Senior Account Executive – Federal Defense and Intelligence

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Maryland, +2 more states – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $230k - $430k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Cohere

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • SaaS

Cohere is a leading enterprise AI platform optimized for generative AI, search and discovery, and advanced retrieval. The company offers AI-powered applications designed to augment and elevate the global workforce, helping businesses thrive in the AI era. Cohere provides solutions such as embedding and reranking models, allowing enterprises to efficiently retrieve information and build powerful applications. The company offers flexible deployment options for enterprise-grade AI, on any cloud or on-premises, and provides extensive developer resources and support. Cohere is committed to scaling intelligence to serve humanity, making intelligence abundant, affordable, and accessible.

📋 Description

• Drive net-new customer acquisition through targeted outbound activity, senior leader engagement, and relationship building across US Federal Defense and Intelligence organizations. • Develop and execute a sales plan for the U.S. Department of War, Combatant Commands and other departments in national security. • Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to national security professionals and prospects by understanding their goals and shaping AI solutions that deliver measurable value. • Work closely with channel partners, particularly Distributors and VARs as well as major system integrators to scale outreach, accelerate adoption, and maximize customer success. • Leverage senior-level relationships with executives and government decision-makers to drive strategic opportunities and long-term partnerships. • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on strategic efforts to deliver enterprise and public-sector solutions. • Partner with SDRs and Marketing to drive top-of-funnel activity and overall territory growth. • Own the full sales cycle; including discovery, technical and business validation, proof-of-concept, procurement, and deal close within a team-selling environment.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of direct public sector sales experience in the U.S. Defense and Intelligence communities, with a proven track record of closing $5M+ annual quotas. • Deep knowledge of federal procurement cycles and decision-making processes, how to work with resellers, VARs and distributors. • Established network in the D.C. metro area, including federal agencies, prime contractors, and industry associations (e.g., AFCEA, AUSA). • Experience selling SaaS, AI/ML, or enterprise software solutions to government clients. • High tolerance for ambiguity, you are both a strategist and a hands-on operator capable of building a market from the ground up. • Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders across fast-moving deals. • Creativity and strong technical acumen to structure unique, mutually beneficial partnerships. • Excellent communication skills, you listen deeply, understand what matters to senior decision-makers, and confidently present to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Must be based in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia with willingness to travel (25-35%).

🏖️ Benefits

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch. • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health. • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme. • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent. • Annual enrichment benefits: • Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit. • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching. • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!) • Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.