Strategic Account Executive, Higher Education

salesforce.com, inc.

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 123,200 - 208,300

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Salesforce is looking for a results-driven Named Account Executive to drive growth across assigned accounts and develop long-term strategic plans. You will engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the Salesforce Customer 360 platform, building trusted relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.

The role requires coordinating internal resources to meet customer needs and delivering measurable value from Salesforce investments.

Qualifications

  • Five years of full cycle sales experience (enterprise or higher education sales preferred).
  • Experience in higher education sales.
  • Management of one large key account.
  • Ability to coordinate and strategize with a large extended team.
  • Strong executive presence, teamwork, and partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop key customer stakeholder relationships and drive customer satisfaction within assigned accounts.
  • Develop and drive the overall long-term strategy for the account, aligned to customer objectives.
  • Coordinate internal Salesforce resources to meet customer business needs.
  • Perform account planning with Prime and Cloud sales resources to ensure strategic alignment.
  • Share Salesforce value proposition to existing and/or new customers.
  • Drive growth within an existing assigned account.

Skills

Full cycle sales
Higher education sales
Key account management
Cross-functional coordination
Executive presence

Job description

Salesforce is looking for a results-driven Named Account Executive to drive growth across assigned accounts and develop long-term strategic plans. You will engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the Salesforce Customer 360 platform, building trusted relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.

The role requires coordinating internal resources to meet customer needs and delivering measurable value from Salesforce investments.

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