Named Account Executive

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Gurgaon, India

Salesforce is seeking experienced sales professionals for Named Account Executive roles within their Growth Business segment in West India. The role focuses on generating new business, expanding existing customer footprints, and driving strategic CRM initiatives. Candidates should be "hunters" with a proven track record of closing complex sales cycles and consistently exceeding quotas in software or technology sales, preferably in business applications.

What you'd actually do

  1. Developing and maintaining relationships within our Growth Business segment focusing on customers in West India.
  2. Leading complex sales-cycles and presenting to C-level executives the value of our enterprise suite of applications.
  3. Forecast sales activity and revenue achievement in Salesforce, while creating satisfied and reference-able customers.
  4. Demonstrating our product via the Web and in person.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience carrying quota and closing deals in software (business applications preferred) or technology sales.
  • Successful track-record managing deals with customers in West India.
  • Consistently over-achieved quota (top 10% of company) in past positions.
  • Ability to create customer value and volume deals.
  • Experience managing and closing complex sales-cycles.
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.

Nice to have

  • Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communications skills.
  • Previous Sales Methodology training preferred.
  • CRM experience preferred.
  • Ability to work at a fast pace, team environment.
  • Strong customer references.
  • Strong computer skills, including CRM, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

What the JD emphasized

  • carrying quota
  • closing deals
  • over-achieved quota