Senior Account Executive, SLED - Illinois at horizon3ai · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Account Executive – SLED to drive our AMER Public Sector sales team towards success. This role entails spearheading net-new logo acquisition and revenue expansion across large State, Local, and Higher Education accounts, ensuring seamless execution of complex, multi-year sales strategies, regional channel/ecosystem collaboration, and large-scale public procurement navigation. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in quota-carrying enterprise software sales, a builder mindset, and an established network within the SLED community to excel in this dynamic, high-growth environment.
By expanding our footprint across major state agencies, large municipal governments, and prominent university systems, the Senior Account Executive – SLED will significantly impact Horizon3’s mission to make autonomous security validation standard across mission-critical public infrastructure.
This role will be responsible for:
Drive end-to-end enterprise sales cycles from executive prospecting and qualification to negotiation and close across assigned high-value SLED accounts in AMER.
Create new logo momentum, qualified enterprise pipeline, and sustained multi-year contract value using direct outreach and strategic channel-led initiatives.
Manage complex public procurement processes, including high-value RFP/RFI responses, state cooperative purchasing vehicles (e.g., NASPO, Omnia), statewide contract negotiations, and fiscal budget cycles.
Develop and execute comprehensive territory and strategic account plans in close alignment with key regional channel partners, national systems integrators, and MSSPs.
Assess customer risk landscapes, complex IT environments, and security validation needs alongside Sales Engineers during technical evaluations and enterprise proofs-of-concept.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with public sector CIOs, CISOs, enterprise IT directors, chief procurement officers, and state-level leadership.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Field Marketing, Channel Sales, Sales Engineering, Deal Desk, and Executive Leadership to structure enterprise agreements and accelerate deal progression.
Research regional legislative mandates, cyber grant allocations, and public sector threat trends to position Horizon3 as an enterprise standard.
What You’ll Bring

Senior Account Executive, SLED - Illinois

Responsibilities

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Company

horizon3ai

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