EU remote
Area Vice President Sales (Public Sector)
About this role
About the role We are seeking an AVP-Sales, Public Sector to own and grow a portfolio of state, county, and local government health and human services accounts in the U.S. You will sell Innovaccer’s platform to agencies such as Medicaid programs and state and local public health departments, and other accounts with government-as-the-customer. You will build relationships with agency leaders, program owners, and procurement and IT stakeholders, and carry opportunities from early market engagement through solicitation, award, and contract.
You will work with sales engineering, product, marketing, proposal and growth strategy, legal, and customer success teams to build account-specific value propositions and respond to public solicitations. A Day in the Life Own the sales strategy and execution for a defined territory of named public sector accounts. Build trusted relationships with agency executives and program leaders (Medicaid directors, public health officers, CIOs, CFOs, county administrators) and with the procurement, legal, and security staff who shape each purchase.
Track upcoming budgets, legislative and appropriation activity, grant and federal funding streams, and contract expirations to identify opportunities before solicitations are issued. Engage agencies ahead of formal solicitations through market research, RFIs, demos, and discussions that stay within each jurisdiction’s procurement rules. Lead the response to RFPs, RFIs, and sole-source or cooperative-contract opportunities, working with proposal, pricing, legal, and security teams to deliver compliant, competitive submissions.
Lead the sales process through discovery, solution alignment, presentations, vendor demonstrations, negotiation, and contract execution. Coordinate with systems integrators, consulting firms, and other partners that influence or deliver public sector programs. Manage pipeline, forecasting, and activity tracking, including realistic timing for multi-year procurement cycles. Represent Innovaccer at state and national government health conferences, association events, and agency forums.
What You Need Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred. 8+ years of enterprise software sales experience, with at least 5 years selling to state, county, or local government agencies, preferably in health and human services. Working knowledge of government procurement: RFP and RFI processes, cooperative and master contracts, sole-source justification, protest periods, and fiscal-year budget cycles.