Regional Vice President Sales, SLED

Come join the organization that is redefining security for the AI era. As one of the fastest-growing startups ever, we enable teams to secure cloud and AI applications by connecting code, cloud, and runtime into a single shared context. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.

Not to mention, we're now powered by Google , meaning we offer our customers an AI-powered platform that harnesses Google’s Threat Intelligence and Security Operations to better detect, prevent, and respond to threats across all environments, allowing for further innovation. Our Wizards from all over the globe work together to protect the infrastructure of our customers, including over 65% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re honored to be a leading player in a massive and growing market, and we continue to look for exceptional Wizards who are eager to make a significant impact on our team.

At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our momentous growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow even the best companies to move faster, all while having some fun! SUMMARY Wiz is seeking a visionary, high-impact 2nd-line sales executive to lead, scale, and command our expansion into the State, Local Government, and Education (SLED) market.

Reporting directly to the VP of Public Sector Sales, the Regional Vice President (RVP) will serve as the executive leader responsible for defining and executing the overarching macro go-to-market (GTM) strategy across all state agencies, municipal governments, and K-12/Higher Education institutions nationally. In this role, you will lead a multilayered organization composed of regional first-line Sales Directors, Enterprise Account Executives, and specialized technical teams. You will own the SLED theater’s P L, drive exponential ARR growth, and cultivate executive-level relationships with State CIOs, CISOs, University System Tech Leaders, and premier regional channel partners.

Your sophisticated understanding of cloud-native security transformation, combined with an elite track record of navigating fragmented public procurement, will be the catalyst for anchoring Wiz as the cloud security standard across the SLED landscape.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Scale Lead a Multilayered SLED Organization: Direct, mentor, and scale a high-performing SLED sales theater, providing executive leadership to regional first-line Managers/Directors and Senior Account Executives while fostering a culture of operational excellence, predictability, and relentless execution. , West, TOLA, Northeast, Southeast), talent acquisition, and market penetration models. Drive Executive State Higher-Ed Relationships: Develop and anchor critical, trust-based partnerships with high-level public sector leaders, including State Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), State CIOs, and Higher Education technology boards.

, NASPO ValuePoint, Carahsoft SLED contracts, OMNIA Partners, PEPPM, and state-specific master agreements). Orchestrate the SLED Partner Ecosystem: Fuel market expansion by driving joint-GTM partnerships with major regional Value-Added Resellers (VARs), tier-1 system integrators, and cloud provider partners (AWS, Azure, GCP) to intercept state-level modernization funds.