Field Account Executive – Federal Government, New Business

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries and is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. LexisNexis has a long history of bringing innovative technology to the legal market and continues to invest in advanced AI and generative AI solutions designed to improve productivity, decision-making, and the practice of law.

About the Role

The Field Account Executive – Federal Government, New Business is responsible for developing and winning new business within Federal Government agencies. This is a new customer acquisition role focused on identifying opportunities, building relationships with prospective customers, creating pipeline, and converting opportunities into new LexisNexis business.

The successful candidate will take a strategic and proactive approach to developing their territory, identifying whitespace and engaging key stakeholders across Federal agencies. They will use consultative selling skills to understand agency needs, demonstrate the value of LexisNexis solutions, and successfully navigate complex Federal Government sales cycles.

This is a field-based position requiring regular in-person meetings with prospects and customers and attendance at the Washington, DC office 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory strategy focused on acquiring new Federal Government customers and generating new revenue.
• Identify and prospect into Federal agencies, departments, offices, and other eligible government organizations with new business potential.
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, referrals, marketing leads, events, and strategic outreach.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders, decision-makers, influencers, procurement professionals, and end users within Federal agencies.
• Conduct discovery to understand customer needs, workflows, challenges, and strategic priorities and align LexisNexis solutions to those needs.
• Manage the complete new business sales cycle from initial prospecting and qualification through discovery, demonstration, proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Develop compelling, solution-oriented proposals with appropriate positioning and pricing for LexisNexis software, content, and services.
• Navigate complex Federal Government purchasing and procurement processes and develop strategies to advance opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, opportunity tracking, and activity within CRM tools.
• Develop competitive strategies to win business from incumbent providers and overcome customer resistance to change.
• Collaborate with internal partners, including Solutions Consultants, Marketing, Product, Contracts, and Sales leadership, to advance opportunities and win new business.
• Represent LexisNexis at customer meetings, industry events, conferences, and trade shows.
• Conduct regular face-to-face meetings with prospects throughout the assigned territory.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience in New Business Sales, Business Development, Account Executive Sales, or Consultative Selling.
• Demonstrated success prospecting for new customers, developing pipeline, and closing new business.
• Ability to independently develop a territory and identify new revenue opportunities.
• Strong discovery, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Strong pipeline management, forecasting, and opportunity management skills.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize opportunities effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively while maintaining ownership and accountability for individual sales results.
• Must reside within the Washington, DC metropolitan area (DC, Maryland, or Virginia).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling to Federal Government agencies.
• Experience navigating Federal Government procurement and contracting processes.
• Experience selling Legal Technology, Legal Information Services, SaaS, Data Analytics, AI, or Information Solutions.
• Experience successfully displacing incumbent solutions or developing business within competitive accounts.
• Advanced degree such as an MBA, JD, or related graduate degree.
• Knowledge of or interest in Artificial Intelligence technologies and AI-enabled business solutions.
• Experience working in a field sales environment with regular customer-facing interactions.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits.
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts.
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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