# Account Executive - SMB Africa (English Speaking)

**Company**: Salesforce
**Location**: Dublin
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, as an Account Executive focusing on the Africa (SMB) market. Based in our Dublin hub, you will lead the "agentic era" of technology, helping businesses transform through AI, Data, and CRM.

As an Account Executive for the Africa ESMB team, you own the end-to-end sales cycle. You aren't just selling software; you are selling the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and Agentforce,the future of autonomous AI. You will balance "whitespace" prospecting (new business) with strategic expansion within existing accounts.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Full Cycle Sales: Lead a dedicated customer set in the Africa market, managing complex sales projects from lead generation to closing.

- Strategic Growth: Drive performance against key metrics with a primary focus on new business acquisition and expansion.

- Solution Selling: Utilize a consultative approach to identify business challenges and align Salesforce AI and Data solutions to customer goals.

- Relationship Building: Develop trusted relationships with C-level decision-makers through regular digital engagement and face-to-face meetings.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Business Development, Pre-sales, and Marketing to optimize the Dutch market funnel.

**What We’re Looking For**

- Demonstrated success of quota carrying, technology solution-based direct sales experience

- Territory & Account Planning Strategies: Create territory and account plans to achieve sales objectives by effectively identifying and qualifying prospects and opportunities.

- Research and Discovery: Uncovers a prospect’s current processes, business challenges, and strategic goals based on customer use cases and value hypotheses.

- Solutioning: Identifies compelling value propositions that address customer needs by demonstrating an understanding of technology solutions.

- Customer Communication: Interacting with customers in a clear, concise, and timely manner using a variety of communication methods (writing, speech, presentation) and tools (Whiteboarding, Slack, Google Slides, Zoom).

- Resource Application: Continuously runs toward results using the full capabilities of available resources and tools.

- Team Selling: Aligns with the full capacities of the account team and partners to support the deal and customer success.

- Fluency in English

**Benefits & Growth**

- Personal Wellbeing: Private health insurance, life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and a monthly wellness allowance.

- Flexibility: Flexible time off and leave policies, plus comprehensive parental support programs.

- Career Development: Access to world-class AI and sales training, mentorship, and a clear path for promotion within the global Salesforce ecosystem.

- Giving Back: 7 paid volunteer days per year and donation matching for the causes you care about.

- Perks: Employee discounts, inclusive resource groups, and a culture that celebrates Equality.

## Skills

### Required
- Salesforce
- AI
- Data
- CRM
- Solution Selling
- Territory & Account Planning
- Research and Discovery
- Solutioning
- Customer Communication
- Resource Application
- Team Selling
- English

### Nice to have
- Sales Methodology education (like MEDDIC, Challenger, or Value Selling)
- Ability to develop cases and service requirements, while crafting and leading strategic alliances
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Track record of consistently achieving or surpassing quota

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