Account Executive, Public Sector, Federal Civilian

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McLean, VA, USA
In-Office
140K-184K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
The Account Executive will drive customer acquisition in the Federal Civilian sector, managing the sales cycle, developing strategies, and building relationships to exceed sales targets.
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At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

Account Executive Federal Civilian, US Department of Health and Human Services & US Department of Interior

Snowflake has revolutionized data management by harnessing the power of the public cloud to create the Data Cloud, a global network empowering organizations to mobilize data with unparalleled scale and performance. By eliminating data silos and enabling secure sharing, the Data Cloud supports diverse analytics across various public sector agencies and departments. Snowflake's multi-cloud platform fuels the Data Cloud, offering a comprehensive solution for data engineering, collaboration, and analytics, driving digital transformation, enhancing citizen services, fostering innovation, modernizing data infrastructure, and enabling holistic data insights across the public sector.

The Snowflake Public Sector team is growing! We're currently looking for a high-achieving Acquisitions Account Executive who possesses in-depth knowledge of the Federal Civilian market, ideally with experience calling on the US Department of Health and Human Services

In this role, you'll leverage your prospecting skills to strategically target and acquire new customers. You'll own the entire sales cycle, from identifying opportunities and building relationships to closing deals that meet both customer needs and company objectives.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on high-visibility, high-impact projects. To thrive in this role, you'll need to be a self-starter who takes initiative, embraces accountability, and remains open to new ideas and perspectives. Our team is highly collaborative, curious, and always striving to innovate and exceed customer expectations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for the assigned Federal Civilian sales territory, leveraging domain expertise to drive growth and adoption.

  • Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key customer stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.

  • Deliver accurate and timely sales activity reports and forecasts to senior management.

  • Consistently exceed sales targets within the Federal Civilian market.

  • Leverage domain expertise to identify and address unique challenges within the Federal Civilian landscape, tailoring solutions for maximum impact.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 5-10 years of experience with a proven track record of exceeding sales quotas in both new customer acquisition and expanding existing accounts within the Federal Civilian market. Experience with complex fed environments, gov/contractor, multiple divisions & economic buyers.

  • History of ability to build and execute comprehensive sales plans to achieve strategic and financial targets in the Federal Civilian sector

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, fostering a culture of open communication and trust.

  • Ability to set ambitious goals and develop innovative strategies to achieve them within the Federal Civilian landscape.

  • Ability to build strong relationships with internal cross-functional partners and external stakeholders, including Federal Civilian agencies and organizations.

  • In Snowflake McLean, VA office approximately two days per week

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

Skills Required

  • 5-10 years experience in Federal Civilian market
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to develop comprehensive sales plans
  • Experience in complex federal environments

Snowflake Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Snowflake and has not been reviewed or approved by Snowflake.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is often characterized as top‑of‑market across multiple roles. The company also points to a Fair Pay Workplace certification, signaling externally reviewed pay‑equity practices.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is a meaningful part of total compensation, with new‑hire grants, refresh potential, and a discounted ESPP with a favorable lookback. Feedback suggests this ownership component materially boosts perceived total rewards.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Parental leave is described as up to 26 weeks paid in the U.S., paired with flexible or generous PTO and multiple leave types. Family‑building benefits and a dedicated parental‑leave hub further expand support.

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Snowflake powers the end-to-end data lifecycle – from ingesting and processing data to analyzing and modeling it, to building and sharing data and AI applications – helping engineers, analysts, and leaders innovate faster and achieve more with their data. We're on a mission to empower every enterprise to achieve its full potential through data and AI.

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