Small Business & Business - Account Executive - Chicago

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By applying to the Small Business & Growth Business - Territory Account Executive/Account Specialist posting, recruiters and hiring managers who support multiple cloud offerings and verticals across the organization will review your resume for open Account Executives roles. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams.)

Our Sales Organization is made up of business segments. Within these business segments, the teams sell across multiple verticals and there are teams that sell specifically into one industry or vertical. You may be aligned to the following verticals and/or clouds:
Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & Consumer Goods.

In addition, we have Core Teams that sell the entire Salesforce Platform and our Prime teams specialize in a specific cloud solution, including but not limited to, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Commerce Cloud.

• Account Specialist - (1 - 8 employees)
• Small Business - "SB" (1 - 50 employees)
• Growth Business - "GRB" (51 - 250 employees)

Selling the entire Customer 360 Platform, or a specific cloud, across a set of Salesforce customers and/or new logos.

• Having a deep understanding of the way businesses operate, and the priorities that drive decisions from the C-level
• Creating demand by uncovering business problems and matching them to our solution
• Uncovering business initiatives and pain points to map back our solutions across multiple lines of business
• Building credibility and trust while influencing buying decisions
• Selling on value and return on investment vs. technical functionality
• Generating pipeline that leads to closed revenue and quota attainment

• Average of 2-5 years of full cycle sales experience, with at least 1 in the field with a proven track record of success
• Experience managing and growing existing and/or net new logo accounts
• Experience selling to the C-suite
• Ability to craft a point of view and build credibility as a 'Trusted Adviser' with your customers
• Experience building a business case and delivering return on investment
• Ability to build and deliver presentations to your customers
• Ability to strategize with a large extended internal team
• Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer experience, work experience, etc.)

• World class enablement and on-demand training - check out  for a sneak peek!
• Week-long product bootcamp
• Fast Ramp mentorship program
• Weekly 1:1 coaching with your leadership
• Clear path to promotion with accelerated leadership development programs

Working at Salesforce isn't all about selling. It's also about learning, and we heavily invest in you with a month-long immersion and onboarding, including: a week-long product bootcamp, mentorship program, weekly coaching and development programs.

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• Health, life insurance, retirement saving plan
• Monthly wellness allowance
• Flexible time off & leave policies
• Parental benefits
• Perks and discounts

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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