned accounts.
  • Operate effectively in secure environments and adhere to customer security, compliance, and data-handling requirements.
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