Strategic Account Executive, Federal Sales — DoW
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Mid-level Account Executive role at cursor. Remote, United States · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Grow sales across assigned defense accounts by landing new customers and increasing business with current ones
- Find and develop prospects through outbound outreach, account research, and connections with partners and integrators
- Move complex deals from trials and technical reviews to security approval and broad deployment, involving the relevant decision-makers
- Make the case for developer productivity, AI use, mission results, and secure software delivery
- Coordinate with engineering and deployment teams on federal purchasing, contracts, and compliance; relay customer needs to product teams
What you bring
- At least five years in quota-based enterprise or federal technology sales
- A background selling to defense customers, including the Department of War
- You hold an active TS/SCI security clearance
Who this fits
This remote U.S. role suits an experienced seller comfortable with technical, multi-stakeholder federal deals. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.
From the employer
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
STRATEGIC ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, FEDERAL SALES — DOW
As a Strategic Account Executive, Federal Sales at SpaceXSI, you'll own revenue growth across a named territory of Department of War and defense accounts. You'll partner with engineering leaders and development teams to bring AI-powered software development into mission-critical programs, helping the people who build the nation's defense systems ship faster and more securely. You'll be a foundational member of our federal sales team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Own a named book of DoW and defense accounts, driving new logo acquisition and expansion revenue against an annual quota
Build and progress self-sourced pipeline through outbound prospecting, account mapping, and partner and integrator relationships
Lead multi-threaded sales cycles across Engineering, Security, Procurement, Legal, and program leadership, from trial and technical evaluation through security review and large-scale rollout
Build ROI cases tied to developer productivity, AI adoption, mission outcomes, and secure software delivery
Navigate federal procurement, contract vehicles, and compliance requirements in partnership with Field Engineering and our AI Deployment team
Share actionable customer feedback on product, compliance, and deployment needs to influence the roadmap
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
5+ years of quota-carrying enterprise or federal technology sales experience
Experience selling to Department of War or defense customers
Active TS/SCI security clearance
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Experience selling developer tools, technical SaaS, infrastructure, or cybersecurity products
Track record of closing new logos and expanding strategic accounts through self-sourced pipeline
Experience selling to technical and mission buyers, including engineering leaders, program managers, CISOs, and CIOs
Familiarity with federal contract vehicles, procurement processes, and security frameworks such as FedRAMP and DoD IL levels
Experience working with systems integrators and channel partners in the defense ecosystem
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The expected annual base salary range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000. This role is also eligible for sales commissions or bonuses, with an annual on-target earnings (OTE) range of $350,000 - $400,000. OTE includes base salary plus target incentive compensation, assuming 100% achievement of applicable performance targets. Actual incentive earnings depend on performance and the terms of the applicable plan.
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.