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About Salesforce

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About Global Public Sector
Salesforce for Government sells to Federal Civilian Agencies, DoD, Aerospace & Defense, Federal System Integrators and State & Local Government.We help agencies build stronger connections between citizens, employees, governments, services, and the information they all need.  That makes government more responsive, effective, and above all, efficient.As a Sales Leader in the Global Public Sector Business Unit, you will lead a team of Account Executives that are responsible for generating new business in existing accounts as well as new markets within the Department of Defense (DoD). They also play a key role in driving strategic, enterprise-wide xRM, analytics, and application modernization.

Role Description:
As a Sales Leader you will be leading and developing a team of Account Executives for the DoD Mulesoft line of business. You will participate in client and prospect meetings as well as work cross-functionally with team members and corporate resources as required. You will be responsible for the 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.  You will lead in setting the strategy and executing the plan of the Mulesoft line of business throughout the DoD.  MuleSoft is the leader in Enterprise Integration Platform and API Management solutions, connecting back office systems and modernizing legacy technology.  MuleSoft supports the full API lifecycle, from designing, cataloging, and implementing APIs & integrations to testing, deploying, securing, and analyzing/monitoring on one, single platform.

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 a constantly evolving 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 guidance to direct reports by participating and leading 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 handling significant client customer concerns and issues

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, at minimum 2+ yrs of sales leadership experience leading a team of four or more quota carrying sales people. In addition, a bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.

Shown successful experience in leading Account Executives

Proven track record to create hard-working 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

Strong business acumen

Prior experience working within the Software/Infrastructure/Platform (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) space

Preferred experience with DoD sales and within Middleware or API Management space
 

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For Washington D.C based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $224,500 to $300,250.

For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $204,100 to $272,950.