Small, Medium and Growth Business - Account Executive - Irvine

Leadout Capital; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Account Executive for its SMB team to sell the full Salesforce platform and targeted cloud solutions to new and existing customers across assigned accounts.

You will develop a deep understanding of how businesses operate, map Salesforce solutions to executive priorities and deliver measurable ROI while building trusted advisor relationships. This role emphasizes quota attainment and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of full-cycle sales experience with at least 1 year in field sales and a track record of meeting or exceeding quota.
• Experience managing and growing existing accounts and acquiring net new logo accounts.
• Experience selling to C-suite executives.

Responsibilities

• Sell the full Salesforce platform — or a specific cloud solution — to both new and existing customers across assigned accounts.
• Develop a deep understanding of how businesses operate and what drives decisions at the executive level.
• Uncover customer challenges and map Salesforce solutions across multiple lines of business to create demand and close revenue.
• Build trust and credibility with customers as a strategic partner, selling on value and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Full-cycle sales

Field sales

Quota attainment

Account management

C-suite selling

ROI storytelling

Job description

Overview of the Role

Our Small, Medium, and Growth Business (SMB) Account Executive team is one of the fastest-moving sales teams at Salesforce, focused on helping small and mid-sized businesses unlock the power of AI CRM. We're looking for driven sellers ready to make an impact. As an Account Executive on this team, you'll work alongside Agentforce and our full platform to help customers solve real business problems, grow revenue, and build lasting relationships. By applying to this posting, your resume will be reviewed by recruiters and hiring managers who support multiple cloud offerings and verticals across our SMB organization. Our goal is for you to apply once and be considered for open Account Executive roles across multiple teams. This role covers companies ranging from 1 to 200 employees across the following business units:

• Small Business (SB): 1–45 employees
• Growth Business (GRB): 46–200 employees

Responsibilities

• Sell the full Salesforce platform — or a specific cloud solution — to both new and existing customers across assigned accounts.
• Develop a deep understanding of how businesses operate and what drives decisions at the executive level.
• Uncover customer challenges and map Salesforce solutions across multiple lines of business to create demand and close revenue.
• Build trust and credibility with customers as a strategic partner, selling on value and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 2–5 years of full-cycle sales experience, with at least 1 year in a field sales role and a track record of meeting or exceeding quota.
• Experience managing and growing existing accounts and acquiring net new logo accounts.
• Experience selling to C-suite executives.
• Ability to build a business case and deliver a compelling return on investment narrative.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to craft a clear point of view and position yourself as a trusted adviser to customers.
• Experience building and delivering presentations tailored to executive audiences.
• Ability to collaborate and strategize across a large, extended internal team.
• Experience will be evaluated based on core competencies for the role, including extracurricular leadership, military experience, volunteer work, and professional experience.