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Account Director, Defense Industrial Base

Eudia · Remote · US

Base
$200K
OTE
$700K
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
2mo ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked 2h agoon Eudia's careers page

What Eudia sells

AI that helps legal teams work faster

Legal and contracts teams often have more work than people to do it. Eudia uses AI to help these teams handle legal and acquisition work faster while keeping risk under control. With Eudia, teams can make decisions sooner and get their work done with the accuracy and security that legal work demands.

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The Braun Read

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

Pay
Base and OTE both listed. Roughly a 29/71 base-to-variable split.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 82 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Company hiring
3 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace.

Red flags

  • Most of the pay is variable. OTE is more than double the base. You only make the big number if you hit quota.

Green flags

  • Publishes OTE. It tells you the on-target earnings up front. Most postings don't.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percent of the variable did reps actually earn last year?

    When most of the pay is variable, this is your real salary.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  3. 3.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell Eudia's AI legal and acquisition platform to defense primes, mid-tier suppliers, and defense tech firms, targeting GCs, contracts, and compliance leaders. Hunter role: source, shape, and close multi-million-dollar enterprise deals.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Legal, contracts, compliance and security leaders at defense firmsIn their words: “You will lead engagements with General Counsel, Chief Contracts Officers, VPs of Contracts and Subcontracts, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officers, and CISO organizations”
Industry:
Aerospace and defenseIn their words: “selling technology into aerospace and defense primes and suppliers”
Company size:
Enterprise

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

$200K base · $700K OTE

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
About Eudia Eudia is revolutionizing legal and acquisition work through AI-powered Augmented Intelligence, empowering legal and contracting professionals to accelerate decision-making, mitigate risk, and deliver on mission. With $105M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, we are building a category-defining platform that fuses AI-driven automation with human expertise. At Eudia, we move fast. Our teams ship solutions in days, not months. We are already engaged with the U.S. Air Force and the Department of War, and on the commercial side we support Fortune 500 legal departments including Cargill, Coherent, ServiceNow, and Western Digital We are solving one of the hardest unsolved problems in AI, which is bringing trust, accuracy, and security to legal and acquisition automation in environments where the standard for both is absolute. We are a team of problem-solvers. Eudia is a place where you will be challenged, take ownership from day one, and work alongside some of the brightest minds in AI, law, and GovCon. Opportunity for Impact This is a rare opportunity for early entry into the developing Defense Industrial Base business of a rapidly growing startup. Primes and their suppliers absorb the full weight of federal acquisition on the contractor side. Their legal, contracts, and compliance organizations manage FAR and DFARS flowdowns, subcontract and teaming agreements, proposal support, export control, and audit readiness at a volume that has grown far faster than their headcount. The professionals doing that work have been underserved by technology for decades. If you are excited by the challenge of putting real capability in the hands of general counsel and contracts organizations across the defense sector, we invite you to apply. About the Role As Account Director for the Defense Industrial Base, you will own the end-to-end capture and growth of Eudia's pursuit across aerospace and defense primes, mid-tier suppliers, and defense technology companies, from identifying whitespace through closing multi-million-dollar agreements. You will lead engagements with General Counsel, Chief Contracts Officers, VPs of Contracts and Subcontracts, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officers, and CISO organizations, ensuring our Augmented Intelligence solutions deliver measurable value and contribute to Eudia's core business objectives. This is a hunter's role, not an account management seat. We are looking for a proven closer with a current, demonstrated record of running complex enterprise sales cycles in the defense sector and closing multi-million-dollar deals within the last one to two years. You will be a fit if you thrive on creating opportunities where none existed, owning outcomes, building durable relationships across legal, contracts, compliance, and security organizations, learning and iterating fast, using AI to scale yourself, and influencing across cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities Executive Engagement: Build and sustain senior relationships across primes and suppliers, primarily with General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and contracts and capture executives, understanding their workload pressures and aligning Eudia's solutions to measurable outcomes. Portfolio Ownership: Own a defined set of primes, mid-tier suppliers, and defense technology accounts. Set the account strategy, manage the stakeholder map across legal, contracts, supply chain, IT, security, and export control, and demonstrate excellent enterprise account leadership. Capture and Commercial Strategy: Identify and shape opportunities well before a budget cycle opens. Determine the right commercial path, including enterprise agreements, master services agreements, IRAD-funded pilots, and placement on approved supplier and preferred vendor lists. Manage teaming where Eudia is the faster route for a prime pursuing a government program, including subcontract and program-funded deployments. Revenue Growth: Take ownership of ARR targets through new account capture, securing enterprise-level agreements, renewal and option year fulfillment, and expansion across business units, programs, and international entities. Value Articulation: Articulate Eudia's value proposition to legal, contracting, compliance, and technical audiences. Represent Eudia at industry associations, supplier forums, and defense sector conferences. What We're Looking For - 10+ years of experience selling technology into aerospace and defense primes and suppliers, with a proven track record over the last one to two years of independently sourcing and closing new business in the sector. - Demonstrated hunter mentality, with a current record of owning complex enterprise sales cycles end-to-end, from prospecting and capture through negotiation and signature, rather than inheriting an existing territory or account. - Deep working knowledge of federal acquisition from the contractor side, including the FAR and DFARS, flowdown obligations, subcontracting and teaming, cost accounting and audit exposure, and export control. - Established relationships across the sector, spanning tier one primes, mid-tier suppliers, and defense technology companies, with credibility in legal, contracts, and compliance organizations. - Ability to navigate enterprise procurement, information security review, and export control review as part of a normal sales cycle. - Must currently reside in the Washington, D.C. metro area or a major defense industrial hub. - U.S. citizenship required. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher clearance. Bonus Points - Active clearance - Experience selling enterprise AI or legal, contracts, or compliance software into the defense sector - Direct experience inside a prime or supplier contracts, legal, or compliance organization - Familiarity with CMMC, ITAR and EAR, and CUI environment requirements - Existing executive-level relationships across primes and suppliers that can be activated immediately Why You'll Love Working Here Impactful Work: Be part of a team at the forefront of AI innovation, building the category leader in Augmented Intelligence for government and the defense industrial base. Growth Opportunities: Work in an environment that encourages professional growth and the exploration of new ideas. Dynamic Culture: Join a group of passionate, driven people committed to making a difference. OTE: $700K, $200K base
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