Head of Public Sector Sales

Pano

$120K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in Public Sector and technology sales, specifically with enterprise software and cloud services
  • 5+ years of experience leading and scaling sales teams
  • Proven strategic thinker aligning go-to-market strategies with public sector needs
  • Strong writing and verbal communication skills with a focus on detail
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles with a focus on executive engagement
  • Competitive, adaptable, and goal-oriented with a high sense of urgency
  • Commitment to team coaching and development

Responsibilities

  • Lead and expand the Public Sector sales organization to grow revenue
  • Develop comprehensive market strategies for government engagement
  • Negotiate business relationships and manage complex contracting processes
  • Provide expertise in government contracting across federal, state, and local levels
  • Collaborate on lobbying strategies to create long-term opportunities
  • Cultivate senior-level relationships with customers and partners
  • Leverage domain expertise for effective sales tactics execution
  • Facilitate swift installation of new systems in pre-fire season by coordinating with operations teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Opportunity for stock options
  • Limitless growth potential within a mission-driven organization
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Lead and scale our Public Sector sales organization, driving revenue within both new and existing accounts
  • Develop go-to-market strategies to access all levels of government (federal, state, and local)
  • Structure and negotiate new business relationships including key pricing, commercial, and operational terms as part of complex contracting processes
  • Bring government contracting expertise to ensure Pano is best situated to contract at all levels of the government
  • Work closely with our Government Affairs VP (and broader team) to develop and execute against lobbying strategies to create long-term business opportunities
  • Manage senior-level relationships with customers and key partners
  • Leverage domain expertise to plan and execute sales tactics in the following areas: territory planning, prospecting, proposal development and RFP responses, relationship development, pricing, presentation and delivery (finalist or other), negotiations, closing and executing contracts
  • Drive ongoing account management in partnership with Customer Success to ensure customer satisfaction and drive additional expansion opportunities
  • Partnering with internal stakeholders in Sales, Marketing, Product, Operations, and Finance, you will own an assessment of the competitive landscape and technologies to help formulate and refine product/ GTM/ service/ support strategies unique to the Public Sector vertical
  • Ensure swift execution of new Pano Station installations during a challenging short pre-fire season purchasing window, by partnering closely with the internal ops team and facilitating necessary actions with customer operations teams, often in parallel with closing the contract


What you'll bring
  • 10+ years of Public Sector and technology sales experience selling enterprise software, networking, infrastructure, managed hosting services, and/or cloud computing services, etc.
  • 5+ years of sales leadership experience, with a focus on building and scaling sales organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically about aligning go-to-market strategies to the varying needs of the different segments of the public sector market (federal, state, and local)
  • Excellent writing and verbal skills with an attention to organization, detail, and quality presentation
  • A track record of navigating multi-stakeholder and complex sales cycles, with an emphasis on engagement at the executive level
  • Highly competitive, ramp quickly, extremely adaptive, high sense of urgency, and pride yourself on exceeding production goals
  • Strong bias towards coaching and development of your team
  • Travel expectations at least 25%


Final compensation for regular full-time employees is determined by a variety of factors, including job-related qualifications, education, experience, skills, knowledge, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, regular full-time roles are eligible for equity. Benefits are tailored to local market standards and statutory requirements in the employee's country of employment, and may include health coverage, retirement or pension contributions, and paid time off. Specific benefit details will be shared during the interview process.

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