Sr. Sales Executive, Government State Business

Government Risk Senior Sales Executive, State Business

Are you an experienced, results-driven sales professional with a background selling into state government and a hunger to own a territory, carry a number, and drive real business? If so, let's talk. Our Government Risk Senior Sales Executive, State Business is a senior, quota-carrying, outbound-focused role built for sellers who understand the state government landscape and know how to turn that knowledge into closed deals. You will work with a market leader, partnering with a world-class sales organization to prospect and sell directly into state agencies including departments of revenue, health and human services, labor and unemployment insurance, child support enforcement, motor vehicles, offices of inspector general, and state auditors leading with Thomson Reuters CLEAR, the AI-powered investigative and risk platform trusted by state agencies nationwide to verify identities, detect fraud, and protect program integrity, alongside the broader Thomson Reuters government risk portfolio. The position offers a competitive base salary and variable compensation directly tied to your success, along with an extraordinary benefits package and extensive career growth opportunities.

Location: remote based role, must be based in the US.

Key Responsibilities

• Own a defined territory end to end as a senior, proactive seller accountable for pipeline generation, opportunity progression, and revenue attainment within your geography. The primary weight of this role is independent outbound selling against a named territory and an individual quota. You will prospect into state agencies across revenue, health and human services, labor, child support, motor vehicles, and oversight functions such as inspectors general and state auditors building senior-level relationships and positioning CLEAR and the wider Thomson Reuters government risk portfolio against each agency's fraud, identity, and program integrity priorities.
• Own and exceed your assigned territory quota and monthly/annual sales targets, maintaining consistent performance at or above 100% of YTD goals, with accurate forecasting and disciplined territory planning
• Drive proactive outbound prospecting and pipeline generation through phone, email, social media, and in-person engagement, with a focused emphasis on state agency decision-makers including program directors, division administrators, investigations and program integrity leaders, IT leadership, and procurement officers
• Independently generate, qualify, and close opportunities within your defined territory running the full cycle from initial outreach through demonstration, procurement, and signature, or handoff in collaboration with Sales Specialists
• Support Sales Specialists on active pursuits when brought in, contributing your knowledge of Thomson Reuters solutions and the state government market to help advance deals
• Build and develop trusted relationships across state agencies program, investigative, oversight, and IT stakeholders alike matching CLEAR and adjacent government risk solutions to their investigative, fraud, eligibility, and due-diligence needs
• Navigate state procurement independently, including RFPs, sole-source justifications, statewide term contracts and cooperative purchasing vehicles, and the legislative and fiscal year budget cycles that govern state agency spending
• Travel as required to attend prospect meetings, agency visits, industry events, and conferences (e.g., NASCIO, NASACT, NAAG, NASWA) to build relationships and represent Thomson Reuters in the field
• Conduct ongoing market analysis of the state government technology and risk-solutions landscape, leveraging competitor insights, industry trends, and customer feedback to sharpen outreach strategies and identify new opportunities
• Accurately and promptly log all activities, customer contacts, and pipeline updates in Salesforce
• Actively engage in coaching and collaboration, sharing market intelligence and best practices with teammates and sales leadership
• Consistently live the Thomson Reuters culture and values

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree
• Five or more years in a quota-carrying, territory-owning sales role, with a documented track record of meeting or exceeding annual targets state or federal government, public sector, or SaaS technology sales strongly preferred
• Solid familiarity with state agency structures and how state government operates, including program administration, oversight and audit functions, and centralized IT and procurement organizations
• Working understanding of state procurement processes, including RFPs, statewide term contracts, cooperative purchasing, and fiscal year budget cycles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for state agency executives and technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; ability to quickly establish credibility and trust with state agency professionals at all levels
• Active listening and discovery skills to surface an agency's operational needs and challenges, and map them to the right CLEAR and government risk capabilities
• Proficiency in Salesforce or comparable CRM platforms
• Familiarity with social selling platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) and AI-powered sales tools
• Commitment to a schedule that aligns with the customer's workday
• Willingness and ability to travel as required by territory and business needs
• Motivated, competitive, and self-directed with a positive, team-oriented attitude

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling Thomson Reuters CLEAR or comparable investigative, identity, fraud analytics, or public records platforms into government is strongly preferred

What's in it For You?

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The target total cash compensation range varies across locations.

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