[Remote] Q2 Holodeck™ Sales Executive

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Elessar Systems Inc. is hiring a Q2 Holodeck™ Sales Executive to bring its AI-enabled training platform to government, defense, public-safety, and commercial customers. The role focuses on prospecting, customer discovery, demonstrations and pilots, pipeline management, closing sales, and sharing market feedback with the founding team.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and Opportunity Creation (30%). Build and maintain a disciplined list of named accounts; research buyers and funded entry points; conduct outbound outreach; use events, referrals, partners, and digital channels to secure qualified meetings
• Customer Engagement and Discovery (20%). Lead early conversations, uncover operational problems, identify buying authority and funding, qualify timing and fit, and translate customer priorities into a clear next step
• Demonstrations, Pilots, and Proposals (20%). Coordinate with technical and training teammates to prepare compelling demonstrations; help define pilot users, scenarios, success measures, pricing, conversion terms, and proposal content
• Pipeline and Sales Execution (15%). Maintain accurate CRM records, next actions, close dates, probability, and forecast; follow up consistently; advance opportunities through a defined sales process; and surface blockers early
• Closing and Expansion (10%). Help negotiate and close qualifying sales, then work with customer success to position renewals, additional seats, new scenarios, and enterprise expansion
• Market Learning and Team Contribution (5%). Share customer insight, competitive information, objections, and product feedback; improve messaging and sales tools; and contribute energy, ideas, and accountability to the founding team

Skills

• High school and/or bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of software sales, education, training, military service, or relevant professional experience
• One to five years of sales, business development, recruiting, customer success, fundraising, account management, or another results-driven customer-facing role
• Exceptional recent graduates with strong evidence of initiative and persuasion will be considered
• Demonstrated ability to start conversations, build relationships, ask thoughtful questions, handle rejection, and follow through
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, curiosity, and attention to detail
• Comfort learning technical and operational concepts and explaining them in straightforward customer language
• U.S. citizenship
• Energetic about creating opportunities rather than waiting for leads
• Actively seeks feedback, learns quickly, and applies the team's expertise
• Asks good questions and cares about the mission problem before presenting a solution
• Follows through consistently without damaging trust or forcing a poor-fit opportunity
• Keeps accurate records, protects time, prioritizes qualified opportunities, and knows the next action
• Works closely with technical, training, operational, proposal, contracts, and leadership colleagues
• Represents current product capability accurately and does not overpromise to win a sale
• Can prepare well, communicate clearly, and earn credibility with senior customers while remaining authentic and eager to learn
• Experience or interest in defense technology, drones, counter-UAS, homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, training, simulation, AI, or SaaS
• Experience selling to government, defense, public-safety, or business-to-business customers
• Familiarity with CRM tools, outbound prospecting, pipeline management, demos, proposals, or consultative sales
• Military, first-responder, athletics, entrepreneurial, campus-leadership, or other background demonstrating competitiveness, resilience, teamwork, and accountability

Benefits

• Commission: 5% of qualifying Q2 Holodeck™ sales, governed by a written company commission plan that defines crediting, payment timing, adjustments, and treatment of shared or team-supported opportunities.
• Strong performers may earn larger accounts, greater market responsibility, leadership opportunities, and increased influence over the company’s go-to-market model as Elessar grows.
• Remote role

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