[Remote] Government Solutions Account Executive - Tallahassee FL

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Equifax is seeking an experienced and results-oriented Account Executive to join their growing Public Sector team. In this role, you will work closely with other Account Executives and client engagement teams to develop and close new sales opportunities, focusing on State Government accounts.

Responsibilities

• Provides services assigned to State Government accounts and identifies, qualifies, and closes new opportunities by designing and executing plans for existing or potential prospects
• Develops and executes long-range planning and account penetration strategies to grow accounts
• Participates in a rigorous account planning process, including development of a robust pipeline and accurate revenue forecasts that will yield strong and predictable revenue growth
• Leads capture and sales efforts by coordinating with cross-functional, geographically-diverse teams
• Develops capture strategies, proposals, and customer facing artifacts for the purpose of pipeline development, deal advancement, and transaction closure
• Utilizes enterprise solution selling strategies and integrates demand-generation sales approaches in all client-facing interactions
• Exhibits executive presence to establish valuable relationships with client decision makers and directly leads negotiation of all client agreements
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, marketing techniques, etc
• Recommends changes in products, service, and policy with respect to client requirements and competitive landscape
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, and monthly and annual territory reports/analyses
• Works with internal and external partners to create winning product, pricing and legal solutions as well as flawless service delivery and continued customer satisfaction. Continuous internal interaction with finance, legal, fulfillment and product teams is critical to success
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending company-sponsored training, educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing tasks as needed

Skills

• 7+ Years of experience field sales, including at least 2 in state agencies, including selling in an account executive role within government agencies (e.g., Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Qualified candidates will bring existing agency relationships
• Extensive knowledge of competitive and teaming landscape within the large agency ecosystems ie SSA and HHS
• Combination of public sector sales experience, as well as software-as-a-service solutions
• Proven track record of meeting/exceeding sales quota in a growth organization
• Proven track record of executing capture strategies and winning competitive pursuits in excess of $10M+
• Strong experience in Federal Government procurement and writing winning Federal Government competitive proposals
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated strong understanding of aligning product/managed service offerings to customer mission and business requirements
• Ability to travel up to 20%, more frequently if not based in Tallahassee, FL
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in the Credit Agency space, leveraging assets related to eligibility verifications, identity and fraud and credit data is preferred
• Sat in the seat of our customers: former director/deputy director/assistant secretary in Medicaid, SNAP, etc
• Government engagement experience: e.g., government relations, campaign work, understanding of procurement and funding processes
• Relationship builder: skilled at identifying and engaging with key stakeholders in person
• Experience using Salesforce

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