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Public Sector Account Executive, Okta

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  • Build and execute a territory plan for pipeline generation and net-new logo acquisition.
  • Consistently deliver revenue targets and support year-on-year territory growth.
  • Develop account strategies to generate pipeline, progress opportunities, and deliver predictable bookings.
  • Engage senior stakeholders across Security, Technology, Digital, Risk, Operations, and Executive teams.
  • Position Okta Workforce Identity as a strategic platform for secure access, identity governance, privileged access, automation, and AI-era identity security.
  • Help customers understand how identity supports secure AI adoption, including governance of non-human identities, service accounts, automation tools, and AI agents.
  • Create compelling business cases, presentations, and executive-ready materials.
  • Lead stakeholder alignment, account planning, negotiations, and quarterly business reviews.
  • Leverage xDRs, Partners, Presales, Customer First, and Professional Services to progress opportunities.
  • Build strong relationships with strategic partners, system integrators, and cloud ecosystem partners.
  • 10+ years of success selling complex Public Sector, enterprise SaaS, or cyber security solutions.
  • Proven ability to win net-new logos and expand strategic government or highly regulated accounts.
  • Strong understanding of workforce identity, access management, cyber security, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology buying cycles.
  • Ability to engage senior stakeholders across Security, IT, Digital, Risk, Operations, and Executive audiences.
  • Strong technical and commercial acumen, with the ability to connect identity and security solutions to business outcomes.
  • Ability to articulate the role of identity in secure AI adoption, including human and non-human identity governance.
  • Excellent discovery, communication, presentation, and executive presence.
  • Experience working on large transformational security, identity, cloud, or digital modernisation initiatives.
  • Creative, resilient, team-oriented, and highly accountable.
  • Experience using MEDDPICC, Challenger, or Sandler sales methodologies.
  • Strong forecast accuracy, opportunity hygiene, rigour, and execution discipline.
  • Supporting Your Well-Being
  • Driving Social Impact
  • Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
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