Federal Business Development Representative
FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE
New York, NY • Full-time • Hybrid (3+ days/week in office)
ABOUT GOVSIGNALS
GovSignals is the AI system of work for government contracting. It can take the government longer to buy a capability than an adversary takes to field one, and we exist to close that gap.
We're the only startup managing government contract data with AI in both FedRAMP High and DoW Impact Level 5 environments. Our platform monitors 5,000+ live government data sources, 100,000+ federal and state agencies, and 2,000,000+ government contracts in real time. Our customers range from small contractors to Fortune 500 primes with billions in annual awards, and our government work reaches mission critical contract management. In the past 18 months, we've earned FedRAMP High and IL5 authorizations, joined GSA MAS and the MDA SHIELD IDIQ, and signed some of the biggest names in government contracting.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're hiring a Federal Business Development Representative to build our federal sales motion from the ground up. You'll work directly with the CEO and the GovSignals Federal team and own the full sales cycle, carrying a number from first conversation through contract award.
You are not managing a pipeline someone else built — you are creating it. Your job is to find the openings, get in the room, and start the conversations that turn into revenue across the federal government. Selling here means understanding bureaucracies, building trust over time, and knowing when to push and when to listen. There is no playbook for this motion yet. You are writing it.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own the full cycle. You carry a number and you're accountable for hitting it — from first conversation through contract award, building direct relationships with contracting officers, program managers, and senior decision-makers across target agencies.
- Develop and own your territory. Research agencies, map org charts, identify budget flows, and build an account str...