Field CTO

Salesforce

. Act as a trusted technical advisor and executive-level proxy in customer and prospect conversations .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $191,100 - $320,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in technical pre-sales and solutions engineering, with a strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes for executive-level stakeholders. Proven track record in influencing enterprise deals and collaborating cross-functionally with sales, product, and engineering teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Technical Pre-Sales/Solutions EngineeringEnterprise SaaS ExperienceC-Suite Presentation SkillsStakeholder Relationship-BuildingSlack Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

ArchitectureSecurityPlatform/APIsDeal StrategyForecastingProduct Requirements TranslationTechnical StorytellingCompetitive DifferentiationMulti-Stakeholder InfluenceCustomer Advisory Boards

Soft Skills

MentoringUpskillingCommunicationCollaborationInfluencing

Tools & Technologies

Slack ConnectWorkflow BuilderEnterprise GridAI/Agentforce IntegrationsCollaboration Platforms

Industry Keywords

Technical AdvisorCustomer SuccessSales LeadershipProduct ManagementExecutive Forums

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a trusted technical advisor and executive-level proxy in customer and prospect conversations
Translate Slack's platform roadmap and architecture into business outcomes for CIOs, CTOs, and other technical decision-makers
Partner with sales leadership on strategic and enterprise deals, shaping technical win strategies, addressing platform/security/scale objections, and unblocking stalled evaluations
Serve as a feedback loop between the field and product/engineering to surface customer needs, competitive gaps, and platform requests that shape the roadmap
Represent Slack at industry events, executive forums, analyst briefings, and customer advisory boards
Build and maintain relationships with customer executive sponsors
Mentor and upskill account teams and sales engineers on technical storytelling and platform depth
Partner with product marketing and product management on positioning, competitive differentiation, and narrative development
Report into the CRO's organization and work cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience spanning technical pre-sales/solutions engineering, product management, or technical customer success, ideally in enterprise SaaS/collaboration software
Ability to operate credibly in technical conversations covering architecture, security, platform/APIs and commercial conversations covering deal strategy, forecasting, and executive relationship-building
Comfortable presenting to C-suite audiences and representing leadership externally
Ability to speak fluently about roadmap trade-offs and translate customer pain into product requirements
Track record of influencing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals
Willingness to travel extensively with sales teams and customers
Bonus: experience with Slack's platform (Workflow Builder, Slack Connect, Enterprise Grid, AI/Agentforce integrations, APIs) or comparable collaboration/communication platforms

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
incentive compensation may be available
equity may be available