Public Sector Account Executive, Elastic
Central Government
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
Open for applications
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help turn endless data possibilities into real results with the power of Search AI.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires individuals who are motivated by impact and mission outcomes, capable of navigating complex environments, and passionate about helping government organisations make better decisions through data
- 3 years+ experience selling into the UK Public Sector, ideally with exposure to central government departments such as Department for Transport, Defra, or devolved governments
- A hunter mentality with strong energy, resilience, and drive to build pipeline and create new opportunities
- Curiosity and creativity in tackling complex government challenges involving data, security, and digital transformation
- Strong business and technical curiosity, with the ability to engage both senior stakeholders and technical practitioners
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across distributed teams
- A structured and disciplined approach to sales, combined with the ability to think creatively and challenge conventional approaches
- The motivation to succeed in a fast-moving, ambitious environment
What the job involves
- Our Public Sector Account Executives thrive on curiosity, energy, and the challenge of solving some of government’s most complex problems
- They build and cultivate strategic relationships across departments, bringing customer-centric ideas and solutions that help organisations unlock the value of their data while strengthening security and delivering better digital services to citizens
- Our Account Executives combine commercial drive with intellectual curiosity, working closely with technical leaders, policy owners, and operational teams to identify opportunities where Elastic’s Search AI, Observability, and Security capabilities can deliver meaningful outcomes
- Proactively generate and develop pipeline through a disciplined multi-channel, multi-touch prospecting approach
- Act as a hunter, identifying new opportunities across departments and agencies and building relationships with both senior leaders and technical practitioners
- Lead structured discovery conversations to understand mission needs, data challenges, and operational priorities within government organisations
- Position Elastic’s capabilities across Search AI, Observability, and Security to help departments improve digital services, strengthen security posture, and unlock the value of their data
- Work closely with solutions architects, partners, and customer success teams to develop strategies that address complex public sector challenges
- Expand Elastic’s footprint within accounts through strategic land-and-expand motions, identifying new use cases and opportunities
- Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting within Salesforce
- Collaborate across Elastic teams to ensure we deliver meaningful outcomes for customers and grow our presence across government
Our take
Organizations are dealing with exploding data volumes increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the growing expectation tha ttechnology should help act on problems, not just report them. Ai is moving from experimentation into real operations, especially in security and observability where speed and context are critical. So now, both enterprises and governments are looking for simpler, shared platforms that sale easily and reduce complexity rather than add to it.
And Elastic sits at the intersection of these needs with its Search AI Platform that helps organizations turn large amounts of structured and unstructured data into clear insights and actiontions across search, security, and observability. Elastic's strength lies in its open, flexible approach, which breaks down data silos and provides a context people and AI systems need to make daster, better decisions. The goal is straightforward: help teams see what's happening, understand it quickly, and respond confidently.
Recently, the company worked with CISA to deliver a unified, cloud-based SIEM for US federal agencies, this highlights strong trust in Elastic's security and scalability. Alongside this, its AWS Agentic AI Specialization also reflects leadership in making autonomous AI system practical and reliable. Together, these milestones position Elastic well for the future, as organizations increasingly rely on shared platforms and intelligent systems to manage ris, complexity, and growth.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashutosh Kulkarni
(CEO)Ashutosh joined Elastic in 2021 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he was an EVP and CPO of Enterprise at McAfee, a Senior VP and GM of Web Performance and Web Security at Akamai Technologies, and a Senior VP and GM of Informatica Cloud at Informatica.
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Shay co-founded Elastic in 2012 and has served as the CTO since.
Navam Welihinda
(CFO)Prior to joining Elastic in 2025, Navam was the CFO at Grammarly. He also spent nearly 8 years at HashiCorp as VP of Finance and CFO and was the Head of Finance, Compose at IBM for 1 year.
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