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Strategic Account Executive - Federal

USA - Remote - Washington, D.C.Full-time$135k–$157k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Drive new business and expand existing relationships for Ping Identity's federal sales organization, helping customers solve complex identity challenges tied to security, digital experience, and compliance.

Role type

Strategic Account Executive (Federal)

Builds

Enterprise identity and access management solutions for government and regulated sectors

Domain

Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Federal Government

Required skills

Enterprise software/SaaS/cybersecurity/identity sales, complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles, strategic prospecting, account planning, executive outreach, pipeline generation, business acumen, negotiation, forecasting

Preferred skills

Identity/Access Management (IAM), CIAM, IGA, MFA, fraud, verification, embedded/OEM/ISV sales, strategic partner/GSI/channel ecosystem experience, modern identity trends (passwordless, decentralized identity)

Technologies

Ping Identity platform, CIAM, IGA, MFA, fraud detection, verification tools

Responsibilities

Own strategic portfolio of enterprise accounts and build account plans, generate pipeline through targeted prospecting and executive outreach, lead complex enterprise sales cycles from discovery to close, position identity platform across workforce/customer/embedded use cases, build trusted relationships with security/IT/executive stakeholders, partner with Sales Engineering and customer-success teams, maintain accurate pipeline and forecasts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC