Account Executive - Small Business, Non-Profit

Posted:
3/11/2026, 2:21:59 AM

Location(s):
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⋅ Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management

Workplace Type:
Remote

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Sales

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

About Salesforce

We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.

*Internal Only

Note: By applying to the Small Medium Business Account Executive posting, recruiters and hiring managers who support multiple cloud offerings and verticals across the organization will review your resume for open Account Executives roles. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams. Please note some of these positions may be office-based, office-flexible or remote depending on the team.

Sales Organization Description:
Our Sales Organization is made up of business segments. Within these business segments, the teams sell across multiple verticals and there are teams that sell specifically into one industry or vertical. You may be aligned to the following verticals and/or clouds: Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Communications Media & Technology, Consumer Business Services, Public Sector, Professional Services, Slack, Mulesoft, Tableau, Marketing Cloud, Specialization Cloud, Enterprise Corporate Sales and .ORG (Non Profit & Education).

In addition, we have Core Teams that sell the entire Salesforce Platform and our Co Prime teams specialize in a specific cloud solution.

SMB Business Unit:
Small Business - “SB” (1 - 30 employees)

Day to Day

  • Selling the entire Customer 360 Platform, or a specific cloud, across a set of Salesforce customers and/or new logos.


They do this by...

  • Having a deep understanding of the way businesses operate, and the priorities that drive decisions from the C-level

  • Creating demand by uncovering business problems and matching them to our solution

  • Uncovering business initiatives and pain points to map back our solutions across multiple lines of business

  • Building credibility and trust while influencing buying decisions

  • Selling on value and return on investment vs. technical functionality

  • Generating pipeline that leads to closed revenue and quota attainment


Preferred Qualifications

  • Average of 2-5 years of full cycle sales experience, with at least 1 in the field with a proven track record of success

  • Experience managing and growing existing and/or net new logo accounts

  • Experience selling to the C-suite

  • Ability to craft a point of view and build credibility as a ‘Trusted Adviser’ with your customers

  • Experience building a business case and delivering return on investment

  • Ability to build and deliver presentations to your customers

  • Ability to strategize with a large extended internal team

  • Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer experience, work experience, etc.)


Our investment in you
World class enablement and on-demand training - check out Trailhead.com for a sneak peek!

  • Sandler Sales Training

  • Week-long product bootcamp

  • Fast Ramp mentorship program

  • Weekly 1:1 coaching with your leadership

  • Clear path to promotion with accelerated leadership development programs
     

Working at Salesforce
Working at Salesforce isn’t all about selling. It’s also about learning, and we heavily invest in you with a month-long immersion and onboarding, including: a week-long product bootcamp, mentorship program, weekly coaching and development programs.

Benefits
We are pioneers of the Pledge 1% model, providing product, grants and community service to those in need. We are proud to be#1 in PEOPLE’s Top 50 Companies that Care, and are on Fortune’s Change the World list. We provide every employee with 7 paid volunteer days off a year, and donation matching for all approved charitable donations.

We provide other world-leading benefits to all our employees, including:

  • Health, life insurance, retirement saving plan

  • Monthly wellness allowance

  • Flexible time off & leave policies

  • Parental benefits

  • Perks and discounts

Accommodations

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Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $59,040 - $78,960 annually There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $64,680 - $86,460 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

Salesforce

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Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1999

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Apps ⋅ Cloud Computing ⋅ CRM ⋅ Enterprise Software ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ iOS ⋅ Mobile Apps ⋅ SaaS ⋅ Sales Enablement ⋅ Software