Named Account Executive

Salesforce

3.8

(122)

Lisbon, Portugal

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    Position summary

    re you'll be responsible for building long-term relationships, aligning Salesforce's value proposition to customer business objectives, and driving sustained growth.

    This is a senior sales role ideal for top-performing sales professionals who are passionate about prospects and customer success, account development, and cross-functional collaboration.

    Key Responsibilities:

    1.Revenue Growth & Pipeline Generation

    • Identify new opportunities within named prospects and customers and drive Generated Pipeline and ACV Growth

    • Ensure strong participation in territory planning and forecasting activities.

    1. Prospecting & Field Sales Execution
    • Actively prospect greenfield accounts and whitespace within the territory.

    • Run structured cold outreach campaigns (calls, emails, LinkedIn) to engage net-new logos.

    • Drive face-to-face meetings and in-person customer visits as a core go-to-market motion.

    • Build pipeline from the ground up, especially in underpenetrated verticals or geographies.

    • Demonstrate grit, energy, and ownership in opening doors and creating new opportunities.

    1. Customer Relationship Management
    • Develop and nurture trusted relationships with senior stakeholders at assigned propsects and customers.

    • Act as a Trusted Partner, driving customer satisfaction, retention, cross-sell and up-sell

    1. Strategic Account Planning
    • Lead account planning efforts, aligning with the Cloud teams to drive a unified customer strategy.

    • Drive long-term account strategy based on business goals and market trends.

    1. Internal Coordination & Execution
    • Orchestrate cross-functional Salesforce teams and resources to meet customer needs.

    • Act as a Team Seller, sponsoring deals and ensuring alignment across account teams.

    1. Value Communication
    • Clearly articulate Salesforce's value proposition and differentiation through value selling techniques, storytelling, and industry insights.

    Qualifications:

    • 5+ years of quota-carrying sales experience in a B2B SaaS or cloud technology environment.

    • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets in complex enterprise deals.

    • Demonstrated success prospecting new logos, cold calling and conducting in-person sales meetings.

    • Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and customer-centric mindset.

    • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

    • Experience managing and navigating large, matrix organizations.

    • Familiarity with Salesforce products and ecosystem is highly desirable.

    Why Join Salesforce?

    • Commitment to equality and sustainability

    • Access to cutting-edge AI and digital tools

    • Culture of innovation, trust, and impact

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    Why you should apply for a job to Salesforce:

  • 64% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 72% would recommend this company to other women
  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Time off and leaves
  • Perks, such as discounts, commuter benefits & educational reimbursement
  • Mental health, parenting and childcare resources