As the Director of National Security Sales you will be responsible for our growth targets in the Department of Defense, Federal System Integrator and Defense Industrial Base vertical. You will help build and evolve our GTM motion specific to this sector and work closely with our channel team to define best in class engagement throughout the entire customer journey. You will also build and nurture deep relationships with our solutions partners that will enable us to continuously learn the needs of our customers and expand our partnerships. You will also partner with other internal stakeholders in product and engineering to help shape the future roadmap for our National Defense customers as well as Legal, Finance and Accounting and Sales Operations to build a best in class, sustainable business. As the leader of the vertical, it will also be important to help build our brand in the market by attending and key noting trade shows, events, and customer roundtables. <ul><li>10+ years experience of software sales experience, focusing on strategic account sales/management</li><li>7+ years of selling into the DoD and/or FSI vertical with 4+ years in a leadership role</li><li>Strong relationships with government agencies, Solutions Partners, and Resellers</li><li>Deep knowledge of government contracts and procurement vehicles</li><li>Experience with achieving success in a customer-first SaaS organization(s)</li><li>You excel when engaging directly with government with a consultative, relationship-oriented approach</li><li>Experience using CRM, Pipeline Management, and Analytic tools</li><li>Motivated and inspired to coach and mentor selling professionals</li><li>You are someone who wants to challenge the traditional Sales Model and improve sales processes.</li><li>You love working cross-departmentally, take the initiative to get stuff done, try new things and are willing to be an advocate and voice for the federal government business</li><li>Experience transitioning customers from traditional “on premise” deployment models to cloud first</li><li>Experience rolling out new deployment options for the highly regulated National Defense vertical such as Impact Level 5 and Classified Cloud</li><li>Entrepreneurial spirit combined with experience navigating the cross-departmental ecosystem of a larger, matrix organization</li></ul>CompensationAt Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidates skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:Zone A: $249,300 - $303,600Zone B: $224,100 - $273,240Zone C: $207,000 - $251,988This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.Please visit <a href="http://go.atlassian.com/payzones">go.atlassian.com/payzones</a> for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.Benefits &amp; PerksAtlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit <a href="http://go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits">go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits</a>.About AtlassianAt Atlassian, were motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyones perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit <a href="http://go.atlassian.com/crh">go.atlassian.com/crh</a>.