Small, Medium and Growth Business - Account Executive - San Francisco

100 Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in San Francisco seeks an SMB Account Executive to sell the Salesforce platform to small and mid-sized businesses across assigned accounts, developing a deep understanding of business needs and building lasting relationships.

You will uncover customer challenges, map Salesforce solutions across lines of business, and create demand while delivering measurable outcomes. A track record of meeting or exceeding quota and 2–5 years of full-cycle sales experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of full-cycle sales experience with quota attainment.
• Field sales experience in SMB or mid-market segments.
• Experience selling to executives (C-suite).
• Ability to quantify business impact and craft ROI narratives.

Responsibilities

• Sell the full Salesforce platform to new and existing customers across assigned accounts.
• Develop understanding of how businesses operate and what drives executive decisions.
• Uncover challenges and map Salesforce solutions across multiple lines of business.
• Build trust as a strategic advisor, selling on value and delivering measurable outcomes.

Skills

Full-cycle sales

Field sales

C-suite selling

ROI storytelling

Account management

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. As an Account Executive, 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. 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 advisor, 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 ROI narrative.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to craft a clear point of view and position yourself as a trusted advisor to customers.
• Experience building and delivering presentations tailored to executive audiences.
• Ability to collaborate and strategize across a large, extended internal team.

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