RVP, Sales - Platform & Securities Team

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About Platform & Security at Salesforce

Our teams empower organizations to innovate swiftly and meet evolving business needs with a comprehensive suite of tools for enhancing their Salesforce security posture, ensuring data governance and accelerating application development and lifecycle management. Our platform includes capabilities such as Low Code AppDev, Customization, Integration, Data Management, Security & Compliance, and Automation. With the addition of Agentforce, Salesforce has the ultimate toolkit for building AI-powered applications rapidly, transforming every line of business. Discover more about Agentforce & AI App Development and Salesforce Data Security & Privacy.

Our Team :

Our Specialist Sales team thrives on a collaborative, value-driven selling approach. If you enjoy the excitement of closing deals while contributing to a supportive team environment, you'll find a great fit here. As you focus on the Platform, you'll become an expert on its benefits while playing a key role in our collective success.

As a Sales Leader you will be managing and developing a team of Specialist Account Executives selling our Platform and Securities product line. You will participate and lead in client and prospect meetings as well as work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources as required. You will be responsible for ongoing mentoring and development of the sales team which includes recruiting, hiring and training new team members on sales process. In this role you will report on sales activity and forecast to senior sales management.

We are looking for an individual with great energy, leadership, and initiative to drive team performance and sales for our team. You will formulate and implement a strategy to enhance business growth. This role works in partnership with Sales, Marketing, Pre-sales, Partner Alliances, Services & HR, therefore cross-company engagement and orchestration is crucial. The candidate will be a high-impact individual capable of driving outstanding business results & first-class employee development. The RVP is fully responsible for developing and leading the team to generate revenue and achieve individual team and organizational quotas. Aligning to the sales strategy, the Sales Leader defines and implements plans for the assigned Accounts to achieve sales objectives.

Your Impact :

The teams you lead here at Salesforce will directly impact the growth of our overall organization. You will be masterful in client engagement and impact how your customers do business in a constantly evolving environment. You will mentor your team to develop in their careers, and inspire your team to do the best work of their life.

Provide support and guidance to direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings or engaging other corporate resources as required

Development of a winning team, including recruiting, hiring and training

Coaching direct reports on strategies to drive sales wins

Accurate reporting on sales activity and forecasting to senior sales management

Consistent monitoring of the sales activity of the team, and tracking of results

Actively leading and monitoring demand generation activities

Leading initiatives to drive customer awareness and engagement

Develop and implement successful sales campaigns

Engaging at C-level in enterprise customer organizations

Capable of successfully handling significant client escalations and issues

Develop required Corporate relationships and Executive engagement to support success

For this role we are looking for candidates with a depth of experience selling, and specialism with, Security software solutions.

Your Qualifications :

Depending on the segment, the years of experience and skills needed to be successful will vary from 5+ yrs of sales leadership experience managing a team of quota carrying sales people. In addition, a bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.

Proven successful experience in leading Enterprise Account Executives

Proven ability to create impactful teams and lead them to success

Excellent presentation and executive engagement skills

Excellent negotiation skills

A self-starter that can thrive in a fast paced environment

Leaders with experience in more technical sales, particularly those who sell to CTOs / CIOs.

Across all Sales Leaders, we are looking for the following attributes :

Strong leadership capabilities

Experience in sales coaching and mentoring

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, team environment

Has a strong drive for results

Strong engagement and communication skills

Consultative selling experience

Can collaborate and influence in a "win as a team" environment

Resourceful

Is a trusted advisor to the customers and colleagues

Strong intuition for business

Prior experience working within the Software / Infrastructure / Platform (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) space

Unleash Your Potential

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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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including : time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link : to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For New York-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $224,500 to $300,250. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $224,500 to $300,250. For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $224,500 to $300,250.