Account Executive - Public Sector (State & Local)

Job description

Position Overview We are looking for Account Executives based in the USA. The ideal candidate will have experience in B2B sales and skills related to strategic analysis and marketing. In this role, you will be responsible for generating leads, developing relationships with new clients, negotiating contracts, and closing deals, apart from working very closely with Salesforce’s sales teams. Mandatory experience in solution-based selling to State, Local and Federal Agencies, preferably in Salesforce. You will formulate a business development and sales plan in collaboration with the CEO and senior management team at Cloud SynApps. Key Responsibilities Identify potential clients in the target market and research on the prospective client's business needs Develop relationships with prospective clients, while maintaining existing client relationships Partner with pre-sales teams to create contract-winning proposals for current and prospective clients Negotiate contract terms with clients and communicate terms to stakeholders Develop relationships and work closely with Salesforce’s sales team members and sales leadership to generate more business Collaborate with design and production teams to ensure contracted product specifications are executed on-time and as agreed Become a subject matter expert on our services, delivery and processes, and remain up to date on industry trends and projections. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field Minimum 3+ years of proven experience in solution-based selling to State, Local, and Federal government agencies, mandatory in Salesforce Experience in selling to public sector and government departments, including analyzing tender notices and RFPs. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation of group presentations Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Good understanding of the public sector and government business, with the ability to become a subject matter expert on the job. Innovation and problem-solving skills that include the ability to develop and propose the best solutions for clients, keeping in mind CSA's offerings. What You'll Love at Cloud SynApps Competitive base salary and uncapped commission package Competitive benefits package starts after the 1st month Performance-linked incentives Location - USA, Remote with 25-30% Travel Cloud SynApps is a fast-growing consulting and systems integration firm that focuses on cloud applications, primarily on Salesforce-based platforms. Cloud SynApps has its major operations in Canada, the USA, and India. We’ve actively built our Salesforce practice and have quickly grown into one of the strongest Systems Integrators within the Salesforce Public Sector space. While Public Sector is our passion, we are also growing into other areas like health, AWS & higher education. We have implemented Salesforce solutions for several municipal, provincial/state, federal, and public sector clients. Our consultants and associates have deep industry expertise and live by our core values. We also invest heavily in developing unique Salesforce-based solutions and accelerators, which, in our experience, are required by our clients. We believe in full transparency in whatever we do for our clients and internally, working with our associates. We are quickly growing, and that brings additional responsibility to treat everyone with respect and dignity. Integrity is one of our most important and foundational values. We follow ethical principles and always acknowledge the value each associate, partner, and client brings to the table.