Specialist Account Executive, DataCloud

Salesforce, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking an Account Executive for its Data 360 business within the UK.

You will drive strategic Data 360 opportunities across mid-market accounts and partner closely with core account teams to accelerate adoption and revenue growth. The role involves leading use-case workshops, navigating complex sales cycles, and leveraging CDP/data-platform expertise to deliver customer-centric AI data transformations.

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience at Account Executive level selling data, AI or CDP solutions.
• Ability to navigate matrixed account environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Strong data/cloud platform knowledge, familiarity with CDP or lakehouse providers.

Responsibilities

• Drive Data 360 opportunities across UK Commercial (Mid-Market) accounts.
• Collaborate with Core Account Executives to shape and advance high-value Data 360 deals.
• Accelerate adoption of Data 360 solutions across industries to grow revenue.
• Support revenue growth metrics such as ACV, consumption and expansion.

Skills

Account Exec sales

Stakeholder management

Complex sales cycles

Data & cloud acumen

Tools

CDP / Lakehouse

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.

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About Salesforce

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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.

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

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, we are a recognised Disability Confident member under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the interview scheme as part of the application process.

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