[Remote] Federal Sales Account Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. One Stop Systems, Inc. is a San Diego-based technology company specializing in enterprise class compute solutions for AI/ML and autonomy. The Federal Sales Account Manager will be responsible for identifying and closing sales in the Government sectors, managing the sales process, and developing strategic sales plans to achieve growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive full-cycle sales: prospect, qualify, propose, negotiate, and close
• Build multi-threaded customer relationships with Engineering, Procurement, Program Management and Executive stakeholders
• Develop account plans and accurate pipeline/forecasting in CRM (Salesforce)
• Lead RFx responses with support from Engineering, Program Management and Product Marketing
• Shape opportunities by translating technical requirements into value and ROI
• Represent OSS at customer meetings, demos, tradeshows and industry events
• Develop and implement strategic sales plans and campaigns to drive results in respective market segments
• Identify opportunities to grow and shape the organization with the VP and Director of Government Sales to best address target markets
• Communicate potential new business opportunities and challenges with cross-functional project teams
• Leads and implements the Sales process including Opportunity Identification & Qualification, Stage/Gate reviews, Business Case, Proposal Response and SalesForce CRM Management
• Works closely with Sales, Product Marketing, Operations, Engineering and Executive Mgmt. teams to win strategic programs and facilitate consistent program execution
• Responsible for end-to-end management of customer accounts and opportunities to achieve target sales, margin, and growth objectives
• Generates and develops new targeted business to meet specified sales goals
• Create customer proposals with the Product Marketing team to win new OEM business
• Facilitates the negotiation of client contracts and work agreements
• Delivers sales presentations to key clients
• Meets with clients in-person to maintain relationships, conduct negotiations and close deals
• Maintains and nurtures existing client relationships with the largest and most complex accounts
• Prepares periodic sales reports showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion
• Meets production goals and controls expenditures of specified region to conform to budgetary requirements
• Provide information feedback to the OSS executive-level management for future product and technology development
• Provides consistent and immediate feedback to Reps and/or Account Executives regarding their performance and provides coaching to help them achieve their goals
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

Skills

• Minimum of 10 years of recent sales or business development experience serving Government clients with technically complex products
• Client hunting and time management acumen to drive sales growth
• Significant customer centric focus and a history of strong client relationships
• Current high-level (program manager and above) contacts at 5 or more of the following organizations: Lockheed Martin, BAE, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Boeing, L3-Harris, Thales, Leidos, Bell/Textron, ARL, AFRL, NRL, ONR
• Experience selling to customer and potential customer engineers, senior executives, and program managers
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and operate successfully in high pace environment
• Understanding of the financial and business side of the sales process
• The necessary skills, experience, and knowledge to identify, create strategies to engage, propose and close large customer opportunities
• Ability to engage and drive programs effectively with company HQ staff members while either on-site or remote
• US citizenship required
• BS (or higher) in technical discipline or Business-related degree or equivalent experience
• Must have a home office with closable door and limited distractions during the entire business day
• Travel 50-60% of the time in the region including day-to-day sales calls and participation in trade shows
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently
• Strong collaboration skills. Ability to form collaborative relationships with lead engineers, engineering managers, program managers and senior managers at all customer sites. A team builder and leader
• MBA preferred

Benefits

• Potential for Stock Equity
• 401K Matching
• Competitive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Three weeks of PTO
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Escondido/San Diego, CA Hybrid or Remote

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