Account Executive Federal Civilian

Elastic

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$94,400–$149,400 / yr
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44 days ago
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This role $122k
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $116,492–$191,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $122k versus about $154k for comparable roles.

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Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.

Elastic currently has 240 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Account Executive Federal Civilian

Account Executive Federal Civilian (Financial Regulatory & SSA) joins the enterprise team to drive net-new revenue and expansion within a defined territory. The role focuses on federal civilian agencies, specifically targeting the Social Security Administration and Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies. You will build your own pipeline through proactive outbound outreach, conduct deep discovery using MEDDPICC frameworks, and deliver tailored narratives and live demos showcasing search, observability, and security capabilities. Responsibilities include managing complex multi-stakeholder deals in a consumption-based model, leading high-stakes contract negotiations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Solutions Architects and Customer Success. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in SaaS sales, federal agency engagement, and technical fluency regarding cloud economics, usage-based pricing, vector search, and security analytics. This role solves critical data challenges by positioning the platform as a premier solution for managing structured and unstructured information.

What you'll do

  • Generate a proactive outbound pipeline through email, calls, and social outreach to secure new opportunities.
  • Conduct deep discovery and qualification using the MEDDPICC framework to identify high-confidence deals.
  • Deliver tailored narratives and live demonstrations that map product capabilities to measurable business outcomes.
  • Manage complex contract negotiations and pricing discussions to land multi-year consumption commitments.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records and develop formal close plans with customers to ensure forecast accuracy.
  • Position the platform as a leader in search, observability, and security for federal agencies.
  • Communicate fluently regarding cloud economics, usage-based pricing, and modern data architectures.

What we're looking for

  • Proven success in closing complex Enterprise deals with 5+ years of experience in a consumption-based or usage-model environment.
  • Demonstrated track record of selling enterprise software to Federal Civilian agencies, specifically the SSA or Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies.
  • Expert discovery and qualification skills using MEDDPICC or equivalent frameworks.
  • Ability to deliver executive-level presentations and demos that link product capabilities to measurable business outcomes.
  • Experience negotiating multi-year, high-ACV contracts while protecting margins and securing stakeholder buy-in.
  • Technical fluency in observability, security, vector/traditional search, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Experience at an open-source or developer-centric infrastructure company (preferred).
  • Familiarity with observability or security analytics use cases (preferred).

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