Regional Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts - Government

Do you enjoy building trusted relationships with government customers while identifying opportunities to grow and expand their success?

Are you ready to manage strategic accounts and develop new business through a collaborative, customer-focused sales approach?

About our Team Lexis Nexis  Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles ().About the Role You will manage and grow a portfolio of key Federal Government accounts while developing new customer opportunities within your assigned region. You will build relationships with customer stakeholders, understand their priorities and purchasing requirements, and guide opportunities through the sales cycle.

Responsibilities Manage a portfolio of existing government accounts, maintaining strong relationships with decision-makers, procurement teams, and end users.

Develop account plans that identify customer priorities, renewal timelines, growth opportunities, and competitive risks.

Lead retention and renewal efforts, addressing customer concerns and coordinating timely resolution of service or delivery issues.

Conduct regular business reviews to demonstrate value, assess satisfaction, and identify opportunities to expand customer relationships.

Pursue cross-selling and upselling opportunities aligned with customer requirements and available funding.

Identify, qualify, and pursue new government customers and strategic opportunities within the assigned region.

Build a pipeline through prospecting, referrals, industry events, partner relationships, and procurement opportunity monitoring.

Develop relationships with prospective customers to understand their operational needs, purchasing requirements, and budget cycles.

Requirements Experience managing and expanding complex B2B SaaS or technology accounts within government agencies

Strong executive presence with clear communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts and close business in a team-based selling environment

Proficiency with Salesforce and sales enablement tools such as Gong, Seismic, and Outreach Comfort using generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT to support productivity and insight generation

Willingness to travel up to 20%, including day and overnight travel

Work in a Way That Works for You We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $108,400 - $201,500. Total Target Cash Range: $166,800 - $309,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

Pay mix between base and variable pay varies based on sales role; please discuss…