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Account Executive, Small Business: Non-Profit

Reposted 2 Months Ago
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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
59K-86K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
59K-86K Annually
Mid level
The Account Executive sells Salesforce's Customer 360 Platform to small non-profits, focusing on driving revenue growth, managing accounts, and building customer relationships.
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The Experience


Selling the entire Customer 360 Platform across a set of existing Salesforce customers and inbound leads for new logos. Increasing revenue spend within organizations between 1 and 30 employees.
About Team:
Small Business Nonprofit Account Executive. Territory is named accounts.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
  • Partnering with internal resources in order to drive additional value and expertise
  • Building a point of view on how to help their customers
  • Generating pipeline that leads to closed revenue and quota attainment
  • Accurately forecasting
  • Selling on value and return on investment vs. technical functionality
  • Leading customer needs and acting as their internal advocate
  • Building credibility and trust while influencing buying decisions
  • Demonstrating adaptability and flexibility as part of an ever-growing sales organization
  • Leading a high volume of accounts with a strategy on prioritization of your accounts and time
  • Uncovering executive-level initiatives and challenges to map back our solutions
  • Researching and understanding various lines of business and personas
  • Diffusing and overcoming objections throughout the sales cycle

You're Our Person If...
 
  • Average years of experience required — 3 years of full cycle sales
  • Experience leading a large list of accounts and selling into new logos
  • Consistent achievement of year over year quota attainment in new revenue
  • Experience selling to the C-suite
  • Ability to build and present slide decks to your customers

How you'll be evaluated in the interview process:
Business acumen, consultative selling, prospecting skills, compelling communicator, vitality, driven spirit, collaborative win-as-a-team demeanor, resourceful, coachable, commit to results, trusted advisor.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $59,040 - $78,960 annually. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $64,680 - $86,460 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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