CareerPlan

Senior Account Executive - Federal (Intelligence Community Focus)

USARemoteFull-time$125k2026-09-30 → 2026-11-11
RemoteU.S. persons only (export control)Security clearance required

Core

Senior Account Executive owning and expanding Mattermost's business within the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), focusing on strategic selling, renewals, and net-new growth in classified and controlled environments.

Role type

Senior Account Executive (Strategic Selling)

Builds

Secure collaboration platform (messaging, file sharing, workflow automation) for defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure

Domain

U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), Defense, Cybersecurity

Required skills

Enterprise SaaS sales, U.S. Intelligence Community agency sales, IC procurement and contracting, Federal Systems Integrator co-selling, Security clearance eligibility

Preferred skills

Secure collaboration software sales, DevSecOps, IC compliance frameworks (ICD 503, NIST 800-53), Classified environment deployments (IL4/IL5/IL6/TS), ODNI/NSA/CIA/DIA relationships

Technologies

Mattermost, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365

Responsibilities

Develop multi-year account strategies for IC modernization and zero trust; Maintain executive ownership of large-scale renewals; Lead complex enterprise SaaS sales cycles with technical validation and security review; Manage strategic co-sell relationships with cleared Federal Systems Integrators; Achieve annual quota and maintain forecast accuracy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC