Enterprise Account Executive, Public Sector

About the role

As an Enterprise Account Executive at Anthropic, you'll join the foundational team at the forefront of introducing our cutting-edge AI productivity API and SaaS solutions to public sector organisations across Spain. You'll drive the adoption of safe, frontier AI by securing strategic agreements with central government ministries, regional and local administrations, and public agencies. You'll leverage your consultative sales expertise in the public sector to propel revenue growth while becoming a trusted partner to public sector stakeholders, helping them embed and deploy AI while uncovering its full range of capabilities in citizen services, administration, and research. In collaboration with GTM, Product, and Marketing teams, you'll continuously refine our value proposition, sales methodology, and market positioning to resonate with public sector decision-makers.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing new market segments, pinpointing high-potential opportunities, and executing strategies to capture them. By driving deployment of Anthropic's emerging products, you will help public institutions obtain new capabilities while also advancing the ethical development of AI.

Responsibilities

• Win new business and drive revenue for Anthropic within the public sector in Spain. Navigate complex public institutions to reach key decision-makers, educate them about our services, and help them succeed with Anthropic. You'll own the full sales cycle, from first outbound to close
• Design and execute innovative sales strategies tailored to public procurement cycles and budgeting processes, including tenders, framework agreements, and partner or resale routes, to meet and exceed revenue quotas. Analyse public sector landscapes, trends, and dynamics to translate high-level plans into targeted sales activities and campaigns
• Spearhead market expansion by identifying new use cases within ministries, agencies, and administrative departments. Collaborate cross-functionally to differentiate our offerings for public sector applications
• Navigate complex public sector stakeholder ecosystems including senior officials, digital and technology leaders, IT departments, and procurement offices to build consensus
• Lead conversations with customers on data sovereignty, security, and compliance, working with Security, Legal, and Product colleagues on how we meet those requirements
• Inform product roadmaps and features by gathering feedback from public sector users and conveying public sector needs. Provide insights that strengthen our value proposition for public institutions
• Continuously refine the public sector sales methodology by incorporating learnings into playbooks, templates, and best practices. Identify process improvements that optimise sales productivity and consistency

Responsabilidades

• Conseguir nuevos clientes y generar ingresos para Anthropic en el sector público en España. Orientarte en instituciones públicas complejas para llegar a las personas clave en la toma de decisiones, darles a conocer nuestros servicios y ayudarles a tener éxito con Anthropic. Serás responsable de todo el ciclo de venta, desde el primer contacto hasta el cierre.
• Diseñar y ejecutar estrategias comerciales innovadoras adaptadas a los ciclos de contratación pública y a los procesos presupuestarios, incluidas las licitaciones, los acuerdos marco y las vías de venta a través de partners o revendedores, para alcanzar y superar los objetivos de ingresos. Analizar el panorama, las tendencias y la dinámica del sector público para convertir los planes estratégicos en acciones y campañas comerciales específicas.
• Liderar la expansión en el mercado identificando nuevos casos de uso en ministerios, organismos y departamentos administrativos. Colaborar de forma transversal para diferenciar nuestra oferta en las aplicaciones del sector público.
• Desenvolverte en ecosistemas complejos de interlocutores del sector público (altos cargos, responsables de transformación digital y tecnología, departamentos de TI y órganos de contratación) para generar consenso.
• Liderar las conversaciones con los clientes sobre soberanía del dato, seguridad y cumplimiento normativo, trabajando con los equipos de Seguridad, Legal y Producto en la forma en que respondemos a esos requisitos.
• Contribuir a la hoja de ruta y a las funcionalidades del producto recogiendo las opiniones de las personas usuarias del sector público y trasladando sus necesidades. Aportar ideas que refuercen nuestra propuesta de valor para las instituciones públicas.
• Perfeccionar de forma continua la metodología de ventas para el sector público incorporando lo aprendido a playbooks, plantillas y buenas prácticas. Identificar mejoras de proceso que optimicen la productividad y la coherencia comerciales.

You may be a good fit if you have

• 7+ years of B2B sales experience in SaaS, API solutions, or emerging technologies, including selling to public sector organisations in Spain
• A track record of managing complex sales cycles within public institutions and securing strategic agreements by understanding both technical requirements and public sector use cases
• Practical command of Spanish public procurement, including tenders, framework agreements, central purchasing bodies, and partner or resale routes
• Demonstrated ability to navigate public sector organisational structures, building consensus among diverse stakeholders including senior officials, digital and technology leaders, and IT departments
• Proven experience exceeding revenue targets by effectively managing an evolving pipeline and sales process
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present confidently to various public sector audiences, from technical teams to senior officials
• Deep understanding of public sector buying cycles, decision-making processes, and key pain points, including data sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements
• A strategic, analytical approach to assessing the public sector market combined with creative, tactical execution to capture opportunities
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English, with excellent written and spoken communication in both
• A passion for and/or experience with advanced AI systems and their applications. You feel strongly about ensuring frontier AI systems are developed safely and ethically for use by public institutions

Nice to have: familiarity with the security and compliance frameworks that apply to technology purchasing in the Spanish public sector.