Specialist Account Executive, Data 360

Leadout Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Account Executive to join the Data 360 team, driving strategic opportunities across UK Commercial (Mid-Market) accounts. You will work closely with core account teams to accelerate adoption and revenue growth while shaping data and AI transformation initiatives.

This high-visibility role requires a proven record in data, AI, or CDP sales, the ability to navigate matrixed organizations, and the talent to manage complex multi-stakeholder deals.

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience selling data, AI, or CDP solutions to mid-sized to large organisations.
• Ability to navigate and influence matrixed account environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in a specialist overlay or similar role.
• Strong data/cloud platform acumen with familiarity of CDP or lakehouse providers.

Responsibilities

• Qualify and progress Data 360 opportunities in UK Commercial accounts.
• Partner with Core Account Executives to shape and advance opportunities.
• Accelerate enterprise adoption of Data 360 solutions across industries.
• Support revenue growth across new business, adoption, and renewals.

Skills

Sales Experience

Matrixed Environment

Complex Cycles

Data Platform

Job description

About Salesforce

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Overview of the Role:

We are looking for an Account Executive to join Salesforce's high-growth Data 360 business, sitting within the wider Data & AI organisation. In this specialist role, you will drive strategic Data 360 opportunities across key UK Commercial (Mid-Market) accounts, partnering closely with core account teams to accelerate adoption and revenue growth. This is a high-visibility position within one of Salesforce's fastest-growing business units, offering the opportunity to shape cutting-edge customer data and AI transformation initiatives across a diverse range of industries.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and progress strategic Data 360 opportunities across UK Commercial (Mid-Market) accounts by qualifying deals, leading use-case workshops, positioning solutions, and influencing complex sales cycles alongside core account teams
• Partner with Core Account Executives across the territory to identify, shape, and advance high-value Data 360 opportunities, bringing deep data-platform expertise into matrixed account environments
• Accelerate customer adoption and consumption of Data 360 solutions, helping Commercial clients across all industries modernise their customer data and AI capabilities through Salesforce's Data 360 strategy
• Support revenue growth across new business, customer adoption, and expansion, with performance measured across Annual Contract Value, consumption, and New Non-Order Value targets

Required Qualifications:

• Proven sales experience at an Account Executive level, with a track record of selling data, AI, or Customer Data Platform solutions into mid-sized to large organisations across a range of industries
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and influence matrixed account environments, including internal and external stakeholder groups
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in a specialist or overlay capacity, across diverse industry verticals
• Strong data and cloud platform acumen, including familiarity with Customer Data Platforms (CDP) or lakehouse providers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience selling against or working within CDP competitors
• Ability to lead use-case workshops and facilitate complex opportunity qualification and objection handling in a specialist overlay model
• Experience ramping quickly into strategic accounts with active renewal cycles or near-term revenue opportunities
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence account teams without owning the primary customer relationship