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Role Description: As a Partner Cloud Sales Leader you will be managing and developing a team of Cloud Sales Account Executives. You will participate in and lead client and prospect meetings as well as work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources as required. You will be responsible for ongoing mentoring and development of the sales team which includes recruiting, hiring and training new team members on sales process. In this role you will report on sales activity and forecast to senior sales management.
Our Partner Cloud team will be specifically focused on helping companies that rely on indirect sales channels optimize their revenue growth through Salesforce's Partner Ecosystem Management (PEM) and Channel Revenue Management (ChRM) solutions. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced team with various customers and receive personalized training and career opportunities. This role involves selling channel revenue management solutions, which include:
- Salesforce Partner Ecosystem Management (includes PRM, Partner Tracks, Unified Incentives, Account Planning, etc.)
- Salesforce Channel Revenue Management (ChRM)
Related Cloud offerings as part of the Customer 360 platform where applicable
Sales Organization Description: Our Sales Organization is made up of the business segments below. Within these business segments, the teams sell across multiple verticals and there are teams that sell specifically into one industry or vertical. Verticals include: Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Communications Media & Technology, Consumer Business Services, Public Sector, Professional Services, Slack, Mulesoft, Tableau, Marketing Cloud, Specialization Cloud, Enterprise Corporate Sales and .ORG (Non Profit & Education).
In addition, we have Core Teams that sell the entire Salesforce Platform and our Co Prime teams specialize in a specific cloud solution including but not limited to Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Heroku or Quip.
Commercial Business Unit: Mid Commercial (201 - 1000 employees) General Commercial (1001 - 4500 employees)
Enterprise Business Unit: Enterprise Corporate Sales (growing and managing subsidiaries within the Enterprise Parent accounts) Select (4501 - 10000 employees) Key (10001+ employees) -Strategic, Strategic Enterprise, Summit (Named Accounts)
Your Impact: The teams you lead here at Salesforce will directly impact the growth of our overall organization. You will be masterful in client engagement and impact how your customers do business in an innovative environment. You will coach your team to develop in their careers, and inspire your team to do the best work of their life.
- Provide support and mentorship to direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings or engaging other corporate resources as required
- Development of a winning team, including recruiting, hiring and training
- Coaching direct reports on strategies to drive sales wins
- Accurate reporting on sales activity and forecasting to senior sales management
- Consistent monitoring of the sales activity of the team, and tracking of results
- Actively leading and monitoring demand generation activities
- Leading initiatives to drive customer awareness and engagement
- Develop and implement successful sales campaigns
- Engaging at C-level in enterprise customer organizations
- Capable of successfully leading significant client concerns and issues
- Work cross-functionally with internal partners and corporate resources for consistent processes and a successful team
- Develop required Corporate relationships and Executive engagement to support success
Your Qualifications: Depending on the segment, the years of experience and skills needed to be successful will vary from 2+ yrs of sales leadership experience leading a team of seven or more quota carrying sales people. In addition, a Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.
- Shown successful experience in leading Account Executives
- Consistent track record to create successful teams and lead them to success
- Excellent presentation and executive engagement skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
- A self-starter that can thrive in a fast paced environment
Across all Sales Leaders, we are looking for the following attributes:
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Experience in sales coaching and mentoring
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
- Has a strong drive for results
- Strong engagement and communication skills
- Consultative selling experience
- Can collaborate and influence in a “win as a team” environment
- Resourceful
- Is a trusted advisor to the customers and colleagues
- Courageous Communicator
- Prior experience working within the Software/Infrastructure/Platform (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) space
- 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.)
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.
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