Account Executive

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Sydney, Australia, Australia

Salesforce is seeking an Account Executive for their Tableau & Analytics division. The role focuses on selling AI-powered analytics solutions to help customers make data-driven decisions and achieve ROI. The Account Executive will lead territory strategy, identify opportunities for AI-driven insights, manage the sales cycle, and collaborate with internal teams. The ideal candidate has enterprise software sales experience and can articulate the value of AI-augmented decision-making.

What you'd actually do

  1. Create and execute account plans that align our advanced analytics and AI capabilities with the customer’s core business objectives.
  2. Meet and exceed sales goals by identifying opportunities where AI-driven insights can solve complex problems and create tangible ROI.
  3. Lead a matrixed "squad" of Sales Consultants, Marketing, and Success professionals to deliver a unified, high-value experience to the customer.
  4. Manage the end-to-end sales cycle—from prospecting and lead qualification through to negotiation and closing.
  5. Use the Salesforce platform to manage your pipeline with precision, ensuring accurate forecasting and data integrity.

Skills

Required

  • Field-based software sales experience
  • Managing complex deal cycles
  • Consistently exceeding quotas
  • Articulating how smart, automated insights change the game for a business
  • Building consensus across large organisations
  • Moving comfortably from technical discussions to C-suite value propositions
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to tell a story with data

Nice to have

  • Experience in the data analytics or business intelligence space
  • Understanding of AI and machine learning concepts in a business context

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-powered analytics
  • AI-driven insights
  • AI-augmented decision-making