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Sales Performance Management – Enterprise Account Executive, Public Sector (Federal, State & Local, Higher Education)
Posted 18 Oct
What’s this role about? The Account Executive will own and exceed sales quotas for Sales Performance Management products within the Public Sector territory. They will lead discovery and executive conversations with agency and university leaders to align SPM capabilities with mission goals.
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Responsibilities
- Own and exceed a quota for SPM products across your assigned Public Sector territory.
- Partner closely with Core Account Executives, Solution Engineers, industry teams, and the systems integrator and partner ecosystem to find, qualify, and close opportunities.
- Lead discovery and executive conversations with agency leaders, program directors, technology executives, and university leadership. Connect SPM capabilities to their mission goals.
- Run a repeatable create-and-close motion. Use pilots and proofs of value to land initial deployments and grow them into enterprise-wide rollouts.
- Work through public sector buying processes, including fiscal-year budget cycles, contract and cooperative purchasing vehicles, and security and compliance requirements.
- Maintain a disciplined pipeline and an accurate forecast.
- Advise customers on the SPM suite and champion solutions that help them reach their goals.
- Blaze new trails within customer organizations.
Qualification
Required
- 7+ years quota-carrying enterprise software sales experience, with a proven record of exceeding targets.
- Experience selling to Federal, State & Local Government, and/or Higher Education customers.
- Working knowledge of public sector procurement, budgeting, and compliance.
- Ability to turn technical capabilities, such as territory design, route optimization, mapping, and mobile field execution, into clear operational value.
- Comfort running complex sales cycles with many stakeholders.
- Experience co-selling with core account teams and partners.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills.
Preferred
- Experience with Salesforce, CRM, field operations, mapping, or sales performance management solutions.
- An existing network within Public Sector agencies, institutions, or partner ecosystems.
- 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.
- At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $77,550 - $214,400 annually There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $85,300 - $235,850 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
Benefits
- Time off programs
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchasing program
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