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RVP, Sales, Enterprise Higher Education

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Hiring Remotely in Chicago, IL, USA
208K-306K Annually
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In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Chicago, IL, USA
208K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
Lead and grow an Enterprise Higher Education sales organization for Salesforce Customer 360. Hire, coach, and mentor Account Executives; drive go-to-market strategy, demand generation, C-level engagement, forecasting, and cross-functional collaboration to meet quota and expand customer relationships.
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Applications will be accepted until 07/08/2026.
Role Description:
As a Sales Leader you will be managing and developing a team of Account Executives. 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 sales process. In this role you will report on sales activity and forecast to senior sales management.
As a Regional Vice President you will be responsible for setting and implementing the Salesforce mutual Go-to-market sales strategy for the Customer 360 product family. You will lead, build and grow a sales organization for this product family in the Enterprise Higher Education For Profit (National US) segment.
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
  • Development of a winning team, including recruiting, hiring and training
  • 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
  • Actively leading and monitoring demand generation activities
  • Leading initiatives to drive customer awareness and engagement
  • Develop and implement successful sales campaigns
  • Engaging at C-level in enterprise customer organizations
  • Capable of successfully leading significant client concerns and issues
  • Work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources for consistent processes and a successful team
  • Develop required Corporate relationships and Executive engagement to support success
Your Qualifications:
  • 2+ years experience in Sales Leadership
  • 10+ years in software and/or applications sales; ideally an IT centric solution/application software, selling primarily to the CxO level (ideally CIO)
  • Recent experience with the Enterprise customer segment, commercial education, public sector and/or higher education sectors
  • Experience selling to customers in the Public Sector, ideally Higher Education vertical
  • Strong track record of success in leading complex top account teams within a high-growth, matrixed environment. Consistent overachievement of quota and revenue goals.
  • Strong track record of recruiting, developing, coaching and retaining a high performing sales organization
  • Strong cross-functional partnership skills to drive collaboration across multiple internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent presentation and executive engagement skills
  • Excellent negotiation skills

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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.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 $208,150 - $278,450 annually 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 $229,000 - $306,250 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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