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Cloud Account Executive - Salesforce Platform
At Salesforce, we're not just transforming CRM - we're redefining how companies innovate through our trusted enterprise Platform. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, love working with cutting-edge technology, and thrive at the intersection of business strategy and IT, this role could be your next big move.
As a Cloud Account Executive - Platform Sales, you'll be at the heart of our customers' digital transformation - helping them build, secure, and scale custom applications on the Salesforce Platform.
What You'll Own:
- Be the CEO of Your Business: You'll drive the end-to-end sales cycle for platform-related solutions, including Salesforce Shield, Sandboxes, and our broader Platform capabilities. You'll own pipeline generation and opportunity management within your territory.
- Strategic Co-Prime Leadership: Operate as a co-prime alongside other product specialists and Core AEs, aligning internal teams and driving a unified platform strategy.
- Technical-Led Selling: Position Platform as a strategic enabler - helping customers build custom apps, ensure security and compliance, and accelerate innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Progress existing opportunities while generating new, high-quality pipeline.
- Lead proactive pipe gen activities and engage customers in meaningful, value-driven conversations.
- Build internal influence and collaborate closely with Core AEs, solution engineers, and other stakeholders.
- Own complex sales cycles with a technical lens - especially in app dev, security, and IT transformation.
Product Focus Areas:
- Salesforce Platform - Low-code/no-code application development, automation, and integration.
- Salesforce Shield - Security, monitoring, and compliance capabilities.
- Sandboxes - Scalable development and test environments to accelerate build cycles.
What Makes You a Strong Fit:
- 8-10+ years of experience in solution sales, technical consulting, or pre-sales - preferably in cloud or platform technologies.
- Comfortable navigating enterprise accounts and selling to senior IT and business leaders.
- Strong technical acumen - able to translate product capabilities into business outcomes.
- Passionate about technology, sales, and building lasting customer relationships.
- Structured, self-driven, and confident operating in roles that may receive less spotlight but drive strategic value.
Why This Role?
- Unique Blend: A perfect mix of deep technology and commercial ownership - ideal for individuals with a pre-sales or engineering background looking to step into sales.
- Strategic Impact: Platform is critical to customer success, powering innovation, security, and scale across industries.
- Comp Plan & Opportunity: Strong 50/50 comp plan and visibility across the enterprise - your impact will be both measurable and meaningful.
- Growth Path: A fantastic springboard for long-term career progression within Salesforce.
This isn't just a sales role - it's a chance to help customers transform how they build, connect, and grow with the power of the Salesforce Platform.
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