Salesforce

Regional Vice President - Data Foundation

Salesforce$154K — $278K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of leadership experience managing at least seven quota-carrying sales representatives
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Proven experience in leading Account Executives
  • Strong record of building and managing successful teams
  • Excellent executive presentation and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of Account Executives for Data Foundation Business
  • Lead client and prospect meetings
  • Recruit, hire, and train a high-performing sales team
  • Coach team on strategies to drive sales wins
  • Report sales activity and forecasting to senior management
  • Monitor sales activity and track team results
  • Drive demand generation and customer engagement initiatives

Benefits

  • Access to AI agents that enhance productivity
  • Comprehensive support for work-life balance
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Participation in a culture that prioritizes innovation and collaboration
  • Resources to help shape your personal and professional future
Full Job Description
To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category
Sales

Job Details

The Experience:

Our Sales Organization is made up of the business segments below. Within these business segments, the teams sell across multiple verticals and there are teams that sell specifically into one industry or vertical. Verticals include: Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Communications Media & Technology, Consumer Business Services, Public Sector, Professional Services, Slack, Mulesoft, Tableau, Marketing Cloud, Specialization Cloud, Enterprise Corporate Sales and .ORG (Non Profit & Education).

In addition, we have Core Teams that sell the entire Salesforce Platform and our Co-Prime teams specialize in a specific cloud solution including but not limited to Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Heroku or Quip.

Commercial Business Unit:

Mid Commercial (201 - 1000 employees)

General Commercial (1001 - 4500 employees)

Enterprise Business Unit:

Enterprise Corporate Sales (growing and managing subsidiaries within the Enterprise Parent accounts)Select (4501 - 10000 employees)

Key (10001+ employees)-Strategic, Strategic Enterprise, Summit (Named Accounts)

What You'll Actually Be Doing

As a Data Foundation Sales Leader, you will be managing and developing a team of Account Executives responsible for the Data Foundation Business (MuleSoft and Informatica). You will participate and lead in client and prospect meetings as well as work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources as required. You will be responsible for ongoing mentoring and development of the sales team which includes recruiting, hiring and training new team members on the sales process. In this role you will report on sales activity and forecast to senior sales management.

Your Impact:

The teams you lead here at Salesforce will directly impact the growth of our overall organization. You will be masterful in client engagement and impact how your customers do business in an innovative environment. You will coach your team to develop in their careers, and inspire your team to do the best work of their life.

  • Provide support and mentorship to direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings or engaging other corporate resources as required
  • Recruit, hire, and train a high-performing sales team
  • Coaching direct reports on strategies to drive sales wins
  • Accurate reporting on sales activity and forecasting to senior sales management
  • Consistent monitoring of the sales activity of the team, and tracking of results
  • Drive demand generation and customer engagement initiatives
  • Leading initiatives to drive customer awareness and engagement
  • Develop and implement successful sales campaigns
  • Engaging at C-level in enterprise customer organizations
  • Work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources for consistent processes and a successful team


You're Our Person If...

Requirements vary by segment, typically requiring 2+ years of leadership experience managing at least seven quota-carrying sales reps. A Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.

  • Shown successful experience in leading Account Executives
  • Strong track record of building and managing successful teams
  • Excellent executive presentation and negotiation skills
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • A self-starter that can thrive in a fast paced environment


Even Better If...

Across all Sales Leaders, we are looking for the following attributes:

  • Exceptional leadership, coaching, and mentoring abilities
  • Results-driven with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, collaborative teams
  • Strong consultative selling and communication skills
  • Trusted advisor capable of influencing a "win as a team" culture
  • Experience in the SaaS/IaaS/PaaS space
  • Prior experience working within the Software/Infrastructure/Platform (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) space
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)


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