Salesforce

SVP, Canadian Strategic Sales

Salesforce$400K — $450K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of enterprise software sales leadership experience, focusing on CRM, ERP, or related technologies.
  • Proven strategic business owner expertise in delivering complex solutions to C-suite executives.
  • Demonstrated success in scaling large, global enterprise sales teams through transformation and market shifts.
  • 8+ years in senior leadership roles with a record of exceeding revenue and bookings targets.
  • Expertise in enterprise transformation, including cultural change and modernized go-to-market strategies.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills in Product, Marketing, and Finance.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills with a focus on customer loyalty and sponsorship.
  • Highly analytical, leveraging metrics for effective operational execution.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a growth strategy focused on accelerating revenue and market leadership in Canadian Strategic Sales.
  • Lead a high-performing, distributed sales organization through market shifts and organizational changes.
  • Drive growth-oriented go-to-market strategies with a focus on clear metrics and operational discipline.
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to ensure alignment across the organization.
  • Cultivate and maintain executive-level customer relationships across strategic Canadian accounts.
  • Ensure forecasting accuracy and pipeline health through disciplined operating cadence.
  • Oversee the complete sales lifecycle while balancing strategic vision with execution consistency.
  • Advise on sales priorities and strategies to the Canadian Leadership Team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive support for work-life balance and personal growth.
  • Access to resources that enhance overall potential and career impact.
  • Collaboration with AI tools to boost efficiency and productivity.
  • Opportunities for shaping not only personal career but also the future of technology.
Full Job Description

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Job Category

Sales

Job Details

Salesforce is seeking a visionary and transformational Senior Vice President (SVP) to lead the Canadian Strategic Sales organization. This executive will be responsible for accelerating growth in the Canadian Strategic Sales sector by expanding revenue streams, acquiring new business, and implementing scalable, repeatable systems and processes that drive long-term success.

The SVP will translate strategy into action while fostering a high-performance culture defined by accountability, operational excellence, and customer obsession. As a trusted advisor to customers and a strategic partner across Salesforce, this leader will advance the company’s market leadership and enable enterprise-scale impact.

The ideal candidate demonstrates executive presence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to navigate complexity at scale — anticipating market shifts, aligning senior stakeholders, and positioning Salesforce for sustained growth as the agentic enterprise.

Responsibilities:

  • In partnership with the Canadian Leadership team, define and execute a bold, enterprise-focused growth strategy to accelerate revenue, expand bookings, and drive market leadership across Canadian Strategic Sales.

  • Lead and scale a high-performing, distributed sales organization through market shifts and organizational change.

  • Drive a growth-oriented go-to-market strategy with operational discipline and clear metrics.

  • Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Product, Marketing, Recruiting, Finance, and other functions to ensure alignment and impact.

  • Cultivate executive-level customer relationships, expanding Salesforce’s influence across strategic Canadian accounts.

  • Own forecasting accuracy, pipeline health, and funnel performance with disciplined operating cadence.

  • Oversee the end-to-end sales lifecycle, balancing strategic vision with consistent execution.

  • Advise the Canadian Leadership Team, shaping sales priorities, strategy, and critical business decisions.

Required Skills & Experiences:

  • 12+ years of enterprise software sales leadership across CRM, ERP, data, integration, or adjacent technologies, managing large, multi-market revenue portfolios.

  • Proven ability to act as a strategic business owner, delivering complex, transformational solutions to C-suite and Board-level executives.

  • Track record of scaling large, global enterprise sales organizations through growth, market shifts, and transformation.

  • 8+ years in senior leadership, consistently exceeding revenue, bookings, and margin targets while building high-performing teams.

  • Expertise in driving enterprise transformation, including cultural change, operating model evolution, modernized go-to-market strategies, and capability building at scale.

  • Strong general management acumen and cross-functional leadership skills across Product, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Success.

  • Success in recruiting, developing, and retaining top enterprise sales leaders, building leadership depth and succession readiness.

  • Exceptional relationship-building skills, cultivating loyal, referenceable customers and serving as a visible executive sponsor.

  • Highly analytical and operationally disciplined, leveraging metrics and data-driven insights for execution at scale.

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

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