Federal Account Executive - Dept of Treasury
Elastic
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This remote ok full time position at Elastic is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.</p></div><p data-start="0" data-end="543"><strong data-start="0" data-end="20">What Is The Role</strong></p>
<p>Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses, people, and government agencies. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500 and across major federal departments, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting critical information — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for Search, Security, and Observability help public sector organizations deliver on the promise of AI and Zero Trust modernization.</p>
<p>Elastic is seeking a dynamic <strong>Federal Account Executive</strong>. As an integral part of our growth strategy, you will play a key role in growing our presence within the <strong>United States Department of Treasury</strong> (USDT) customer accounts. This is an opportunity for those who are passionate about empowering Public Sector organizations through ground breaking AI powered search technology and analytics, enabling them to unlock the full potential of their data.</p>
<p><strong><br>The Opportunity</strong></p>
<p>Joining our GEO of the Year winning team, Elastic is seeking a dynamic Federal Account Executive to lead and scale our footprint within the United States Department of the Treasury (USDT) and its key sub-agencies, with a heavy emphasis on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and the U.S. Mint.<br><br>This is an extraordinary opportunity for a quota-crushing federal seller to drive massive adoption of AI-powered search, log analytics, SIEM, and observability across critical government mission sets. You will lead high-visibility pursuits to modernize legacy IT and security footprints, help agencies comply with federal logging and security mandates (such as OMB M-21-31), and displace expensive, legacy SIEM and monitoring vendors across the Treasury ecosystem.<br><strong><br><br>What You Will Do</strong></p>
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<li>Drive Strategic Adoption: Expand the adoption of Elastic’s Search AI, Security, and Observability solutions within the Department of the Treasury, IRS, and associated financial regulatory bureaus.</li>
<li>Capitalize on Competitive Displacements: Execute land-and-expand strategies to replace legacy SIEM and monitoring providers (e.g., Splunk), helping agencies lower total cost of ownership (TCO) while meeting critical federal security and logging mandates.</li>
<li>Act as a Trusted Advisor: Work closely with agency leaders, enterprise architects, and CISO/CIO teams to solve complex mission challenges through AI-powered search, log analytics, APM, and threat hunting.</li>
<li>Execute Complex FedCiv Sales Cycles: Proactively identify new programs, navigate federal procurement pathways (GSA, NASA SEWP, agency-specific IDIQs), and manage matrixed sales pursuits from lead to close.</li>
<li>Champion the Elastic Model: Articulate the immense value of our commercial features and cloud offerings while leveraging our open-source roots and vibrant community ecosystem.</li>
<li>Build Ecosystem Coalitions: Develop comprehensive territory plans utilizing systems integrators, VARs, cloud partners (AWS, Azure, GCP), and federal channel programs to accelerate deal velocity and account expansion.</li>
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<p><br><strong>What You Bring</strong> </p>
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<li>Proven Track Record: Demonstrated history of quota overachievement and multi-million-dollar deal execution selling enterprise SaaS/cloud software into Federal Civilian (FedCiv) agencies.</li>
<li>Deep Treasury & IRS Knowledge: Direct experience selling into The Department of the Treasury and/or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with established relationships among agency buyers and key system integrators.</li>
<li>Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of Enterprise Search, Log Analytics, Security/SIEM, APM, Observability, and Cloud architectures.</li>
<li>Value-Based Seller: Adept at navigating both technical teams (developers, SOC analysts) and executive decision-makers (CXOs, Program Managers, Proc
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
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About Elastic
Elastic is a company in the Strategic Enterprise Growth industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 10 open positions on Hirezar. View all Elastic jobs →