Sales Account Manager - U.S. Navy & Marine Corps

Aptiv; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Flexible time off

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Wind RiverX is seeking a high-impact Sales Account Manager for the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps. You will lead business development and sales across the Department of the Navy, setting strategy, building call plans, and maintaining a high cadence of customer meetings.

Expect ~50% travel and a require­ment for security-cleared, US-citizen professionals. You will partner with internal teams to shape capture plans, grow ecosystem relationships, and deliver secure, high-performance solutions tailored to

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is mandatory.
• SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain.
• Experience building new territory business in Navy/Marine Corps.
• Strong Linux and virtualization background; ability to learn and promote technology products.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to execute Navy/Marine Corps sales plans.
• Create high-value revenue opportunities and account governance.
• Oversee cross-functional capture plans and partner engagement.
• Build relationships with Navy/Marine Corps stakeholders and ecosystems.
• Lead pre-sales activities with WRX Field Application Engineers.

Skills

US Citizenship

SECRET clearance

Territory sales

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Linux

Enterprise virtualization

Cloud native environments

Job description

ABOUT WIND RIVERX

Wind RiverX (WRX) is a mission-driven software company focused on delivering advanced, secure, and resilient solutions that support U.S. defense and national security missions. As a subsidiary of Wind River, a global leader in intelligent systems software with over four decades of proven success in aerospace and defense, WRX builds upon a trusted legacy of innovation, reliability, and mission assurance.

Wind River’s software has powered some of the world’s most critical systems — from the Mars rovers and commercial aircraft to advanced military platforms and autonomous defense technologies. Building on this heritage, WRX extends that technical excellence to accelerate innovation at the edge, combining agility, security, and modern software practices tailored to the unique needs of defense customers.

At WRX, we partner closely with government, defense, and industry leaders to provide secure and reliable systems to the most critical missions, enhance interoperability, and strengthen digital resilience.

Our team brings deep expertise in systems integration, open architecture, customer needs, and software-defined solutions that empower our warfighters and critical partners across air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

We are a fast-growing organization that values collaboration, integrity, and technical mastery. Our culture is rooted in innovation and purpose — we move quickly, think boldly, and take pride in delivering solutions that matter. If you believe you would be an asset to a high-powered team with an energetic culture where you will contribute to reducing the definition of impossible, we would like to talk to you.

YOUR ROLE

The Sales Account Manager – U.S. Navy & Marine Corps is a key leadership contributor responsible for driving operational excellence and supporting a working environment based on trust, respect, and dedication to our U.S. Government customer base.

This role will be responsible for overseeing all business development and sales activities across the Department of the Navy, including the Marine Corps. This individual will set the sales strategy, develop comprehensive call plans to ensure achievement of 100% of target, and maintain an expectation of 7–8 customer or partner meetings per week. The role requires approximately 50% travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Account Management: Develop strategies to execute plans for the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps marketspace. Create high-value revenue generating opportunities and establish short and long-term customer success and revenue results with continued interaction. Lead efforts with key internal and external partners along with business and technical decision makers in developing, long-term, tailored account plans to grow sales and partner impact, leveraging relationships, influence, and industry knowledge. Build relationships with the broader ecosystem to shape ability and opportunity while leveraging knowledge of customer business. Shape relationships and run a regular account governance with the extended account team. Provide feedback to the account team members and relevant managers.
• Customer & Partnership Engagement: Grow and maintain a dynamic ecosystem of partners, fostering relationships that enhance our market presence and technological capabilities while ensuring integrity, brand, growth, and consistent business results within our customers.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure the delivery of highly secure, performant solutions tailored to Navy and Marine Corps clients.
• Collaborative Execution: Collaborate with your extended team to ensure a cohesive approach to market penetration and customer satisfaction.
• Develop Relationships: Develop relationships with Department of the Navy and Marine Corps stakeholders.
• Create Capture Plans: Align Wind River’s overall strategic direction and product strategies with the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps needs and requirements, in order to build capture plan for each group.
• Pursue growth opportunities: Look across the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps market to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop and maintain deep and productive relationships with key stakeholders across the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
• Scout, assess, and develop strategic partnerships and alliances with companies that can enhance WR's position for major opportunities.
• Influence technology decisions by educating customers about WR.
• Develop a deep understanding of various Department of the Navy and Marine Corps needs, budgetary constraints, and program procurements that lead to shorter time to revenue for WR.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to WR Field Application Engineers (FAE’s) who will help navigate various programs technically with pre-sales activities.
• Develop comprehensive opportunity plans to support sales growth.
• Evangelize various technologies at federal events, conferences, and industry gatherings.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship (mandatory).
• SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain.
• Experience with building new territory business in Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
• Strong background with Linux operating systems and Enterprise virtualization technologies, including both bare metal and cloud native environments. Otherwise, strong ability to learn and experience with understanding and promoting technology products and services.
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategies, build ecosystems, and foster partnerships.
• Exceptional track record with communication, and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging with stakeholders at all levels of a customer, to deliver business results.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience. An advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is highly preferred.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting at executive levels.
• Must be willing to travel domestically for customer meetings and internal meetings as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience working with or selling into the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Compensation

The salary range for this role’s listed grade level is based on On-Target-Earnings (OTE), 60% base + 40% commission at currently $263k to $330k for MD and VA residents and $275k to $350k for DC residents. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members. Employees in this role are also eligible for the following benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company's plans: health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flex time off, eligibility to enroll in 401k, and 12 paid holidays.

Why Join WRX?

WRX is a high-trust, U.S.-only Professional Services organization backed by a global technology leader. You will directly impact mission-critical customer programs, shape WRX’s technical delivery standards, and contribute to building a premier U.S.-only team. WRX blends startup agility with the stability of a globally recognized technology provider, offering a rare opportunity to influence national security outcomes.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

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