Account Executive, Public Sector

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the Role As an Australia Public Sector Account Executive at Anthropic, you'll drive the adoption of safe, frontier AI within the Australian government space, establishing and growing our presence in this strategic market. You'll leverage your consultative sales expertise and deep understanding of the Australian public sector landscape to propel revenue growth while becoming a trusted partner to customers, helping them embed and deploy AI while uncovering its full range of capabilities. In collaboration with GTM, product, and marketing teams, you'll help define our market entry strategy and value proposition for the Australian public sector. Responsibilities - Lead Anthropic's market entry and expansion in the Australian public sector, establishing our presence and building relationships with key stakeholders across government departments and agencies - Own the full sales cycle for Australian public sector opportunities, from initial outreach through to successful deployment, with a focus on building long-term strategic partnerships - Navigate the unique procurement requirements, security standards, and compliance frameworks specific to Australian government technology adoption - Collaborate with policy teams to ensure alignment with Australian government AI strategies and initiatives - Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to the Australian public sector environment, meeting and exceeding revenue targets while maintaining strong relationships with procurement teams and decision-makers - Provide market intelligence and feedback to product teams to ensure our offerings meet Australian public sector requirements and use cases - Build and maintain relationships with relevant systems integrators and technology partners in the Australian market - Develop and document best practices for Australian public sector engagement, creating playbooks that can scale our presence in the market - Serve as a leader within the broader public sector team, sharing insights and collaborating on cross-market opportunities You may be a good fit if you have: - 10+ years of enterprise sales experience in the Australian public sector, with a proven track record of driving adoption of emerging technologies - Deep understanding of Australian government procurement processes, security requirements, and technology adoption frameworks - Security clearances required - Demonstrated ability to build and grow new market segments, with potential to develop into a leadership role - Strong track record of managing complex sales cycles and securing strategic deals in the public sector - Experience navigating multiple stakeholders across government departments, building consensus and providing innovative solutions - Excellent communication skills and ability to present confidently to all levels, from technical teams to senior government officials - Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capabilities - Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with global teams - A passion for safe and ethical AI development, with the ability to articulate its importance in the public sector con Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of d

10+ years of enterprise sales experience in the Australian public sector, with a proven track record of driving adoption of emerging technologies; Deep understanding of Australian government procurement processes, security requirements, and technology adoption frameworks; Security clearances required; Demonstrated ability to build and grow new market segments, with potential to develop into a leadership role; Strong track record of managing complex sales cycles and securing strategic deals in the public sector; Experience navigating multiple stakeholders across government departments, building consensus and providing innovative solutions; Excellent communication skills and ability to present confidently to all levels, from technical teams to senior government officials; Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capabilities; Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with global teams; A passion for safe and ethical AI development, with the ability to articulate its importance in the public sector