Iron Mountain

Senior Account Executive

Iron Mountain$93K — $124K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of federal government sales experience with complex IT solutions
  • Strong knowledge of information governance and SaaS content management
  • Proven skills in consultative selling and developing account strategies
  • Experience negotiating with senior federal decision-makers, including flag officers
  • Expertise in leading internal teams through complex project lifecycles

Responsibilities

  • Drive account strategy and pipeline growth for US Navy, USMC, and Space Force
  • Lead consultative sales pursuits to modernize digital solutions
  • Manage end-to-end deal execution from discovery to contract negotiation
  • Shape proposal strategies for RFIs and RFPs to enhance win probability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Solution Architects and Capture Managers

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible work options for better work-life balance
  • Health, wellness, and retirement plans
  • Opportunities for continuous professional learning and growth
Full Job Description
Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic Senior Account Executive for the DOW - US Navy, US Marine Corps & Space Force to join our Iron Mountain Government Solutions (IMGS) / North America Public Sector team.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to drive digital transformation and IT modernization across key defense portfolios including the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and Space Force. Here, your executive sales expertise and federal domain knowledge will help defense leaders assess operational bottlenecks, modernize legacy systems, and deploy scalable data-driven capabilities. You will play a vital role in connecting mission outcomes with secure technology solutions, helping protect and activate critical defense information assets.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will:
  • Drive Account Strategy & Pipeline Growth: Develop and execute tailored account strategies across the US Navy, USMC, and Space Force to build a high-value pipeline and consistently achieve revenue targets.
  • Lead Consultative Sales Pursuits: Identify and qualify net-new opportunities to convert manual paper workflows and fragmented data repositories into modernized digital solutions.
  • Manage End-to-End Deal Execution: Guide the complete sales cycle from discovery to contract negotiation, collaborating with internal legal, commercial, and leadership teams to close profitable agreements.
  • Shape Proposal Strategy: Lead technical input for RFIs and RFPs, crafting mission-aligned value propositions that maximize win probability for defense contracts.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Solution Architects, Capture Managers, and channel partners while maintaining accurate opportunity tracking in Salesforce.

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate will have:
  • 7+ years of direct federal government sales experience managing large-scale (>$50M) complex IT solution opportunities within the DoD/DoW sector.
  • Strong knowledge of information governance, SaaS content management, electronic document capture, data analytics, and workflow automation.
  • Proven ability in consultative selling, account strategy development, and negotiating with senior federal decision-makers, including flag officers.
  • Demonstrated expertise in leading matrixed internal teams and managing complex capture lifecycles.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation skills grounded in strategic selling methodologies.

What We Offer
  • Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience.
  • Flexible work options/alternative work options to support work-life balance.
  • Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.


Ready to help modernize defense capabilities and advance critical federal missions? Click apply to connect with our team today!

Reasonably expected salary range: $93,400.00 - $124,500.00 + commissions.

Please note that an employee's starting salary may vary based on a variety of factors. Where State, Municipal, Provincial, Territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.

Category: Sales

About Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Incorporated is a global leader for storage and information management services. The company provides solutions for records management, data backup and recovery, document management, secure shredding, and consulting services. Iron Mountain serves more than 225,000 customers in 50 countries and stores and protects billions of information assets, including critical business documents, electronic information, medical data, and cultural and historical artifacts. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Iron Mountain
Size
26,750 employees
Market Cap
$14.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$342.6 million
Founded
1951
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
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