OpenAI

Technology

GovernmentAccountDirector,NationalSecurity

$261–335k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Government Account Director, National Security at OpenAI. Skills: National Security Sales, AI adoption, Account management. Manage key U. S. Defense and Intelligence Community. Develop comprehensive account plans”

What You'll Achieve.

Advance national security missions; Benefit humanity

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solving complex problems; Solving mission-critical problems

Eligibility Requirements

Top Secret clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years selling commercial technology, Top Secret clearance, Designing and executing complex deal strategies, Familiarity with government contracting, Familiarity with security clearances, Familiarity with procurement processes, Supporting growth in high-performance National Security environments, Working directly with senior National Security executives, Communicating technical and strategic concepts clearly, Leading high-visibility National Security customer events, Gathering detailed Defense and Intelligence Community market intelligence

Nice to Have

Deep relationships with defense and intelligence workflows, Native familiarity with defense and intelligence workflows

What You'll Do.

Manage key U. S. Defense and Intelligence Community

Develop comprehensive account plans

Execute comprehensive account plans

Lead customers through AI adoption journey

Partner with solutions and research engineering

Build complex defense customer programs

Execute complex defense customer projects

Own National Security Community consumption revenue target

Manage National Security Community consumption revenue target

Oversee revenue forecasting

Oversee revenue reporting

Analyze account metrics

Provide insights to stakeholders

Monitor national security landscape

Inform product roadmaps

Inform corporate strategies

Support recruitment of team members

Support onboarding of team members

Foster development of company culture

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration; Collaboration with researchers; Collaboration with engineers; Collaboration with solution strategists; Collaboration with government affairs; Collaboration with marketing; Collaboration with communications; Collaboration with business operations; Collaboration with people operations; Collaboration with finance; Collaboration with product management; Collaboration with engineering

Communication Scope

Technical communication; Strategic communication; Customer presentations; Industry engagements

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