ServiceNow

Federal DOD/Intel Senior Solution Sales Executive- Identity and Security

ServiceNow$139K — $230K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of direct field sales experience in Security and Identity solutions
  • Consistent track record of exceeding sales targets and delivering sustained business growth
  • Experience closing sizable deals across Identity & Access Management and related security domains
  • Broad understanding of security areas including SecOps, Data Security, and Cloud Security
  • Strong communication skills with leadership presence and presentation abilities
  • Ability to thrive in high-growth and fast-paced environments
  • Proactive in adopting emerging technologies and using AI to enhance sales engagements

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive territory plan to build a strong pipeline of opportunities
  • Proactively identify and cultivate new prospects while leveraging existing relationships
  • Use discovery and qualification skills to pinpoint customer pain points
  • Educate customers on the business impact of ServiceNow's security platform
  • Collaborate with internal teams to create tailored solutions that demonstrate business value
  • Support territory strategy to enhance vertical understanding and targeting
  • Maintain positive relationships with customers and partners to drive new business

Benefits

  • Opportunity to help shape global security strategies for organizations
  • Clear pathways for career advancement within the sales organization
  • Dynamic and growth-oriented team culture focused on ownership and initiative
  • Sales-driven environment that encourages collaboration and continuous learning
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge security technologies and innovative solutions
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role Overview: The Solution Sales Executive will drive market success for ServiceNow's Security and Identity solutions, leveraging our leading Service Management platform, with a strong focus on delivering results above plan. This role reports to the Director of Security and Identity Solutions and is responsible for developing and closing complex enterprise software solutions, supporting customers in their digital transformation journey, and partnering with internal teams to deliver clear business value. A career-defining opportunity to help shape ServiceNow's Security go-to-market strategy from the ground up-well suited for sellers energized by building new markets and unlocking whitespace opportunities.

What You Get to Do in This Role
• Develop and execute a comprehensive territory plan to generate a robust pipeline of new and expansion opportunities within your assigned region.
• Proactively build your own opportunities, leveraging existing relationships, and identifying new prospects aligned with our ideal customer profile.
• Demonstrate exceptional discovery and qualification skills to accurately identify customer pain points and opportunities.
• Apply deep market expertise in core security focus areas (Identity, SecOps, Data Security, Cloud Security, Application Security) to educate prospective customers on the platform's business impact.
• Collaborate closely with Account Executives and Solution Consultants to develop compelling, tailored solutions that deliver clear business value.
• Support territory strategy and planning to improve vertical understanding, account use case targeting, and execution.
• Establish, develop, and maintain positive customer and partner relationships to drive both new business and expansion opportunities.
• Integrate partners, channels, and alliances into the sales process to increase deal velocity and size.
• Present to senior executives both in the field and virtually, supporting marketing events, executive briefings, conferences, and trade shows.
• Coach, share best practices, and enable internal sales teams with foundational specialty solution area knowledge.

Qualifications
• 5+ years of proven success in direct field sales, focusing on acquiring new enterprise clients in Security and Identity domains.
• Demonstrated history of delivering results above plan, with consistent quota attainment and a record of driving sustained business growth.
• Recent success closing significant sized deals in Identity & Access Management (IGA/PAM), SecOps, Data Security, Cloud Security, or Application Security.
• Broad security domain expertise, with experience selling across identity, data security, cloud security, sec ops, or compliance.
• Strong executive presence and polish, with excellent listening and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt to high-growth, fast-changing environments.
• Demonstrated success in growth-phase environments, with a genuine passion for building from the ground up-energized by shaping what's next and collaborating on playbooks that enable the team to succeed.
• Genuinely curious and proactive in adopting AI and emerging technologies; able to model and assist the team on using new tools to enhance customer engagements, decision making, problem solving, and deal velocity.
• Experience with Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), or Security Operations solutions with a background in enterprise SaaS or platform-based security solutions.
• Exceptional track record as an Account Executive or quota-carrying sales role in enterprise software.
• Willingness to travel as required (typically 25-50%).

What Success Looks Like
• Exceed FY26 revenue target
• Build and maintain a healthy, well-qualified pipeline that provides strong coverage in support of achieving plan.
• Close strategic, large-scale deals that demonstrate platform value
• Earn credibility with Sales leadership and customer security stakeholders
• Drive measurable improvement in pipeline volume, deal size, and conversion rates

Why Join Us?
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the identity and security posture of organizations worldwide.
• High performers have a clear path to senior IC roles or sales leadership as the team scales.
• This is a dynamic, growth-stage team that values ownership, initiative, passion, and adaptability. Sellers who thrive with autonomy and are motivated by driving meaningful outcomes will be well positioned for success.
• A high-performing, sales-driven culture that values accountability, collaboration, and continuous skill development.
• Work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to innovative solutions that address the industry's most critical security challenges.

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $139,400 - $230,000, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.

About ServiceNow

ServiceNow provides cloud-based solutions that define, structure, manage, and automate services for enterprise operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and other countries. The company offers service management solutions, including incident, problem, change, request, and cost management as well as service catalogs; and IT, HR, facilities, and field service management solutions. It also provides IT operations management solutions covering service mapping, delivery, and assurance solutions; business management solutions such as financial management, project portfolio suite, vendor performance management, and performance analytics as well as governance, risk, and compliance; and application development services.

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Size
16,881 employees
Market Cap
$76.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$118.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+33.5%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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