Named Account Executive, Higher Education

Salesforce salesforce.com Open · verified Sep 29, 2026

5 Locations Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at Salesforce. 5 Locations · full-time.

In listing

RoleAccount Executive

SeniorityMid-level

Location5 Locations

EmploymentFull-time

PostedSep 28, 2026 · 1d ago

Role brief

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What you'll do

Build relationships with decision-makers and other key contacts across your assigned higher education accounts
Shape account plans around customers’ business goals, coordinating with Prime and Cloud sales teams
Find opportunities through warm leads and prospecting in untapped areas, then sell across the Customer 360 platform
Bring Salesforce teams together to address customer needs and help existing customers get value from their investments
Grow revenue in your assigned accounts while supporting customer satisfaction

What you bring

At least five years of end-to-end sales experience, including navigating lengthy, complex buying processes
Some background selling to higher education customers
Experience overseeing one major account and coordinating strategy across a broad internal team

Who this fits

This mid-level account executive role suits someone comfortable balancing new-customer prospecting with growth in existing accounts. You’ll work with nonprofit higher education customers and coordinate support from Salesforce sales teams.

From the employer

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.

Our Higher Education team focuses on working with nonprofit customers and organizations of all sizes. You will have the opportunity to work with a fast-paced team and with customers needing various levels of support and product education. Our team receives personalized training and career opportunities.

Day to Day
Our Named Account Executives engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the entire Salesforce Customer 360 platform. They build positive, trusted relationships with both key team members and c-suite decision makers within their patch, and become naturals at helping customers realize value from their Salesforce investments.

You will use your skills to develop opportunities, through both warm leads and whitespace prospecting. You will be expected to:

Develop key customer stakeholder relationships and drive customer satisfaction at assigned accounts
Develop and drive the overall long-term strategy for the account, aligned to customer business objectives
Coordinate internal Salesforce resources to meet customer business needs
Perform account planning at assigned accounts, coordinating with Prime and Cloud sales resources to ensure strategic alignment
Share Salesforce value proposition for existing and/or new customers
Drive growth within an existing assigned account

Preferred Qualifications

Five years of full cycle sales experience, ability to navigate extended and complex sales processes
Some experience in higher education sales
Management of one large key account
Ability to coordinate and strategize with a large extended team
Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. performance, executive presence, teamwork and partnerships)

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.

Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form.

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Posting Statement

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 $123,200 - $164,850 annually. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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 $135,300 - $181,000 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.