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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.
Salesforce is seeking a curious and energetic Account Executive with expertise in technology and value-based selling. You will be responsible for driving the entire Salesforce offering across a strategic portfolio of named accounts within the Finnish Higher Education segment, and you'll be part of our dedicated Public Sector ('Pub Sec') Sales team.
Think of yourself as the "General Manager" in this role - mapping account strategies, aligning resources and acting as the extension of your customer. You'll both a 'hunter' and a 'farmer' and there's a healthy pipe awaiting you already. You will work closely with other product specialists known as co-primes to help map out the best strategy for your customer. You will have technical support from solutions architects and sales engineers.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will work closely with current and prospective customers as a trusted digital advisor to deeply understand their outstanding company challenges and goals. You will collaborate with customers on the Salesforce Platform to evangelize solutions that will help them reach their business goals and blaze new trails within their organizations. You will contribute to our business, as a valued member of our Ohana.
Required Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated success of quota carrying, technology solution-based direct sales experience
• Account Planning and Strategies: Establishes plans to achieve sales objectives by effectively identifying and qualifying 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.
• Communication: Fluency in Finnish and English. Interacting with customers in a clear, concise, and timely manner using a variety of communication methods (writing, speech, presentation) and tools (whiteboarding, 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.
• Right to work in Finland.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sales Methodology education.
• Passion for new business sales.
• 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
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

Benefits & Perks
Check out our benefits site which explains our various benefits, including well-being reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more

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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