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Head of Policy & National Security

Washington, D.C.Full-time£200k2026-09-30 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Founding Head of Policy & National Security building a new business vertical for government trade and supply chain resilience.

Role type

Senior IC business development leader (founding)

Builds

Policy & National Security business vertical for government customers

Domain

Public sector sales, global trade, supply chains, national security

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

public-sector sales leadership, government procurement strategy, stakeholder management at senior levels, pipeline management, partner ecosystem management, strategic planning

Preferred skills

trade and supply chain domain knowledge, national security use cases, complex software sales to government

Responsibilities

Own revenue growth and target agency selection for the vertical, manage field sellers and pipeline forecasts, shape opportunities with senior government stakeholders, build trusted relationships across agencies, activate partner relationships (systems integrators, primes), coordinate cross-functional teams, feed market signals into product and company strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC (founding)