Salesforce

Account Executive, Sales Performance Management - SMB

Salesforce$62K — $189K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of enterprise technology sales experience
  • Proven track record of managing complex sales cycles
  • Experience exceeding sales quotas
  • B2B SaaS or cloud enterprise sales expertise
  • Strong consultative, solution-based selling skills
  • Deep knowledge of sales operations and incentive compensation

Responsibilities

  • Manage a full-lifecycle sales process from prospecting to closing
  • Identify and qualify leads, engaging high-level prospects
  • Deliver consultative product demonstrations and presentations
  • Build and maintain long-term customer relationships
  • Travel within territory to engage customers in-person for strategic deals

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and resources to support work-life balance
  • Innovative AI agents to enhance productivity and effectiveness
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development
  • Collaboration in a diverse and inclusive environment
  • Empowerment to redefine possibilities in AI and sales
Full Job Description

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Job Category

Sales

Job Details

Overview of the Role:
Salesforce Sales Performance Management (SPM) is a strategic product suite within the Sales Cloud portfolio, helping the world's leading enterprises bridge the gap between strategy and execution through a unified platform for Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, AI-powered coaching, and automated Incentive Compensation Management (ICM). As an Account Executive on this team, you formulate and execute a scalable sales strategy within a designated territory, driving growth by penetrating the existing Salesforce customer base and attracting new customers.
Responsibilities:
You are at the forefront of helping customers transition from manual, fragmented processes to a sophisticated, tech-enabled sales culture that maximizes every seller's potential. You manage a full-lifecycle sales process across a hybrid of existing Salesforce customers and net new prospects.

Daily activities include:
  • Managing a full-lifecycle sales process, prospecting and engaging customers through phone, email, referrals, LinkedIn, and Salesforce relationships
  • Identifying and qualifying leads, engaging Director, VP, and C-suite prospects through consultative product demonstrations and presentations
  • Building and maintaining long-term customer relationships to drive pipeline growth and expand future revenue opportunities
  • Traveling within territory one to two times per month to engage customers in person and advance strategic deals

Required Qualifications:
  • Significant enterprise technology sales experience with a track record of managing complex sales cycles and exceeding quota
  • B2B SaaS or cloud enterprise sales experience with a consultative, solution-based selling approach
  • Deep understanding of sales operations, incentive compensation, and GTM strategy

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience selling sales productivity, incentive compensation, or sales operations technology
  • Salesforce experience or administrator certification
  • Background in GTM strategy, sales operations, or revenue operations
  • Experience will be evaluated based on core competencies for the role (e.g., extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

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