Posted almost 5 years ago

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Sales

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About Salesforce

Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM, empowers companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way. The company was founded on three disruptive ideas: a new technology model in cloud computing, a pay-as-you-go business model, and a new integrated corporate philanthropy model. These founding principles have taken our company to great heights, including being named one of Forbes's "World's Most Innovative Company" seven years in a row and #1 on the FORTUNE '100 Best Companies to Work For(R)' List. We are the fastest growing of the top 10 enterprise software companies, and this level of growth equals incredible opportunities to grow a career at Salesforce. Together, with our whole Ohana (Hawaiian for "family") made up of our employees, customers, partners and communities, we are working to improve the state of the world.

About the Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a leading global provider of cross-channel digital marketing solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to communicate with their customers through email, mobile, social media, Web and marketing automation. We're driven by a deep understanding of marketers' needs-because we're marketers too. No other digital marketing company invests in product innovation the way we do, giving our clients access to truly cutting-edge technology. Joining forces with salesforce.com, pioneers in cloud computing, we offer an even more superior experience to our customers and employees.

Our headcount demand is always changing as we grow; some of the locations listed here may or may not have an immediate opening at the time of your application.

Job Title: Account Executive, Marketing Cloud - Financial Services Vertical

The AE Finserv role:

The Financial Services Account Executive creates, identifies and closes sales for the Marketing Cloud within a specific geographical region or set of defined accounts. As the individual who represents the Marketing Cloud and drives the revenue, this person must be a self-starting closer who can create a large pipeline of business within a short period of time and work with existing clients as well as new logo opportunities. Prior experience selling software into the Financial Services vertical is preferred

We look for business athletes who are aggressive team players - hungry, nimble and intelligent - with the ability and willingness to close a mix of complex enterprise and more transactional deals.

Responsibilities

Create and drive revenue within a specified region or list of defined accounts

Generate business opportunities through professional networking and cold-calling

Drive brand awareness, campaigns, and lead generation via networking, associations, etc.

Meet and exceed all monthly, quarterly and annual sales quotas

Own the sales cycle - from lead generation to closure

Develop strategic territory business plan

Maintain account and opportunity forecasting within our internal SFA system

Generate leads from trade shows and regional networking events

Ensure 100% customer satisfaction and retention

We are looking for the following attributes:

A proven sales hunter and closer.

3+ years of outside enterprise software sales experience

Strong preference for Digital Marketing sales experience

Strong preference for Financial Services acumen

Proven track record of sales excellence

Knowledge of territory/accounts assigned preferred

Be able to work independently & as part of a team in a fast pace, rapid change environment

Superior professional presence and business acumen

Experience selling at the "C" level - CMO is a plus

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