[Remote] Director, Sales - SLED

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ping Identity provides an intelligent cloud identity platform focused on secure, seamless digital experiences and identity security. The Regional Director of Sales will lead Strategic Account Executives across the SLED East region, driving go-to-market strategy, pipeline creation, forecast accuracy, partner activation, customer relationships, deal execution, and team development.


Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Strategic Account Executives; set clear expectations for new-logo growth, pipeline creation, forecast accuracy, customer engagement, partner leverage, and deal execution
  • Create and execute the SLED East go-to-market strategy, including territory design, account segmentation, whitespace analysis, state-by-state priorities, coverage plans, and quarterly operating rhythms aligned to Ping Identity’s broader public-sector strategy
  • Build early-stage demand and new-logo pipeline before formal solicitations through executive outreach, mission-led account hypotheses, customer referrals, partner intelligence, associations, events, digital programs, and responsible use of AI and data signals
  • Position Ping Identity’s identity-security platform against SLED priorities such as legacy modernization, Zero Trust, identity proofing and assurance, phishing-resistant authentication, workforce and contractor access, citizen and constituent services, student and faculty access, fraud reduction, privacy, auditability, and operational resilience
  • Lead disciplined opportunity execution from discovery through award and expansion, including qualification, stakeholder mapping, technical validation, demonstrations, proofs of value, RFI/RFP responses, contract-vehicle strategy, pricing, negotiation, procurement, and close plans
  • Maintain an accurate, evidence-based forecast that reflects funding and budget authority, compelling events, decision criteria, stakeholder support, procurement route, contract vehicle, competitive position, partner role, implementation readiness, and timing risk
  • Build trusted relationships with state CIO, CISO, CTO, digital-service, security, identity, education, procurement, finance, program, and executive stakeholders. Expand relationship coverage beyond a single office or incumbent contact
  • Develop and activate a national and regional partner ecosystem, including contract holders, distributors, resellers, systems integrators, advisory firms, cloud and technology partners, higher-education and K–12 ecosystem partners, and public-sector associations. Establish joint account maps, pursuit plans, executive engagement, enablement, co-marketing, procurement paths, and partner-sourced or partner-influenced pipeline goals
  • Work with key national and regional partners and associations—including relevant cooperative purchasing and contract-vehicle communities, NASPO, E&I, NASCIO, NASTD, Carahsoft, and regional government-technology and education networks—to deepen customer relationships, create trusted introductions, shape demand, and expand reach into new logos
  • Orchestrate the cross-functional pursuit team across Sales Engineering, Solutions Specialists, Customer Success, Professional Services, Business Value, Marketing, Channel, Product, Finance, Legal, and executive sponsors. Ensure one customer narrative, one account plan, and clear ownership of next actions
  • Coach the team on public-sector buying behavior, SLED budget cycles, cooperative purchasing, state and local contracting, education procurement, ethics and engagement boundaries, value selling, MEDDPPICC, mutual action plans, and close-plan discipline
  • Represent Ping Identity with credibility at customer briefings, executive roundtables, public-sector associations, partner events, and education forums; bring field intelligence back to Product, Marketing, Channel, and Public Sector leadership

Skills

  • 8+ years of enterprise software, SaaS, cybersecurity, or technology sales experience, including 3–5 years leading quota-carrying sales teams
  • A consistent record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets and developing new public-sector logos in complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
  • Direct SLED experience, leading a SLED sales team across multiple states and account segments
  • Strong relationships and market knowledge across the Eastern U.S. SLED landscape, with the ability to build access in state agencies, municipalities, counties, school districts, community colleges, universities, and higher-education systems
  • Working knowledge of SLED and education budget cycles, procurement, contracting, cooperative purchasing, contract vehicles, reseller models, systems-integrator motions, and partner-led delivery
  • Demonstrated success creating and progressing opportunities before an RFI/RFP, influencing requirements, building consensus, and closing new logos through customer value rather than product positioning alone
  • Experience leading executive conversations with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, chief digital officers, superintendents, higher-education technology and security leaders, procurement executives, and mission owners
  • Strong understanding of identity security, IAM, CIAM, workforce identity, authentication, authorization, federation, identity governance, fraud and verification, Zero Trust, cloud and hybrid architectures, and subscription software models
  • Ability to connect identity strategy to SLED mission outcomes, including public safety, benefits and constituent services, workforce productivity, student success, research, privacy, accessibility, and resilience
  • Familiarity with relevant public-sector and education frameworks, including CISA Zero Trust guidance, NIST Digital Identity Guidelines, CJIS, FERPA, state privacy requirements, and applicable cloud-security or accessibility requirements
  • Strong leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, inspection, and change-management skills; credible with customers, partners, and senior internal stakeholders
  • Fluency with Salesforce and related sales, forecasting, account-planning, and productivity tools; analytical and data-driven decision-making
  • Experience selling or leading in identity security, cybersecurity, IAM, CIAM, fraud prevention, identity verification, or adjacent cloud-security markets
  • Experience with higher-education consortia, K–12 districts, state education agencies, or multi-campus environments
  • Established relationships with national and regional public-sector resellers, distributors, systems integrators, advisory firms, cloud providers, technology alliances, and education ecosystem partners
  • Familiarity with emerging identity requirements for AI agents, non-person identities, automated workflows, and machine-to-machine access
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Relevant identity, cybersecurity, public-sector, or sales leadership certifications are a plus

Benefits

  • Commission
  • A flexible, collaborative work environment
  • A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.
  • Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
  • Regular company and team bonding events.
  • Global volunteering and community initiatives
  • Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
  • Parental Leave
  • Progressive Healthcare Options
  • Retirement Programs
  • Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
  • Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

Company Overview

  • Ping Identity provides cloud-based identity management software for companies and government organizations. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Ping Identity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2026, 9 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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