Sr. Account Executive - DOD

Senior Account Executive

The Senior Account Executive is responsible for driving new business growth and strategic account expansion across a defined DOD Government territory. This role focuses on delivering mission-aligned cybersecurity solutions through a multi-vendor portfolio of leading OEM partners and services, supporting DOD agencies as they modernize IT environments, protect sensitive data, and comply with evolving federal mandates. This is a senior, hunter-led individual contributor role requiring deep DOD domain expertise, strong capture leadership, and the ability to navigate complex acquisition, compliance, and stakeholder environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and achieve an annual revenue quota through new logo acquisition and expansion of existing Federal DOD accounts.
• Lead end-to-end sales and capture efforts for complex cybersecurity opportunities, including long sales cycles and competitive procurements.
• Develop and execute territory and account plans aligned to agency missions, funding cycles, and federal cybersecurity directives.
• Identify, qualify, shape, and close opportunities involving multi-vendor cybersecurity solutions and professional services.
• Build trusted relationships with technical, acquisition, contracting, and executive stakeholders, including SES-level leadership.
• Partner closely with OEMs to align agency strategies, leverage product roadmaps, and jointly pursue growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Pre-Sales, Capture, and Delivery teams to create compelling value propositions and winning proposals.
• Develop and lead teaming strategies for large-scale pursuits, including prime and subcontractor relationships.
• Track pipeline, manage forecasts, and maintain accurate opportunity data within CRM and capture management tools.
• Represent the company at agency briefings, industry days, task order competitions, and federal conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 1012+ years of Federal DOD government sales experience
• Proven success closing complex deals ($2M+, multi-year)
• Strong understanding of Federal acquisition processes, including:
• FAR-based procurements
• Task order competitions
• GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs
• Experience selling multi-vendor solutions and services-based offerings
• Demonstrated ability to manage a full individual contributor sales pipeline
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive engagement skills

Preferred

• Experience selling cybersecurity solutions aligned to:
• Zero Trust
• Cloud security
• Data protection
• Identity and network security
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, CISA mandates, and agency ATO processes
• End-to-end capture experience, including opportunity shaping, teaming, and proposal strategy
• Track record of introducing emerging or disruptive technologies into Federal DOD agencies

Company Overview

As a federal government contractor and a recipient of federal funding, Mythics and Emergent are required to abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Act, which requires Mythics and Emergent to provide a drug-free workplace, among other obligations. As part of this effort, Mythics and Emergent require pre-employment drug tests for all candidates for employment. Please note that marijuana (including medical marijuana) is designated as a controlled substance under federal law and will be screened for in the drug test.

Emergent, a subsidiary of Mythics, LLC, is an award-winning IT solutions provider and value-added reseller based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Since 2006, Emergent has specialized in solving complex challenges and delivered best-of-class technology solutions to operations in all levels of government, education, and commercial organizations worldwide. At Emergent, we are looking for motivated people with the expertise and insight to tackle the toughest client issues.

Why Work at Emergent?

Because at Emergent, YOU count! At Emergent, our Corporate Values are at the foundation of everything we do. Our values, Respect Empathy Excellence Fun (REEF), have created an environment that fosters creative thinking, respects your contributions, and accepts nothing less than excellence in serving our customers. At Emergent, you will experience a truly enjoyable corporate culture.

Enjoy Tailored Benefits to Suit Your Needs with our Flexible Options. Our benefit options include:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision plans
• Premier 401k retirement plan with corporate matching and a 529 college saving plan
• Tax-advantaged Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account options
• Legal Resources

Unlock Exclusive Benefits for Full-Time Employees:

• Generous work/life balance opportunities supported by a PTO bank, paid holidays, leave programs and additional flex time off
• Employee referral program
• Employee recognition, gift and reward program
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Remote or hybrid work options
• Engaging company events such as team building activities, annual awards and kick-off parties
• Health and wellness-focused activities
• Relaxation Spaces
• In-office gourmet coffee, tea, fresh fruit and healthy snacks
• Corporate GREEN approach tracking energy consumption for reduction and purchasing only environmentally friendly products for our offices

Emergent, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and/or local law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or other factors protected by law. We offer equal opportunity in compensation, advancement opportunities, and all other terms and conditions of employment. As a federal government contractor, Emergent has developed and maintains a written Affirmative Action Program relating to individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures to which the Company is committed in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans is followed. For those unable to complete an online application, alternative methods are available by contacting View email address on click.appcast.io. For more information about Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination, please read Know Your Rights.