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From the employer's careers site First seen 3 Nov 2026

Mid-Market Account Executive - Public Sector

Samsara CO Remote mid full-time

Salary

$152,000-$190,000 per year

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Description

Samsara, a recently public company listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol IOT, is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud. This platform enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations.

As a Mid-Market Account Executive - Public Sector, you will play a dynamic, high-energy role bringing the Internet of Things to mid-sized customers, building Samsara's business, and bringing the benefits of sensor data to customers. Typical sales will range from $20k to $250k and will involve Proof of Concepts (POCs), multiple stakeholders, multi-faceted pricing negotiations, and selling to executives and CXOs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop Executive-Level relationships within your territory
  • Own customer engagements end-to-end, from prospecting and qualification to close
  • Demonstrate an excellent solution-based sales process in complex sales campaigns
  • Strategically outbound prospect
  • Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 2+ years of experience in a full-cycle, closing sales role
  • Experience selling full-cycle sales into complex environments, preferably within Public Sector - Local Gov, K-12, Higher Education
  • Strong track record of overachievement to quota
  • Solid understanding of Salesforce.com (SFDC) and accurate forecasting methodology
  • Ability to travel up to twice per quarter for onsite meetings

Ideal Candidate:

  • Has awards for top achievement (President’s club, Winner’s circle, Top 10%)
  • Experience in public speaking in front of executive-level personas
  • Passion for closing large, complex deals

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Annual on-target earnings (OTE) range: $152,000-$190,000 USD
  • Total rewards include base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company
  • Flexible, employee-led remote model
  • Professional development stipend
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

About Samsara: Samsara is helping improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy, representing more than 40% of global GDP. These industries include agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing.

Skills

Required

  • SFDC
  • solution-based sales
  • complex sales campaigns
  • outbound prospecting

Nice to have

  • public speaking
  • closing large deals

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/samsara/jobs/7612559

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