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RVP, Sales, Slack, State & Local/SLED Government

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
208K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
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Chicago, IL, USA
208K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
Leads Salesforce Slack sales for the State and Local Government segment. Manages, recruits, coaches, and develops Account Executives; sets go-to-market strategy; drives enterprise customer engagement, sales campaigns, demand generation, forecasting, and quota attainment. Builds executive and cross-functional relationships, leads complex account teams, and ensures strong customer outcomes in a matrixed environment.
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Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

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 Slack 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 State and Local Government/SLED 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
  • Experience selling to customers in the Public Sector, ideally State and Local Government/SLED 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

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 $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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