Federal Enterprise Account Executive

    Uber

    🇺🇸 Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Washington, DC
    External
    Agency
    Hybrid
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    Job Type

    External

    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    Agency

    Source

    themuse

    About this role

    About the Role: Uber for Business is hiring a Account Executive, Federal to lead our federal practice across civilian and DoW accounts.

    This is a high-impact Enterprise sales role for someone who can both grow an existing business and help build the next phase of Uber for Business in the US federal market.The federal market is not new to Uber for Business, and we are operating from a strong foundation.

    This role will build on that momentum by driving growth across our GSA BPA, expanding business with existing customers, and opening new opportunities with federal agencies.

    It is a true 50/50 role: part expansion, part new logo acquisition, with a mandate to own the segment and help scale the practice.This person will also serve as the commercial lead for our DoW pursuits, partnering cross-functionally to advance complex opportunities from discovery through contracting, launch, and expansion.

    What You Will Do:Own and grow a named book of federal business across civilian and DoW accountsExpand existing customer relationships while creating new agency opportunitiesLead the federal practice with a strong focus on segment strategy, pipeline creation, and revenue growthDrive opportunities through the full sales cycle, including prospecting, discovery, business case development, procurement navigation, contracting, and launch readinessBuild and manage relationships across finance, procurement, operations, program teams, and senior stakeholdersPartner with BDR, proposal, legal, compliance, finance, product, and operations teams to move deals forwardUse the GSA BPA to accelerate adoption and shorten sales cyclesHelp refine the federal GTM motion by identifying repeatable use cases, messaging, and target account strategiesBalance short-term wins with longer-cycle strategic pursuitsOwn forecast discipline and segment-level commercial judgment

    What We Are Looking For: 7+ years of quota-carrying enterprise sales experienceStrong background in US federal sales, ideally across multip

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Enterprise Sales·Industry experience
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Equity/Stock Options

    Ownership stake offered

    Agency — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    14–45 days (project-based) · 30–90 days (retainer)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We tried an agency before and it didn't work"
    • "Can we start with a smaller engagement?"
    • "How do you measure success / ROI?"
    • "We have an internal team for this"

    Key Industry Metrics

    Monthly Recurring Revenue from RetainersClient Retention RateRevenue Per EmployeeProject Margin %Proposal Win RateNPS / Client Satisfaction

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI threatening traditional agency services
    • • Productized service models
    • • Niche vs full-service positioning
    • • Performance-based pricing demand

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Sales
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Uber's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare 2-3 specific deal stories with quantifiable outcomes
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Uber involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    Agency sales often involves selling custom service packages, requiring strong discovery skills.

    The US market offers the highest OTE potential globally for sales professionals, with a highly competitive talent landscape.

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