Picus

Sales Director - Public Sector

Washington D.C., United States Full-Time Hybrid
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Job Description

Are you passionate about technology and enjoy explaining complex solutions in a way that everybody gets excited? If so, read on! About Picus

Picus Security is an exposure validation company. One platform proves what attackers can exploit and what your defenses stop, turning every exposure into a defensible decision, autonomously and at the machine speed today's AI threats demand.

Picus validates attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls as one continuous loop: validate, decide, fix, re-validate. Instead of ranking findings by severity score, Picus proves which exposures are genuinely exploitable in your environment, including the business-critical, restricted, and air-gapped assets a live exploit can never safely touch, so teams act on what truly matters and resolve each exposure into a clear call to patch, mitigate, monitor, or accept with evidence.

The Picus Platform spans Autonomous Penetration Testing, Exposure Validation, and Breach and Attack Simulation, unified by Picus Swarm, a swarm of AI agents that runs the whole validation loop continuously. It reaches across on-prem, hybrid cloud, and endpoint environments, with 75+ integrations that ingest from scanners like Tenable and Wiz and operationalize through your EDR, SIEM, firewall, and ticketing tools.

The pioneer of Breach and Attack Simulation, Picus proves and improves the security controls you already own, doubling control effectiveness within three months. Picus holds a 95% recommendation rate, 4.9 on G2, and 4.8 on Gartner Peer Insights, and is the #1 Leader on Frost Radar for Automated Security Validation. About The Role

If you’re a results-driven person with an entrepreneurial mindset, who takes the initiative and thrives in a dynamic environment, then this is a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in a fast-growing cyber security company.

We are looking for a purpose driven, high-performing Sales Director, Public Sector with experience in enterprise technology sales to public / government accounts. You will be passionate about building long-lasting and impactful relationships with a select group of customers, solving their problems and driving sales of our world-class software products.

In this role, you will become a subject matter expert through the entire sales process. You will have responsibility for Picus’ value proposition with your customers and partners across your portfolio, managing strategic and tactical governance, cooperating closely with internal teams and partners to improve and optimize current business as well as identifying and prioritizing opportunities for Picus.

What You'll Do

Work as part of a passionate, purpose driven, high performance sales team who love what they do and thrive on achieving success within a great work environment

Nurture and tend a select group of customers and potential customers within public sector to generate and identify new business and expansion opportunities through your relationship management and problem-solving skills

Work closely with partners to deepen relationships and drive opportunities to closure to drive business growth by developing and executing account-specific business plans to attain predetermined goals and quotas

Remain in regular contact with your customers and prospects to maintain evergreen discovery processes, develop a deep understanding of customer businesses and priorities, helping them to discover their pain points and prescribe our available solutions

Collaborate with internal teams, including, Solution Architects, Product, Marketing, Support, Customer Success to deliver the sales plan and Picus vision

Manage your opportunity pipeline and revenue forecast by leveraging our CRM system

Stay current with industry changes and trends to build expertise in cybersecurity and maintain familiarity with the owned accounts

What You Have

Proven experience as an Account Executive managing sales processes in complex government organizations through a highly consultative sales environment, preferably within the SaaS industry

At least 8+ years experience working in Cybersecurity

Customer orientation; skills in understanding customer’s needs and priorities. Eager to help people reach their goals while also confident enough to challenge when required

Growth mindset and business acumen; willingness to learn about the ever-changing world of cyber security

Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to build relationships

Enthusiasm, confidence, self-motivation and passion

Organizational and time-management skills

Apply analytical, data-driven approach and strategic thinking, finding unique ways to executing your plan

Advanced level of English - written and verbal skills

High level of integrity and strong commitment to building a successful company

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Sales Director - Public Sector role at Picus involve?

The Sales Director - Public Sector position at Picus in Washington D.C., United States is a full-time role. Are you passionate about technology and enjoy explaining complex solutions in a way that everybody gets excited? If so, read on! About Picus Picus Security is an exposure validation company. One platform proves what attackers can exploit and what your defenses stop, turning every exposure into a defensible decision, autonomously and at the machine speed today's AI threats demand. Picus validates attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls as one continuous loop: validate, decide, fix, re-validate.

What skills are required for Sales Director - Public Sector at Picus?

Key skills for this role include: Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing.

What is the salary for Sales Director - Public Sector at Picus?

The salary for this position is not publicly listed. You can negotiate during the interview process. Check Glassdoor or Levels.fyi for estimates.

Is the Sales Director - Public Sector position at Picus remote or on-site?

This position is Hybrid. Expect a combination of office and remote work, typically based in Washington D.C., United States.

How do I apply for Sales Director - Public Sector at Picus?

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About This Role

Sales Director - Public Sector at Picus is a full-time management position in Washington D.C., United States. Key skills include Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing. Education: Master's Degree preferred. Experience: 8+ years.

This role is classified as hybrid and is suitable for executive-level professionals. Ghost Score 20/100 (Probably Active) indicates this listing is probably active with recent employer engagement.

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