Salesforce

Public Sector Account Executive

Salesforce
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing public sector sales, including building territory plans, advising on Salesforce solutions, and leading cross-functional teams. Proven ability to exceed sales quotas while navigating regulatory environments and developing strategic partnerships.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Public Sector Sales ExperienceSalesforce Solutions AdvisoryPipeline ManagementMatrix Team LeadershipStrategic Alliance Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own a quota-carrying public sector territory
  • Build territory and account plans to create a growing, predictable pipeline
  • Advise government agencies, departments and decision-makers on Salesforce solutions
  • Monitor regulatory change, government initiatives and procurement cycles
  • Prospect, qualify, negotiate and close sales
  • Meet or exceed sales quota
  • Match Salesforce products to agency needs
  • Lead a matrix team of Business Development Representatives, Cloud Sales Executives, Solution Engineers, Services Practice Managers, Marketing, Inside Sales Support and Customer Success
  • Build detailed plans for largest accounts
  • Develop strategic partner alliances
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and account status
  • Build long-term customer trust and address budget, regulatory and policy constraints
  • Communicate public sector priorities with leaders, customers, partners and extended teams
  • Travel regularly to customer sites, particularly across New South Wales
  • Participate in strategic planning, sales training, customer marketing and volunteering

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience selling to or working with public sector agencies, departments and decision-makers
  • Knowledge of regulatory change, government initiatives and procurement cycles
  • Experience prospecting, qualifying, negotiating and closing sales
  • Ability to meet or exceed quota
  • Ability to connect products to agency needs
  • Experience leading matrixed account teams
  • Ability to develop strategic alliances and partner ecosystems
  • Strong pipeline and account-status management
  • Understanding of customer budgets, regulations and shifting policy
  • Knowledge of the competition
  • Ability to travel regularly to customer sites, particularly across New South Wales

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 7 paid volunteer days per year
  • Matching for approved charitable donations
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Trauma Insurance
  • Income Insurance
  • Monthly Wellness Allowance
  • IVF support
  • Adoption support
  • Fertility preservation support
  • Parental benefits
  • Flexible time off and leave
  • Additional perks and discounts
  • Sales training
  • Customer marketing and volunteering opportunities

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Hard Skills
Sales ProspectingSales NegotiationSales ClosingQuota AchievementAccount Planning
Soft Skills
Customer Trust BuildingCommunication with StakeholdersStrategic Planning
Tools & Technologies
Salesforce
Industry Keywords
Regulatory ChangeGovernment InitiativesProcurement CyclesPublic Sector AgenciesBudget Management