Account Executive

**Job Category **:Sales

**Job Details**:
We are seeking proven sales performers to help us grow our loyal customer base for our SMB segment in West India. This is a role for someone who is a hunter and hungry for new business success. Responsibilities include generating new business in new accounts and also expanding the footprint inside existing customers, as well as playing a key role as you drive strategic CRM initiatives for companies across the West India market. This is a role for someone who can see the value of Cloud Computing and who can be a combination salesperson and evangelist to get the Salesforce penetration into the sector growing even more. On top of your own business development, we provide a range of support functions to help create and drive opportunities from internal sales support to highly skilled pre-sales so it is not just you against the world.

**Responsibilities**:

- Developing and managing relationships within our SMB segment focusing on customers in West India.
- Forecast sales activity and revenue achievement in Salesforce, while creating satisfied and reference-able customers.
- Demonstrating our product via the Web.

**Requirements**:

- Successful track-record managing deals with customers in North India.
- Consistently over-achieved quota (top 10-20% of company) in past positions.
- Experience managing and closing complex sales-cycles.
- 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.)

Desired Skills:

- Strong and demonstrated written and verbal communications skills.
- Previous Sales Methodology training preferred.
- CRM experience preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast pace, team environment.
- Strong customer references.
- Strong computer skills, including CRM, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

About Salesforce:
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