Commercial Account Executive - Qualified (Martech)

428 Salesforce UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce UK Limited seeks an experienced Commercial Account Executive to drive revenue in the UK/IRE. You will own an account plan and the full sales cycle—from discovery to close—targeting Enterprise customers (2,500+ employees) and demonstrating value to marketing and sales leaders.

The role requires 6+ years of B2B SaaS full-cycle sales, 2+ years in MarTech, a Bachelor’s degree, and a proven quota record.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of B2B SaaS full cycle sales to large enterprises (>2500 employees).
• 2+ years within MarTech.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Proven track record of overachievement and sales awards.
• Ability to articulate business value of MQLs and lead gen.
• Trained on MEDDIC or other Enterprise sales methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive account/territory plan to achieve revenue targets.
• Prospect, qualify, and close new business with Enterprise-sized organizations.
• Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline across identified target accounts.
• Lead the end-to-end sales cycle from discovery to pricing negotiations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales Engineering, Product and Success.
• Demonstrate value-based selling and stakeholder management, including C-levels.

Skills

B2B SaaS

MarTech

Value-based selling

C-level relationships

Sales leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Salesforce

Zoom

Webex

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Sales Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Qualified is Salesforce's AI-powered agentic marketing platform, home to Piper — the #1 AI SDR Agent — which autonomously engages, qualifies, and converts inbound B2B leads into pipeline at scale, 24/7. Salesforce recently acquired Qualified, and we're now building out its EMEA go-to-market function from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to join a region for a fast-growing, recently-acquired business as it integrates into one of the world's largest enterprise software companies — combining the agility and pace of a start-up with the scale and resources of Salesforce.

Applications for this position will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

The Experience

As an Commercial Account Executive, you'll be responsible for developing and executing against a comprehensive account/territory plan as well as driving sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets. You will bring a solution-oriented approach to selling, helping prospects understand how our products in the conversational marketing and pipeline generation industry will address their unique business needs. As a hands-on AE, you will facilitate every stage in the sales cycle, from initial discovery to pitching our solution, to pricing negotiations.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Be a master of discovery and strategic business partner for prospective customers while owning the entire sales cycle
• Prospect, qualify, and close new business deals with Enterprise-sized organizations (2500+ people), leveraging your strategic insight to demonstrate the value of Qualified
• Actively work your identified target accounts while continually building and maintaining a robust sales pipeline
• Be the quarterback for your prospective customers and know when to pull in the right stakeholders
• Collaborate cross-functionally with key partners such as Marketing, Sales Engineering, Product and Success
• Understand the competition enabling you to strategically speak to our place in the market

Required Experience

• 6+ years of B2B SaaS full cycle sales, with experience selling into organizations >2500 people with an ICP of marketing and sales leaders
• 2+ years within MarTech
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Goal-oriented with a track record of overachievement (President's Club, Rep of the Year, etc.)
• Proven ability to lead an effective sales process and close new business
• An ability to articulate and sell the business value of MQLs, lead generation, conversions to the business of all sizes
• Excellent thought leadership traits with the ability to successfully drive a value-based sales cycle
• Smart, organized, self-motivated, flexible and team player
• Possess a strong desire to be successful and thrive in a high energy team environment
• Extraordinary presentation and interpersonal skills with an ability to interface and develop productive C-level relationships
• Trained on MEDDIC and/or other Enterprise sales methodology
• Experience with Salesforce and other virtual selling tools such as Zoom, Webex and other comparable tools

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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process.

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