Remote Senior Salesforce Account Executive

FormativGroup, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

FormativGroup, LLC is seeking a Senior Account Executive – Salesforce Solutions to accelerate bookings, win new clients, and grow strategic accounts across the Salesforce ecosystem. You will own the full sales lifecycle, develop trusted executive relationships, and coordinate internal and partner teams to shape and close complex consulting engagements.

You will combine consultative selling with strong Salesforce ecosystem relationships and a practical understanding of platform-enabled business

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of success selling complex technology consulting, platform implementation, or digital transformation services to mid-sized and enterprise clients.
• Demonstrated success acquiring new clients and expanding strategic accounts through both direct and partner-led sales motions; Salesforce ecosystem experience is strongly preferred.
• A proven record of meeting or exceeding annual sales quotas in the $6–10 million range.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder pursuits and coordinating presales, industry, delivery, alliance, legal, and executive resources.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce solutions, implementation services, and the business value enabled by enterprise platforms, without requiring hands‑on ownership of technical solution design.
• Ability to build executive‑level relationships and lead structured discovery conversations that uncover funded priorities, decision criteria, value drivers, and buying processes.
• Experience developing and executing targeted account campaigns with measurable pipeline and conversion results.
• A track record of success in entrepreneurial, high‑growth, and rapidly evolving organizations.
• Experience working within global or matrixed delivery environments, including effective collaboration with offshore delivery teams.
• Demonstrated ability to position large, multi‑offering consulting engagements and grow accounts strategically and profitably.
• Strong commercial judgment, including opportunity qualification, pricing coordination, negotiation, risk management, and bid review.
• Excellent executive communication, consultative selling, stakeholder management, and business development capabilities.
• A verifiable history of building long‑term client and partner relationships that produce measurable business and revenue outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted account and territory strategies spanning the full sales lifecycle, from opportunity creation through contract signature and account expansion.
• Drive new-logo acquisition and expand existing accounts within mid-sized enterprises, including Salesforce Mid-Market and General Business segments.
• Build trusted relationships with Salesforce Account Executives, Regional Vice Presidents, Partner Sales Managers, and other ecosystem stakeholders within assigned coverage.
• Lead pursuit strategy and orchestrate the appropriate Account Executive, Industry SME, Solution Engineering, Alliance, Delivery, and executive resources across active opportunities.
• Secure large, multi-year consulting engagements with a target of $6–10 million in annual bookings while maintaining required profitability and commercial discipline.
• Build and maintain a strong, qualified sales pipeline, typically sustaining 3–4x coverage against the annual bookings target.
• Establish account strategies that align FormativGroup capabilities with funded client initiatives, business priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Cultivate and deepen relationships with C-suite and senior business and technology executives, positioning FormativGroup as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.
• Lead client engagement planning, including stakeholder mapping, meeting strategy, pre-call preparation, follow-up actions, and advancement plans.
• Maintain a strong understanding of FormativGroup’s services, industry solutions, and differentiators, and communicate the company’s value proposition clearly to clients and partners.
• Partner with Solution Engineering and Delivery leaders to shape compelling, practical proposals while maintaining clear ownership boundaries for solution design and delivery commitments.
• Lead commercial strategy for major opportunities, including qualification, competitive positioning, pricing coordination, negotiation, and contract closure.
• Deliver accurate and timely forecasts, including pipeline progression, close plans, risks, resource requirements, and anticipated client developments.
• Maintain disciplined opportunity and account management practices within Salesforce, including current next steps, close dates, stages, contacts, and forecast categories.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure consistent execution, strong client outcomes, and achievement of bookings and revenue targets.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field

Job description

FormativGroup, LLC is seeking a Senior Account Executive – Salesforce Solutions to accelerate bookings, win new clients, and grow strategic accounts across the Salesforce ecosystem. You will own the full sales lifecycle, develop trusted executive relationships, and coordinate internal and partner teams to shape and close complex consulting engagements.

You will combine consultative selling with strong Salesforce ecosystem relationships and a practical understanding of platform-enabled business