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Senior Director, Strategic Solutions - Intelligence Community

C3 AI

Company websitec3.ai (C3 AI, opens in new tab)

Base salary $160K  to $185K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Tysons, VA

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  • LocationTysons, VA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI

C3 AI is hiring a Senior Director, Strategic Solutions for our Intelligence Community Sector. This is a ground floor opportunity to further develop your career with a rapidly growing leader in Enterprise AI software. You will work with the Intelligence Community and senior management to develop high-value AI use cases and AI application roadmaps. You will help Intelligence Community customers achieve their digital transformation objectives through identifying high-value opportunities.

We are looking for motivated individuals with a hard work ethic and track record of achievement. You will receive a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits along with generous commissions and equity. In addition to strategic sales training, you will be supported by senior management and mentors to help ensure your success.

Candidates should be able to understand complex issues at the intersection of business and technology and communicate that complexity with simplicity. Successful candidates will thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance, highly collaborative environment and demonstrate an ability to execute precisely and quickly. Candidates should possess technical fluency in AI, machine learning, engineering, data integration, or computer science.

Responsibilities: 

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive sales strategy to drive revenue growth within the Intelligence Community sector, targeting Intelligence Community agencies, departments, and prime contractors.
  • Identify and prioritize key accounts, cultivating relationships with senior-level decision-makers, program managers, and influencers within Intelligence Community organizations.
  • Understand the unique challenges, requirements, and procurement processes of the Intelligence Community sector, and tailor sales approaches and solutions accordingly.
  • Engage in strategic relationships with Intelligence Community customers to assure the realization of their digital transformation goals.
  • Develop, maintain, and manage the implementation of strategic Intelligence Community customer engagement plans.
  • Manage efforts to research and identify customer prospects and targets.
  • Collaborate with sales, engineering, products, and marketing teams to develop new product offerings within existing and new lines of business.
  • Represent C3 AI by driving business development with company alliance partners.
  • Personally engage in strategic account selling, business development, and ongoing customer success.
  • Travel to customer sites up to 50% of the time (or more) depending on business needs.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in engineering, science, computer science, or related technical field of study. Master’s or MBA degree preferred.
  • Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • Proven track record of success in sales with a focus on selling SaaS solutions to the Intelligence Community sector.
  • Deep understanding of the Intelligence Community landscape, procurement processes, and acquisition programs.
  • Extensive knowledge of AI technology, data analytics, and their applications within the Intelligence Community sector.
  • Demonstrated experience in building and nurturing relationships with senior-level decision-makers and influencers 1 within Intelligence Community organizations.
  • Experience with and understanding of AI and Machine Learning is highly favorable.
  • Exemplary written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Sales consulting or management consulting experience preferred.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan. 

Virginia Base Pay Range

$160,000—$185,000 USD

C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status. 

Source: C3 AI on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($160,000) is above 75% of the 163 Sales roles in Virginia listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $146,250; the middle half runs from $131,300 to $158,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live C3 AI roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live C3 AI roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Senior Director, Strategic Solutions - Intelligence Community (this listing)$160K - $185K
Director/Senior Director, Strategic Solutions - North America, East$160K - $185K
Senior Director, Strategic Solutions, Navy and Maritime Industrial Base$160K - $185K
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic AI Platform$160K - $219K
Director/Senior Director, Strategic Solutions - North America, West$160K - $185K
Product Manager, Asset Performance$161K - $194K
Director, Demand Generation Marketing & Analytics$155K - $221K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All C3 AI roles · How to read the bar

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-06-11
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USD 160,000 – 185,000 · interval unstated · pay_input_range · Virginia Base Pay Range · base-labelled (R1: Base Pay)

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