Job Description
About the role:
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The Federal Account Executive will expand our client-base and be responsible for implementing an effective business development & customer acquisition strategy – including identifying recent markets, leads & opportunities and increasing the level of customer engagement to hit a revenue target.
Responsibilities:
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Implementing the APAC sales and business development
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Work with CEO and VP APAC to implement the sales and business development strategy.
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Maintain a strategic view of the APAC customer, partner and competitive landscape
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Drive business growth and expansion into different markets and geographies
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Undertaking business development & sales activities with key customers and channel partners
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Identify key customers in the Australia and international law enforcement, national security, defense & corporate security sectors for Fivecast products and services
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Identify end-user groups/divisions within the customers
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Identify key contacts in the customer organisations
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Identify key use cases and requirements for the customers
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Qualify customer opportunities.
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Engage with customers to secure product and capability demonstrations for Fivecast
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Engage with customers to secure, monitor, track and review Fivecast product trials
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Engage with customers to secure sales of Fivecast product and capabilities
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Manage the Fivecast APAC customer opportunity pipeline, including the development and execution of customer capture plans
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Identify and engage with key customer influencers (eg thought-leaders, professional associations etc) to promote Fivecast in the APAC law enforcement, national security and defense sectors.
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Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers and partners
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Grow existing customer user base through direct and channel sales
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Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
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Update the customer relationship management (CRM) system
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Maintain the relevant sales forecast
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Thought Leadership
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Working with the marketing team and external consultants to build thought leadership around Fivecast
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Represent Fivecast at conferences as a delegate or exhibitor
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Product demonstration and training
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Maintaining a strong user understanding of Fivecast software and its key features.
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Work with the presales team to provide software demonstrations to potential customers, as required.
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Skills and Experience
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Essential Criteria:
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Australian citizenship and eligibility to option NV1 clearance
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Must live in Canberra, ACT
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Must have 5+ years experience selling to the Federal government
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A proven track-record in enterprise software sales in the Australian Federal government sector
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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Demonstrated history of over-achieving sales targets and earning 100% club awards
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Highly regarded and well-connected within the law enforcement and national security sector
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Desirable Criteria:
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Recent experience selling to the Federal Government including defense, law enforcement and national security
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Current list of contacts in federal and state law enforcement and ability to leverage your network to bring revenue to Fivecast.
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Understanding of application of open source intelligence and risk assessment
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Understanding of investigation and intelligence practices in law enforcement and national security agencies in Australia
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📌 Federal Account Director (Canberra)
🏢 Fivecast
📍 Canberra