Account Executive (Political)

🏢 Civitech · 📍 Austin, TX or Remote · 💼 remote · ⏰ Full-time 💰 $80,000 - $100,000 / yr
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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes.

Since its founding in 2019, over 500 partners—a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns—have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy. 

The Account Executive is a professional, customer-centric sales person with a technology sales background in government who will grow our business and number of customers. Candidates must have previous experience successfully prospecting over a large geographical region. This is an individual contributor sales position that requires a high degree of autonomy, activity, and attention to detail and enjoys working in a disruptive market. Civitech is a remote-first company hiring within our current footprint of 27 states (AL, AK, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY); Civitech does have an office in Austin, TX. The Account Executive will be expected to work hours applicable to the sales territory they own.

About our Sales Team: The Sales Team at Civitech is focused on empowering Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations with cutting-edge technology and data solutions. By building and nurturing strategic partnerships, we drive the adoption of our tools and expand Civitech’s impact nationwide.

The Account Executive is on our Sales Team, and reports to our VP of Sales. The Account Executive is an individual contributor.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Civitech Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Interviewers intensely scrutinize your technical execution capability within progressive political campaigns or advocacy tech, testing for data integrity, mission alignment, and agility.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):
  • 1. Showing apathy toward the progressive political mission or treating the work as 'just another tech gig'.
  • 2. Proposing slow, enterprise-style waterfall development cycles unsuited for election cycles.
  • 3. Failing to grasp data privacy, security, and voter file compliance regulations.
✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I build robust, secure civic tech tools that empower progressive movements to mobilize voters and win tight electoral cycles.

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