Salesforce

Named Account Executive – Higher Education

Salesforce
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $141,550 - $189,350 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full cycle sales, particularly in Enterprise Sales within the Higher Education sector. Proven ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and drive customer satisfaction through strategic account management and pipeline generation.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Full Cycle Sales ExperienceEnterprise SalesHigher Education ExperienceAccount PlanningPipeline Generation Strategies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive business and engage with existing customers
  • Build positive, trusted relationships with key team members and C-suite decision makers
  • Develop opportunities through warm leads and whitespace prospecting
  • Generate pipeline through persistent pipe generation strategies and execution
  • Seed, land, and expand new and existing accounts
  • Develop key customer stakeholder relationships and drive customer satisfaction
  • Develop and drive long-term account strategies aligned with customer business objectives
  • Coordinate internal Salesforce resources to meet customer business needs
  • Perform account planning with Prime and Cloud sales resources
  • Share Salesforce value propositions with existing and new customers
  • Drive growth within assigned existing accounts

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of full cycle sales experience
  • At least 5 years in Enterprise Sales
  • Experience working in Higher Education
  • Demonstrated success and enthusiasm in hunting for new business
  • Experience working with a large extended team
  • Experience working in high-growth, performance focused environments
  • Experience evaluated based on core competencies, including extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, and work experience

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
  • AI agents to accelerate impact
  • Personalized training and career opportunities

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Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingCustomer EngagementTeam CollaborationLeadershipCustomer Satisfaction
Tools & Technologies
Salesforce
Industry Keywords
Business DevelopmentAccount ManagementC-Suite EngagementPerformance Focused EnvironmentsWarm Leads