Senior Account Executive

The Building People; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short-Term

Job summary

The Building People is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead enterprise growth across multiple U.S. defense and civilian agencies.

You will translate customer perspectives into strategic opportunities and drive planning that aligns with government needs and corporate capabilities. You will build direct executive relationships, shape bids, and sponsor high-value captures while coordinating across sectors to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of executive level leadership within the defense, intelligence, government services, or professional services markets.
• Record of leading and sponsoring opportunity captures >$100M, including development of win themes and pricing decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, establish, and leverage strategic customer alliances with senior officials and program stakeholders.
• Familiarity with government contracting, current acquisition trends, and agency enterprise acquisition strategies and processes.
• Executive-caliber communication skills; frequent presenter to senior executives, customers, and governance forums.
• Management of a >$1B qualified pipeline and portfolio-level prioritization discipline.

Responsibilities

• Qualify and expand an agency specific opportunity portfolio by prioritizing, qualifying, and sequencing new business opportunities.
• Maintain trusted advisor status by understanding agency priorities, budget cycles, acquisition strategies, and key stakeholders.
• Shape opportunities early in the lifecycle by influencing requirements and alignment with capabilities.
• Set and oversee agency growth plans that tie to enterprise goals across intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination.
• Serve as the account lead for an agency or multiple agencies, delivering integrated, multi-sector solutions.
• Act as liaison between Growth Organization and line divisions to ensure alignment across sectors.
• Institutionalize cross-organizational collaboration to drive growth and remove barriers.

Skills

Executive relationships

Business development

Capture leadership

Portfolio planning

Cross-sector collaboration

Government contracting

Strategic account management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

The Senior Account Manager will set and own the strategy for identifying and developing new opportunities, translate customer perspectives into enterprise growth, and lead strategic planning specific to one or several of the following agencies; Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy or other Department of Defense agencies.

This role will partner with the senior leadership to define and execute growth strategies and business plans, chair program reviews, customer assessments, govern discretionary investment portfolios, and sponsor relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

We are open to part-time or full-time candidates and offer hybrid or remote work arrangements for the right individual.

Primary Responsibilities

• Qualify and expand an agency specific opportunity portfolio by prioritizing, qualifying, and sequencing new business opportunities-leveraging current technologies, senior customer relationships, and cross-company orchestration.
• Maintain trusted advisor status by understanding agency mission priorities, budget cycles, acquisition strategies and key government stakeholders.
• Shape opportunities early in the lifecycle by influencing requirements, acquisition strategies, and alignment with corporate capabilities
• Set and oversee agency aligned growth plans that tie to enterprise strategic goals across intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination.
• Serve as the account lead for an agency or multiple agencies- drawing on capabilities across sectors and business areas to deliver integrated, multi-sector solutions.
• Act as a liaison between the Growth Organization and line organization elements (including divisions with agency work), ensuring alignment and integration across all sectors.
• Institutionalize cross-organizational collaboration to drive growth, removing barriers and aligning incentives across sectors.
• Direct market intelligence and competitive analysis to inform portfolio priorities, positioning and price-to-win strategies, and targeted marketing for agency specific pursuits.
• Act as a thought partner and decision authority in bid decisions, gate reviews, and cost/price strategy development.
• Sponsor executive engagement and targeted research to anticipate agencies current and emerging mission needs; convert insights into actionable capture strategies.
• Manage industry relationships with professional organizations; recommend and lead participation in trade shows and industry events.
• Cultivate and govern senior-level relationships across an agency specific; benchmark and anticipate competitor capabilities aligned to agency specific requirements across a diverse, multi-year portfolio.

Required Experience & Skills

• Deep, executive-level relationships with leaders and decision makers across one or multiple agencies (Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy or Other Department of Defense agencies) with a demonstrated ability to influence strategy and outcomes at senior levels of the agency.
• A bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of executive level leadership within the defense, intelligence, government services, or professional services markets, spanning business development, capture, portfolio planning, and delivery oversight.
• Record of leading and sponsoring opportunity captures >$100M, including development of win themes, shaping strategies with agency specific customers, and contributions to competitive pricing and investment decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, establish, and leverage strategic customer alliances with senior officials and program stakeholders within agency.
• Familiarity with government contracting, current acquisition trends, and agency enterprise acquisition strategies and processes.
• Knowledge of competitors and ability to forecast and counter competitor behaviors in the agency market space.
• Executive-caliber communication skills; frequent presenter to senior executives, senior customers, and boards/governance forums.
• Management of a >$1B qualified pipeline and portfolio-level prioritization discipline.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Advanced degree in business, or a related field.
• Prior program/portfolio leadership or delivery sponsorship supporting agency specific missions.
• Demonstrated success integrating complex, multi-sector solutions for intelligence customers and governing cross-functional capture teams.
• Experience leading cross-sector coalitions in pursuit of enterprise-level contracts and strategic growth initiatives, including alliances and key partner strategies.
• Recognition as a trusted advisor within agency, with a proven ability to influence strategy, investment priorities, and portfolio trade-offs.

*Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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