Enterprise Account Executive - Financial Services

Salesforce; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to drive revenue within Financial Services accounts, including Banking, Insurance, and Wealth & Asset Management. You will work with AI agents to accelerate value realization and strengthen trusted relationships with executive leaders.

Please note some roles may be office-based, office-flexible, or remote depending on the team, with opportunities to align to core Salesforce platforms and Cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-cycle enterprise sales experience.
• Experience managing and growing one large, strategic account.
• Ability to lead and coordinate across a large extended team.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and C-suite decision makers within assigned accounts.
• Develop and drive long-term account strategy aligned to customer objectives.
• Coordinate internal resources to meet customer needs and ensure alignment.
• Identify and develop new opportunities within accounts, driving growth.

Skills

Enterprise sales

C-suite engagement

Account management

Strategic selling

Forecasting

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.

Overview of the Role:

Our Enterprise Business team partners with our most strategic customers - organizations with 10,000+ employees - to deliver the full power of Salesforce. This role sells into Financial Services accounts, including Banking, Insurance, and Wealth & Asset Management. As an Enterprise Account Executive, you won't just sell AI agents - you'll work alongside them to accelerate revenue, build trusted customer relationships, and drive meaningful impact.

Note: By applying to the Enterprise Account Executive posting, Recruiters and Hiring Managers who support multiple cloud offerings across the organization will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams. Please note some of these positions may be office-based, office-flexible, or remote depending on the team.

We have Core Teams that sell the entire Salesforce platform, and Prime teams that specialize in a specific cloud solution. You may be aligned to, but not limited to, the following:

• Slack
• NetZero Cloud
• Tableau
• Marketing Cloud
• Specialization Cloud
• Digital

Responsibilities:

• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and C-suite decision makers within assigned accounts, helping customers realize value from their Salesforce investments
• Develop and drive long-term account strategy aligned to customer business objectives, coordinating internal Salesforce resources to meet their needs
• Perform account planning in partnership with Prime and Cloud sales resources to ensure strategic alignment
• Identify and develop new opportunities through warm leads and whitespace prospecting, driving growth within assigned accounts

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of demonstrated success in full-cycle enterprise sales
• Experience managing and growing one large, strategic account
• Ability to lead and coordinate across a large extended team to drive outcomes
• Strong executive presence with experience engaging C-suite decision makers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated progression in enterprise sales roles, with experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder deals
• Experience selling into Financial Services accounts (Banking, Insurance, or Wealth & Asset Management)
• Familiarity with the Salesforce platform and Customer 360 solutions
• Experience in competency-based selling; we evaluate experience across extracurricular leadership, military service, volunteer roles, and work history

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, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form .

Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that's inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications - without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender