Account Executive, Enterprise - Public Sector (Sydney, Australia)
Figma
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We are looking for an Enterprise Account Executive who will play a critical role driving sales and enhancing revenue with our Public Sector customers, which includes Federal, State and Central Government customers across Australia and New Zealand. You will be responsible for targeting, building and nurturing positive relationships with key executive level decision-makers, understanding complex business needs, and delivering innovative solutions across our product suite. This is an opportunity to accelerate your career, learn from leading sellers in the industry and build an incredible network of cross functional partners at Figma.
What you'll do at Figma:
- Proven experience developing and implementing strategic territory and account plans within the A/NZ Public Sector
- Deep understanding of the government technology landscape, including procurement cycles, regulatory frameworks, funding models, and policy trends
- Proven ability to build and lead a robust pipeline, consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets in complex, enterprise-level environments (2000+ FTEs)
- Strong expertise in value-based selling and discovery practices, with a track record of engaging key decision-makers and aligning solutions to business challenges
- Ability to position platform solutions—such as Figma—to meet the unique needs of government departments and large-scale public sector organisations
- Experience securing executive alignment and sponsorship for enterprise-wide technology deployments
- Skilled at identifying and pursuing account expansion opportunities through strategic planning, account tiering, and multi-threaded customer engagement
- Comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment and co-creating solutions with internal teams, including Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Engineering
- Proven success in cultivating and advancing executive-level relationships, including through in-person engagements and strategic networking
- Experience leading and building strategic partnerships and alliances as part of a broader account or territory strategy
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- A demonstrated ability closing sales, 10+ years, for a software or SaaS business with a Government book of customers (2000+ FTEs)
- Extensive experience selling to Federal and State Government agencies in Australia
- Consistent performance meeting pipeline generation targets for net new business
- Demonstrated experience optimally leading complex sales cycles (6 months+)
- A sales methodology and process that creates value for customers
While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- Experience selling to Central and Local Government agencies in New Zealand
- Experience selling solutions to technical audiences at a strategic level (i.e. Engineering, Product, Design teams)
- Demonstrated ability to succeed in a changing environment
- Certified in deal qualification and prospect discovery
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring inquisitive people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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