Small Business & Growth Business - Account Executive - Chicago

Salesforce Territory Account Executive

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword — it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience Our Small Business and Growth Business sales team is part of Salesforce's broader Sales organization, where we partner with customers across a range of industries and cloud solutions to drive real business outcomes. You may be aligned to verticals including Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, or Retail & Consumer Goods — selling either the full Salesforce platform or specializing in a specific cloud such as Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Commerce Cloud.

We are looking for a Territory Account Executive or Account Specialist to grow and manage a portfolio of small and growth business accounts. In this role, you will build trusted relationships with business leaders, uncover their priorities, and connect them to the right Salesforce solutions — driving meaningful impact for your customers and your career.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Sell the Salesforce platform, or a specific cloud solution, across a portfolio of existing customers and new logo accounts.
• Develop a deep understanding of how businesses operate and what drives decisions at the C-level, building credibility as a trusted advisor.
• Generate and manage pipeline by uncovering business challenges, mapping solutions across multiple lines of business, and selling on value and return on investment.
• Partner with an extended internal team to build business cases, develop strategic account plans, and deliver compelling presentations to customers.

You're Our Person If...

• 2–5 years of full cycle sales experience, with at least 1 year in a field sales role and a proven track record of quota attainment.
• Experience managing existing accounts and/or acquiring net new logo accounts.
• Experience selling to or engaging with C-suite stakeholders.
• Ability to build a business case and articulate return on investment to customers.

Even Better If...

• Experience crafting a point of view and positioning yourself as a trusted advisor with customers.
• Ability to strategize with large, extended internal teams to drive deals forward.
• Experience building and delivering customer-facing presentations.
• Experience will be evaluated based on core competencies for the role, including extracurricular leadership, military experience, volunteer work, and professional experience.

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.

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical base salary range for this position is $69,000 - $96,000 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 $69,000 - $96,000 per year. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.