Remote Salesforce SLED Account Executive: Gov & Education

FormativGroup, LLC

Connecticut

Remote

USD 150,000 - 185,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Competitive base salary + uncapped OTE

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Job summary

FormativGroup, LLC seeks an experienced Salesforce Account Executive - SLED to expand our public sector footprint across State, Local Government, and Education. This remote-first role involves building executive-level relationships, managing complex deals, and collaborating with Salesforce teams to drive revenue growth through consulting, implementation, and digital transformation services.

The ideal candidate brings 5–15 years in enterprise tech sales, strong Salesforce experience, and a proven

Qualifications

5-15 years of successful enterprise technology sales experience.
Minimum 3 years selling Salesforce consulting, implementation, managed services, or related cloud solutions.
Demonstrated success selling into State Government, Local Government, Public Sector, Higher Education, K-12 Education.
Consistent track record of exceeding quota.
Experience managing sales cycles ranging from $100K to $5M+.
Strong understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities and ecosystem.
Experience collaborating with Salesforce partner and direct sales organizations.
Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a strategic territory plan focused on SLED accounts.
Generate new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, referrals, events, and partner engagement.
Build and manage a pipeline sufficient to achieve and exceed annual revenue goals.
Lead complex consultative sales engagements from discovery through contract execution.
Develop account plans for key target agencies, municipalities, counties, states, and educational institutions.
Identify opportunities for Salesforce implementation, optimization, managed services, AI, data, and application modernization initiatives.
Build strong relationships with Salesforce account executives, solution engineers, and regional leadership.
Develop joint account plans and co-selling strategies with Salesforce field teams.
Actively participate in Salesforce ecosystem activities, industry events, and partner programs.
Leverage Salesforce partner relationships to generate qualified opportunities and accelerate sales cycles.
Establish trusted advisor relationships with CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, Agency Directors, Program Leaders, IT Directors, Procurement Officers, Education Technology Leaders.
Facilitate executive-level discussions regarding digital transformation, constituent experience, student experience, automation, and service delivery modernization.
Identify and expand opportunities within existing client accounts.
Collaborate with FormativGroup delivery leaders, solution architects, and Salesforce practice teams to develop winning solutions.
Lead proposal development, pricing strategies, presentations, and contract negotiations.
Clearly articulate business value, ROI, and transformation outcomes to executive stakeholders.
Maintain expertise in Salesforce products and SLED market trends.
Maintain accurate pipeline reporting and forecasting in Salesforce.
Track sales activities, opportunities, and account engagement.
Provide regular updates on territory performance and strategic opportunities.
Achieve quarterly and annual revenue objectives.