Field CTO: Executive AI & Platform Strategy

Salesforce; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 321,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Field CTO to serve as a technical and strategic extension of the CRO's office—bridging deep technical credibility with sales acumen. This role acts as a trusted executive advisor, capable of engaging CIOs/CTOs in strategic discussions and executive briefings.

You’ll help articulate Slack’s platform value, shape roadmaps, and travel extensively to meet customers and partners. Reporting into the CRO's organization, this position partners with Sales, Product, Engineering,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise SaaS pre-sales or related roles.
• Ability to present to CIOs/CTOs and executive audiences.
• Strong product instincts and roadmap trade-offs.
• Proven track record in complex multi-stakeholder enterprise deals.
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted technical advisor in executive conversations.
• Translate Slack's platform roadmap into business outcomes for CIOs/CTOs.
• Partner with sales leadership on strategic and enterprise deals.
• Serve as a feedback loop between the field and product/engineering.
• Represent Slack at industry events, executive forums, and advisory boards.
• Build and maintain relationships with customer executive sponsors.
• Mentor and upskill account teams and sales engineers.
• Collaborate with product marketing and product management on positioning.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Executive presence

Strategic deal-making

C-suite communication

Product roadmaps

Travel flexibility

Slack platform

Tools

Workflow Builder

Slack Connect

Enterprise Grid

AI/Agentforce integrations

APIs

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Field CTO to serve as a technical and strategic extension of the CRO's office—bridging deep technical credibility with sales acumen. This role acts as a trusted executive advisor, capable of engaging CIOs/CTOs in strategic discussions and executive briefings.

You’ll help articulate Slack’s platform value, shape roadmaps, and travel extensively to meet customers and partners. Reporting into the CRO's organization, this position partners with Sales, Product, Engineering,