Senior Account Executive

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Reston, VA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology • Software • Business Intelligence
The Role
As a Senior Account Executive, lead revenue growth and client relationships, focusing on strategic account engagement and proposal excellence.
Summary Generated by Built In

If you’re seeking a sense of community and the ability for growth, look no further. Since 1982, we have been 100% dedicated to our people. Our approach permits greater ownership for individuals and welcomes input into decisions for a thriving workplace and happy employees. Our people are the core reason for AIS’ success. As an employee owned company, we are looking for individuals that are passionate about finding innovative solutions, and excited about emerging technologies and capabilities.

Who we are:

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

Our Ideal Candidates:

At AIS, we’re looking for more than just skills – we’re looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles:

Know Yourself and Pursue Personal Growth: You embrace intellectual curiosity, demonstrate humility, and actively seek feedback to continuously improve.

Collaborate and Support Team Success: You work effectively with others, understand their strengths, and contribute to a positive and growth-oriented team environment.

Communicate Openly and Clearly: You create clarity and understanding through inclusive, effective communication and active listening.

Seek Opportunities and Take Responsibility: You’re proactive, embrace progress over perfection, and confidently take ownership of your work and outcomes.

Be Resilient and Resourceful: You approach challenges with positivity, learn from mistakes, and stay focused on achieving long-term goals.

Challenge, Collaborate, and Commit: You encourage respectful debate, seek innovative solutions, and commit fully to decisions once made.

Live Out the AIS Way: You embody AIS’s values, mission, and vision, holding yourself and others accountable to our high standards while building trust and fostering positive relationships.

What you will be doing:

AIS is seeking a highly driven and disciplined Senior Account Executive who can lead growth in a portfolio of clients aligned by industry sector. This individual will be responsible for revenue growth, client relationship leadership, and pursuit excellence across strategic accounts and new logo opportunities.

Success in this role demands a leader who combines exceptional communication skills, business-led thinking, rigorous sales discipline, and a sharp focus on proposal quality and client impact. The ideal candidate brings both strategic presence and operational execution, serving as the trusted advisor to clients and a growth engine for AIS.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Revenue & Vertical Growth

    • Own vertical P&L, including revenue, pipeline targets, and gross margin

    • Drive new logo acquisition and expand existing account revenue through upsell/cross-sell

    • Maintain ≥3x pipeline coverage and ensure forecast accuracy

  • Proposal & Pursuit Leadership

    • Lead creation of high-quality, business-outcome-driven proposals

    • Ensure every pursuit has a compelling storyline, client context, and quantified impact

    • Review all major proposals for strategic positioning, pricing rationale, and solution clarity

  • Client & Stakeholder Engagement

    • Build and maintain C-level relationships across priority accounts

    • Represent AIS in executive briefings, proposal orals, and account reviews

    • Drive high client engagement scores and long-term value realization

  • Business-Led Thinking

    • Bring industry context to every engagement—speak to client problems, not just tech

    • Collaborate with solution and delivery teams to craft differentiated offerings

    • Translate client pain points into clearly scoped and budget-aligned proposals

  • Sales Execution & Discipline

    • Own CRM hygiene, forecast cadence, and sales process adherence

    • Drive accountability across pursuits, meetings, and proposal timelines

    • Collaborate closely with Sales Enablement and India Development Center to scale support capacity

  • Microsoft & Partner Engagement

    • Align with Microsoft GTM teams for co-sell and channel leverage

    • Engage in campaign planning, Executive Briefing Center (EBC) and partner strategy execution

Required Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of enterprise sales or strategic account leadership preferably in Energy, Utilities, Financial Services, Insurance or Healthcare)

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—executive presence is a must

  • Proven strength in proposal leadership and business impact storytelling

  • Highly organized, methodical, and self-driven

  • Strong collaboration skills with delivery, solution, and partner teams

  • Experience working in or with Microsoft co-sell environments a strong plus

  • Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem: Familiar with Microsoft Azure, M365, and co-sell motions

  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with Microsoft field teams, including Partner Development Managers (PDMs), Account Executives, and industry specialists

  • Ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, pre-sales, and delivery teams

  • Experience qualifying and developing new leads, nurturing opportunities through the funnel, and coordinating with solution engineers for discovery and scoping

  • Familiarity with CSP (Cloud Solution Provider) model and how it supports licensing + services bundling

  • Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement skills – able to deliver compelling outreach, presentations, and customer messaging

  • Proficiency in CRM tools (e.g., Hubspot, Dynamics, Salesforce) and disciplined pipeline hygiene and forecasting

Success Measures:

  • Vertical revenue and gross margin targets met or exceeded

  • Quality and win rate of proposals and strategic pursuits

  • Growth in key accounts (NRR, cross-sell, executive relationship strength)

  • CRM hygiene, forecast discipline, and pipeline coverage

  • Measurable Microsoft and partner-influenced revenue

Why AIS?

  • Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.

  • Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

  • Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.

  • Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

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The Company
HQ: Reston, VA
710 Employees
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

AIS (Applied Information Sciences) provides software and systems engineering services to government agencies and businesses across the United States. We specialize in cloud services, DevOps, custom application development, and IT services. Our areas of expertise include custom application development, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, User Experience (UX), business intelligence/advanced analytics and IoT, and Managed Services. Our customers include a broad range of organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, and include state and local governments as well as defense and national security agencies.

Our analysis-driven approach to solving business problems—combined with our commitment to deadlines and budgets—results in successful projects and long-term relationships with our clients. We're a top-tier cloud partner for Microsoft, Amazon and Equinix with proven capabilities and a track record of success. AIS is a Microsoft gold partner with six competencies ​and a Microsoft National Solution Provider (NSP). From over 750,000 Microsoft partners, there are less than 50 partners that have been selected for inclusion​ in the NSP organization. Microsoft chooses partners for this program that have proven capabilities to scale to the needs of large enterprises across the United States. Founded in 1982, AIS is a growing and privately held company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with offices in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Indiana, and India.

Check out our opportunities at careers.ais.com.

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