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Anthropic

Enterprise Account Executive, Public Sector

Milan, Italy

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IT
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29 Oct 2026

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the posting

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

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 Italy. 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 Italy. 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

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 Italy

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 Italian 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 Italian 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 Italian public sector.

Il ruolo

In qualità di Enterprise Account Executive in Anthropic, entrerai a far parte del team fondatore impegnato in prima linea nel portare la nostra API di produttività basata su IA all'avanguardia e le nostre soluzioni SaaS alle organizzazioni del settore pubblico in Italia. Promuoverai l'adozione di un'IA di frontiera e sicura concludendo accordi strategici con ministeri e amministrazioni centrali, amministrazioni regionali e locali ed enti pubblici. Metterai la tua esperienza di vendita consulenziale nel settore pubblico al servizio della crescita dei ricavi, diventando un partner di fiducia per gli interlocutori del settore e aiutandoli a integrare e adottare l'IA e a scoprirne tutte le potenzialità nei servizi ai cittadini, nell'amministrazione e nella ricerca. In collaborazione con i team GTM, Prodotto e Marketing, perfezionerai costantemente la nostra proposta di valore, la nostra metodologia di vendita e il nostro posizionamento, perché siano rilevanti per chi prende le decisioni nel settore pubblico.

Il profilo ideale ha la passione per lo sviluppo di nuovi segmenti di mercato, per l'individuazione delle opportunità ad alto potenziale e per l'attuazione delle strategie necessarie a coglierle. Favorendo la diffusione dei prodotti emergenti di Anthropic, aiuterai le istituzioni pubbliche ad acquisire nuove capacità, contribuendo al tempo stesso allo sviluppo etico dell'IA.

Responsabilità:

Acquisire nuovi clienti e generare ricavi per Anthropic nel settore pubblico in Italia. Orientarti all'interno di istituzioni pubbliche complesse per raggiungere le figure decisionali chiave, far conoscere i nostri servizi e aiutarle ad avere successo con Anthropic. Sarai responsabile dell'intero ciclo di vendita, dal primo contatto alla chiusura.

Definire e attuare strategie di vendita innovative, adatte ai cicli degli appalti pubblici e ai processi di bilancio, comprese gare, accordi quadro e canali di vendita tramite partner o rivenditori, per raggiungere e superare gli obiettivi di fatturato. Analizzare lo scenario, le tendenze e le dinamiche del settore pubblico per tradurre i piani strategici in attività e campagne commerciali mirate.

Guidare l'espansione sul mercato individuando nuovi casi d'uso all'interno di ministeri, enti e uffici amministrativi. Collaborare in modo trasversale per differenziare la nostra offerta per le applicazioni del settore pubblico.

Muoverti in ecosistemi complessi di interlocutori del settore pubblico (dirigenti apicali, responsabili della trasformazione digitale e della tecnologia, direzioni IT e uffici acquisti) per costruire consenso.

Guidare il confronto con i clienti su sovranità dei dati, sicurezza e conformità normativa, lavorando con i team Sicurezza, Legale e Prodotto sul modo in cui rispondiamo a questi requisiti.

Contribuire alla roadmap e alle funzionalità di prodotto raccogliendo il feedback di chi utilizza le nostre soluzioni nel settore pubblico e portandone all'interno le esigenze. Fornire indicazioni che rafforzino la nostra proposta di valore per le istituz

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