Account Executive, Employee Service - SMB/Commercial
Sales & Business Development
San Francisco, CA, USA · Irvine, CA, USA · New York, NY, USA · Chicago, IL, USA · Atlanta, GA, USA
The Experience
Salesforce is seeking talented, energetic, quota-carrying sales professionals to help drive the growth of our Employee Service solutions — encompassing both HR Service and IT Service capabilities. The Employee Service Account Executive role focuses on selling our Employee Portal, HR Service Console, Prebuilt Integrations, and ITSM/ITOM capabilities that empower employees and IT teams with the right information, anytime, through a unified, AI-powered platform.
As an Account Executive, you'll formulate and execute a scalable sales strategy within a designated vertical — driving growth by penetrating our existing Salesforce customer base and attracting new customers. This role sits within the Emerging Business organization, contributing to Salesforce's growth in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative atmosphere.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Prospect, generate pipeline, and drive revenue attainment within your designated vertical.
- Develop and execute sales campaigns targeting employee service transformation across HR and IT.
- Engage with stakeholders across HR, IT, and operations to understand business challenges and develop tailored, outcome-based solutions.
- Collaborate with solution engineers, marketing, and customer success teams to deliver a seamless end-to-end client experience.
You're Our Person If...
- 8+ years of quota-carrying enterprise software or technology sales experience, ideally in SaaS, HR Service Management, ITSM, or ITOM.
- Proven experience in solution selling and value-based selling to multiple stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of ITSM platforms, IT operations, and the ITIL framework.
- Proven ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes with a track record of exceeding sales goals.
Even Better If...
- Familiarity with HR tech, employee experience platforms, and HCM systems such as Workday.
- Business acumen to articulate ROI across HR, IT, and operational use cases.
- Knowledge of ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or Atlassian and employee service solutions.
- Experience will be evaluated based on core competencies for the role, including extracurricular leadership, military experience, volunteer work, and professional experience.