Named Account Executive, Federal Civilian

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

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.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until 09/30/2026.

Team Focus

Our Enterprise Public Sector team focuses on working with exciting existing and growing organizations in the US Federal Government.

Territory

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Wildland Fire Management

Day to Day

Our Named Enterprise Account Executives engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the entire 360 platform. They build positive, trusted relationships with both key team members and c-suite decision makers within their patch, and become naturals at helping customers realize value from their Salesforce investments. You will use your skills to 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 and then 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.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of quota carrying software or technology sales and account management experience; ideally focused on large enterprise US Federal Civilian Accounts.
• 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.
• Education: Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.).
• Experience selling in the software industry or technical sales experience (ex: SaaS).

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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.

Posting Statement

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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 $160,300 - $214,400 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 $176,350 - $235,850 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.