Confluent · 6 hours ago
Public Sector Account Executive, SLED
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $160K/yr
8+ years expConfluent is a company focused on transforming how data moves and is utilized. The Public Sector Account Executive is responsible for selling Confluent solutions to the SLED segment, utilizing sales and negotiation skills to drive revenue growth and develop customer relationships.
AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source
Responsibilities
Responsible for driving revenue growth in our large, complex, and highly visible accounts
Proactively prospect, identify, qualify, develop, and close a sales pipeline while continuing to grow consumption in current customer accounts
Leading, driving, and executing a strategic complex sales cycle with responsibility for demonstrating the value of Confluent at C-Level
Become an in-depth expert/SME of Confluent offerings, product suites, and competitive landscape
Develop a deep understanding of your customers, their strategies, and business goals to become a trusted advisor
Work closely with our partner ecosystem teams to sell to or through the ecosystem
Align closely with our Solutions Engineering team on technical wins, Professional Services to deliver world-class customer experience, and Customer Success Management to identify and close expansion opportunities and renewals
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in quota-carrying sales roles in a competitive market with a focus on growing consumption within accounts/territory
Prior experience in Big Data, Consumption, Cloud, SaaS, Open Source, or Enterprise IT Solutions
Previous sales methodology training (i.e. MEDDPICC, Challenger, etc.)
Prior experience in leading and executing a highly complex sales strategy to increase and drive revenue growth
Consistent track record of success and history of overachieving and hitting quota attainment
Ability to articulate, educate, and sell the business value to businesses of all sizes
Experience developing and improving processes and managing change within an organization
Exceptional skills in relationship-building, customer relations, and negotiation skills
Open to Travel to customer locations as needed
Preferred
BS/BA degree or equivalent preferred
Company
Confluent
Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (142)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$459.6MKey Investors
CoatueSequoia CapitalIndex Ventures
2025-12-08Acquired
2021-06-24IPO
2021-06-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jun Rao
Co-founder
Chad Verbowski
CTO
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