Cloud Account Executive

441 SFDC Ireland Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Wellness allowance

Flexible time off

Parental support

AI sales training

Mentorship

Promotion path

Volunteer days

Donation matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Digital, Marketing & Data Cloud Account Executive to own the full sales cycle for DACH opportunities, from prospecting to close, in a hybrid role based in Dublin with relocation support.

You will partner with AEs, Pre-Sales, and Marketing to drive pipeline and close specialist deals, leveraging MEDDPICC/Value Selling concepts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Full-Cycle Sales experience from prospecting through close.
• Territory & account planning to identify and close opportunities.
• Researching prospect's business challenges and goals.
• Crafting value propositions mapping to customer needs.
• Clear, timely engagement across written and spoken communication.
• Using all tools/resources to drive results.
• Team selling with AEs, Pre-Sales and partners.
• Coachable, competitive mindset with ambitious goals.
• Fluency in German or French and English.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject-matter expert for Digital, Marketing, and Data Cloud in the DACH market.
• Drive pipeline, deal acceleration and expansion within accounts.
• Apply solution selling to uncover business challenges and align tailored solutions.
• Build trusted relationships with business and technical decision-makers.
• Collaborate with AEs, Pre-Sales, Marketing and other teams to shape deal strategy.

Skills

Full-Cycle Sales

Territory & Account Planning

Research & Discovery

Solutioning

Communication

Resourcefulness

Team Selling

Mindset

German or French & English

Tools

Slack

Zoom

Google Slides

Job description

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Key Requirements

• Language: Full professional fluency in German or French, and English, is mandatory.
• Location: This is a Hybrid role based in Dublin, Ireland (Relocation assistance included).

Relocation Support

Relocate to Dublin with Ease

We know that relocation is a big decision — which is why we walk with you every step of the way. From the moment you accept your offer to the day you arrive in Dublin, you'll have access to a full support system.

• Offer Acceptance: Your relocation support begins immediately.
• Relocation Consultation: We'll connect you with our relocation experts to plan your move.
• Moving & Settling In: We provide dedicated assistance with PPS applications, housing searches, and relocation benefits.
• Onboarding in Dublin: You'll join your new team at our world-class Dublin campus for Day 1 orientation.

Your Mission

As a Digital, Marketing & Data Cloud Account Executive, you are the go-to expert for these solutions across your dedicated DACH customer set. You'll own the full sales cycle for Digital, Marketing, and Data Cloud opportunities — from prospecting through close — using your solution selling expertise and deep product knowledge to respond efficiently to customer needs, identify business potential, and build a strategic, long-term partnership with your customers.

Responsibilities

• Specialist Sales Leadership: Serve as the subject-matter expert for Digital, Marketing, and Data Cloud, partnering with core Account Executives across a dedicated customer set in the DACH market to drive specialist-led opportunities, across a complex SMB territory spanning new logo and expansion business.
• Strategic Growth: Drive performance against key metrics with a primary focus on pipeline generation, deal acceleration, and expansion of Digital, Marketing, and Data Cloud within existing and net-new accounts.
• Solution Selling: Bring deep expertise in Digital, Marketing, and Data Cloud to uncover business challenges and align tailored solutions to customer goals through a consultative approach.
• Relationship Building: Develop trusted relationships with business and technical decision-makers through regular digital engagement, demos, and face-to-face meetings, independently identifying decision-makers and influencers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with core AEs, Pre-sales, Business Development, Marketing, and other teams to shape deal strategy, optimize the sales funnel, structure and close specialist deals, bringing in SEs and cross-functional resources as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Full-Cycle Sales: Proven track record of quota-carrying, tech/SaaS sales experience managing the sales cycle from prospecting through close.
• Territory & Account Planning: Create territory & account plans to identify, qualify, and successfully close specialist-led opportunities.
• Research & Discovery: Uncover prospect's business challenges, processes, and strategic goals.
• Solutioning: Craft value propositions that map to customer needs, demonstrating deep understanding of specialized technology solutions.
• Communication: Clear, effective and timely engagement across writing, speech, presentation, and tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Slides).
• Resourcefulness: Drive results using all tools and resources available.
• Team Selling: Align with core AEs, Pre-sales, and partners to support deals and customer success.
• Mindset: Coachable, competitive, and motivated by ambitious goals.
• Language: Fluent in German or French, and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Methodology: Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Challenger, or Value Selling.
• Strategic Alliances: Ability to develop cases and lead strategic partnerships.
• Adaptability: Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Track Record: Consistently meeting or exceeding quota.

What's In It For You

• Personal Wellbeing: Private health insurance, life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and a monthly wellness allowance.
• Flexibility: Flexible time off and leave policies, plus comprehensive parental support programs.
• Career Development: Access to world-class AI and sales training, mentorship, and a clear path for promotion within the global Salesforce ecosystem.
• Giving Back: 7 paid volunteer days per year and donation matching for the causes you care about.
• Perks: Employee discounts, inclusive resource groups, and a culture that celebrates Equality.

Equality & Inclusion

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