Account Executive, Sales Performance Management - Enterprise

Own Company

Own Company

Sales & Business Development

Chicago, IL, USA

Posted on Jun 5, 2026

Description

Overview of the Role:

Salesforce Sales Performance Management (SPM) is a strategic product suite within the Sales Cloud portfolio, helping the world's leading enterprises bridge the gap between strategy and execution through a unified platform for Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, AI-powered coaching, and automated Incentive Compensation Management (ICM). As an Account Executive on this team, you formulate and execute a scalable sales strategy within a designated territory, driving growth by penetrating the existing Salesforce customer base and attracting new customers.

Responsibilities:

You are at the forefront of helping customers transition from manual, fragmented processes to a sophisticated, tech-enabled sales culture that maximizes every seller's potential. You manage a full-lifecycle sales process across a hybrid of existing Salesforce customers and net new prospects.

Daily activities include:

  • Managing a full-lifecycle sales process, prospecting and engaging customers through phone, email, referrals, LinkedIn, and Salesforce relationships
  • Identifying and qualifying leads, engaging Director, VP, and C-suite prospects through consultative product demonstrations and presentations
  • Building and maintaining long-term customer relationships to drive pipeline growth and expand future revenue opportunities
  • Traveling within territory one to two times per month to engage customers in person and advance strategic deals

Required Qualifications:

  • Significant enterprise technology sales experience with a track record of managing complex sales cycles and exceeding quota
  • B2B SaaS or cloud enterprise sales experience with a consultative, solution-based selling approach
  • Deep understanding of sales operations, incentive compensation, and GTM strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience selling sales productivity, incentive compensation, or sales operations technology
  • Salesforce experience or administrator certification
  • Background in GTM strategy, sales operations, or revenue operations
  • Experience will be evaluated based on core competencies for the role (e.g., extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)