Small Business & Growth Business - Account Executive - Chicago

Salesforce Account Executive / Account Specialist

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Sales Organization Description : 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.

SMB Business Unit : Account Specialist - (1 - 8 employees) Small Business - "SB" (1 - 50 employees) Growth Business - "GRB" (51 - 250 employees) Day to Day 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

Preferred Qualifications 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.)

Our investment in you World class enablement and on-demand training - check out Trailhead.com for a sneak peek! Sandler Sales Training 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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