Account Executive, Federal - Civilian
Figma
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $165k/yr
- H-1B history
- 10 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 2h ago
Skills
About this role
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
We are looking for an Account Executive, Federal - Civilian who will play a critical role in growing Figma's business across the U.S. Federal Government. You will own and develop strategic relationships across Federal Civilian agencies, helping customers understand how Figma's product suite can support their mission, modernize how teams work together, and drive transformation at scale.
You will be responsible for developing and executing strategic account plans, building relationships with senior decision-makers and mission owners, navigating complex federal acquisition processes, and creating opportunities for enterprise-wide adoption. This is an opportunity to help shape Figma's Federal Civilian business while accelerating your career, learning from leading sellers in the industry, and building an incredible network of cross-functional partners at Figma.
This role is available remotely in the Washington, DC Metro Area.
What you'll do at Figma
• Own and execute a territory strategy across a portfolio of strategic Federal Civilian agencies, building pipeline and consistently meeting or exceeding quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Develop and strengthen relationships across mission owners, program offices, contracting officers, IO/OCIO organizations, acquisition teams, and executive leadership at Federal Civilian agencies to identify paths to broader agency-wide deployment
• Apply effective discovery and value-selling techniques to understand agency missions, strategic priorities, and business challenges and connect them to measurable outcomes with Figma
• Build and execute account plans that map agency priorities, stakeholders, programs, funding sources, acquisition paths, partners, and opportunities for long-term growth
• Build executive sponsorship and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles by effectively multi-threading across technical, business, acquisition, and executive audiences
• Engage customers early in their planning and acquisition processes to understand and share requirements, influence acquisition strategies, and position Figma for long-term success
• Develop account-specific strategies around GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, task orders, and other relevant federal contracting vehicles to advance complex opportunities
• Co-create with cross-functional teams and the federal partner ecosystem to position Figma, progress complex opportunities, protect and expand existing business, and ensure long-term customer success
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
• 7+ years of enterprise software or SaaS sales experience, with significant experience selling into Federal Civilian agencies and a strong track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets
• Experience owning strategic Enterprise accounts (5,000+ FTEs), consistently generating net-new pipeline, and closing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles of six months or longer
• Deep understanding of Federal Civilian agency missions, organizational structures, technology priorities, and buying processes
• Experience navigating complex federal procurement and acquisition processes, with an understanding of agency budget cycles, appropriations, program funding, procurement timelines, and federal fiscal year dynamics
• Demonstrated ability to build executive relationships,