Named Account Executive, Public Sector: US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Salesforce•McLean, VA

About The Position

Salesforce is recognized as the #1 AI CRM, dedicated to driving customer success through a combination of human expertise and AI agents. The company fosters an environment where ambition meets action, technology meets trust, and innovation is a core principle. Salesforce is actively seeking 'Trailblazers' who are passionate about leveraging AI to improve business and the world, while upholding the company's core values. This role is part of the Enterprise Public Sector team, which focuses on collaborating with existing and expanding organizations within the US Federal Government, specifically targeting the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Requirements

5+ years of quota carrying software or technology sales and account management experience; ideally focused on large enterprise US Federal Civilian Accounts.
Ability to work well within a team of various partners within a matrixed environment (Account Executives, Solution Engineers, Sales Leaders, Executives, etc.).
Highly driven individual with a focus on execution, strong sense of urgency.
A mix of business curiosity combined with a technical ability to truly address customer data challenges and earn trust.
Solution selling mentality: develop a plan and solution, articulate value, and navigate complexities of our customers to drive revenue.
Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
Experience selling in the software industry or technical sales experience (ex: SaaS).

Responsibilities

Engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the entire 360 platform.
Build positive, trusted relationships with both key team members and c-suite decision makers within their assigned accounts.
Help customers realize value from their Salesforce investments.
Develop opportunities through both warm leads and whitespace prospecting.
Develop key customer stakeholder relationships and drive customer satisfaction at assigned accounts.
Assist with the development and execution of overall long-term strategy for the account, aligned to customer business objectives.
Coordinate internal resources including product support, customer success, and sales engineering to meet customer business needs.
Assist with account planning at assigned accounts, coordinating with other sales resources.
Define and complete territory / account sales plans for assigned territory.
Meet and exceed sales goals (quotas) through prospecting, qualifying, managing and closing sales opportunities.
Develop and manage sales pipeline, prospect and assess sales and move a large number of transactions simultaneously through the sales pipeline.