State and Local Account Director

SMX; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

SMX is hiring an State and Local Account Director to own relationships and growth across Massachusetts state government portfolios. This senior, client-facing role serves as the day-to-day executive face to agency leadership, cultivating senior stakeholder relationships and expanding our footprint within and across agencies.

Based in New England with remote work and frequent on-site visits, you will steward contract vehicles, drive RFQ responses, and shape account strategy alongside BD, CGO, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of account management experience serving state and local government.
• Active relationships with Massachusetts Executive Branch agency CIOs and senior IT leadership.
• Track record of account expansion and renewal within government accounts.
• Knowledge of cloud operations, managed services, and IT delivery models.
• Experience navigating public-sector procurement and contract vehicles.
• Executive presence for cabinet-level audiences.

Responsibilities

• Senior stakeholder engagement with agency CIOs, CTOs, program executives, and procurement leadership.
• Identify, qualify, and drive expansion opportunities across existing accounts and new agencies via RFQ responses and SOW development.
• Manage account health, risk, and delivery quality with SMX leadership.
• Steward contract vehicles, renewals, extensions, and compliance with contracts team support.
• Monitor RFQs/RFRs and assist response development with BD and CGO.
• Maintain account plans, relationship maps, and growth forecasts for MA portfolio.

Skills

Account management

Executive relationships

Public sector procurement

Cloud operations knowledge

Contract vehicles management

RFQ/RFR responses

Strategic growth

Communication

Job description

State and Local Account Director — Massachusetts (5474)

Location: Boston, MA

Department: State/Local, Platforms & Data

SMX is hiring an Account Director to own relationship management and organic growth across our Massachusetts state government portfolio. This is a senior, client-facing growth role — not a new-logo hunting position. You will be the day-to-day executive face of SMX to agency leadership across the Commonwealth: cultivating senior stakeholder relationships, expanding our footprint within and across agencies, stewarding contract vehicles, and ensuring that delivery excellence translates into durable, growing partnerships. You will work in close partnership with SMX's Business Development organization, Chief Growth Office, contracts team, and SLG program and technical leadership. BD retains ownership of net-new pursuit strategy; you own the health, depth, and organic expansion of the account base — and you help shape the account management and growth strategy alongside those partners. This role requires established, active relationships with Massachusetts state agency CIOs and IT executive leadership. Candidates without a current Massachusetts public-sector executive network will not be a fit for this position. This position is based in New England (RI, MA, CT) and will be remote with frequent on-site customer visits.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Senior stakeholder engagement. Own the executive relationship cadence across SMX's Massachusetts portfolio, maintaining trusted-advisor standing with agency CIOs, CTOs, program executives, and procurement leadership.
• Organic growth. Identify, qualify, and drive expansion opportunities within existing accounts and into new agencies via RFQ response, and proposal and SOW development — task-order growth on existing vehicles, new workstreams, and cross-sell of SMX capabilities (cloud operations, application modernization, data & analytics, cybersecurity, managed services).
• Account health and risk management. Serve as the client's senior escalation point during project challenges; partner with SMX program and technical leadership to manage risk, protect delivery quality, and preserve client confidence through difficult moments.
• Contract vehicle stewardship. Steward SMX's existing Massachusetts contract vehicles — renewals, extensions, modifications, and compliance — with support from the SMX contracts team.
• Opportunity tracking and qualification. Monitor and track RFQs, RFRs, and task-order releases across the Commonwealth for qualification; support response development in partnership with Business Development and the Chief Growth Office. Account planning. Maintain account plans, relationship maps, and growth forecasts for the Massachusetts portfolio; contribute voice-of-customer intelligence to SMX's solution and campaign teams.
• Strategy collaboration. Help shape SMX's Massachusetts account management and growth strategy in collaboration with Business Development leadership and SLG senior program and technical leadership.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of account management, client executive, or business development experience serving state and local government, with a personally managed portfolio of $25M+ in annual revenue.
• Established, active relationships with Massachusetts Executive Branch agency CIOs and senior IT leadership; demonstrated fluency in the Massachusetts state government ecosystem, including its procurement environment and contract vehicles.
• Demonstrated track record of account expansion and renewal — measurable organic growth within existing government accounts, not solely relationship maintenance.
• Working knowledge of cloud operations, managed services, and IT professional services delivery models.
• Experience navigating public-sector procurement: task orders, statements of work, competitive RFQ/RFR responses, and contract vehicle mechanics.
• Executive presence and communication skills appropriate to cabinet-level government audiences.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Existing relationships within Massachusetts quasi-public authorities and independent agencies.
• Familiarity with cloud financial management (FinOps) and cloud resale/marketplace commercial models.
• Experience with regulated-workload environments and compliance frameworks (e.g., CJIS, IRS Pub 1075, HIPAA/MARS-E).
• Prior experience partnering with hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) sales and partner organizations on joint go-to-market motions.
• Experience in a matrixed growth organization, partnering with capture, contracts, and delivery teams.

Application Deadline: 10-2-2026

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is: $176,900 — $265,300 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).