Senior Account Executive Manager, Federal Civilian

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Washington, DC, USA
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Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Security • Software
The Role

Primer exists to make the world a safer place.  We do this by providing trusted decision-ready AI to the world's most critical organizations.  Our software enables leaders, operators, and analysts to better understand the changing world around us in real time and make informed decisions when the stakes are high.  Primer has offices in San Francisco, Pasadena, CA and Arlington, VA.  For more information, please visit https://primer.ai/

As a Senior Account Executive, you will be supported by a team of accomplished big data, AI/ML, and industry specialists. Primer is building a world-class sales culture for individuals who are self-motivated, customer-focused, creative, and passionate about AI and ML. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way on high-visibility, high-impact projects in a fast-growing segment of our business. This role will be leading our expansion into the financial services sector, where you will be responsible for initiating and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders at top firms. Your goal is to drive these relationships through the sales pipeline, closing deals that deliver significant value to our clients. And you will help shape our broader sales strategy and go-to-market approach as we expand into new sectors.

We’re hiring this Senior Account Executive to be cover a territory including Enterprise financial services and is a remote position

Role Responsibilities - How You Will Make an Impact:

  • Identify and expand on assigned territory, meet and exceed sales goals through prospecting, qualifying, managing and closing sales opportunities 
  • Identify high-value targets within the financial services industry and develop outreach strategies to initiate and grow relationships
  • Deliver presentations and demonstrations highlighting the advantages, features, and functions of Primer’s platform technologies
  • Oversee the entire sales cycle while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including sales engineering, professional services, marketing, and legal 
  • Tailor your pitch and product demonstrations to address the unique needs of each client, managing the sales cycle from introduction to close.
  • Be the trusted advisor to the customer by understanding their existing and future IT roadmap to drive Primer’s solution 
  • Execute ongoing account management working with current customers in order to drive consumption and expansion of business 
  • Drive solution-based selling, manage a complex sales process, and possess excellent presentation, listening, organization, and contact management skills
  • Employ Methods for co-developing business cases and gaining support from C-level Executives

Relevant Skills and Experiences:

  • Excellent executive-level verbal and written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
  • 5+ years of field sales experience in the SaaS space, experience within data management, analytics, business intelligence preferred 
  • A track record of success in selling software platform subscriptions into net new complex accounts, demonstrated by overachievement of quota ( $1M+ of ARR) and strong customer references
  • Experience in financial services, legal, insurance, or related industries
  • Previous experience at an early-stage, venture-backed company (e.g., under 100 employees) is a bonus.
  • Demonstrated success in selling and delivering products in new or emerging markets.
  • Proven ability and comfort in negotiating and closing legal agreements with customers and supporting new customers through our on-boarding process
  • Strong ecosystem of partners and channels to help expand Primer’s market 
  • Ability to travel to client sites on a global basis as needed (50% travel)

The annual cash compensation range for this sales position is US $300,000 to US $400,000.  Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed above.

Primer works closely with the U.S. defense and intelligence establishment. Any offer of employment is conditioned on an applicant or employee being able to meet any applicable government contract requirements. The company may rescind any offer of employment to an applicant or terminate an employee if the applicant or employee is unable to perform the functions of the position in compliance with applicable government contracts or if an applicant or employee makes a false attestation of compliance.

What We Offer

We are a series D funded company with investors from Addition, USIT, Lux Capital, Amplify Partners, Addition Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and others.  We are intentional around building a diverse and inclusive team of subject matter experts to better advocate for the needs of our users. 

We care a lot about our work and about the well being of our team. We encourage everyone to work at a sustainable pace and have a flexible vacation policy for team members to utilize, Wellness Days and 100% paid leave for parents of growing families.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. This includes full medical, dental, and vision coverage, fertility benefits through Carrot, mental health coverage on demand with Headspace Care+, Gympass+ Membership via Wellhub, One Medical Membership, 401(k), remote work stipends, and monthly internet allowance.

Primer is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Please see the United States Department of Labor's EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.


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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
105 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

We build machines that can read and write, automating the analysis of very large datasets. Primer's technology is deployed by some of the world’s largest government agencies, financial institutions, and Fortune 50 companies. Our mission is to accelerate our understanding of the world.

Why Work With Us

We are building machine intelligence that pushes the edge of what is currently possible. This requires a team effort in the deepest sense, whether you are honing an algorithm to solve a problem or working with our customers to identify their most important problems. We value initiative, creativity, and integrity. We take care of each other.

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