
Qualified SMB Account Executive
Required skills
- quota
- SMB customers
- outbound prospecting
- discovery
- pipeline
- revenue goals
- sales cycle
- negotiation
- close
Nice to have
- Mid-Market organizations
- AI capabilities
- competitive landscape
- marketing leaders
- sales leaders
- revenue leaders
Role summary
Salesforce is seeking an SMB Account Executive to drive new business within a defined territory. This role involves owning the full sales cycle from outbound prospecting to closing deals for SMB customers, using a consultative approach to position Qualified's conversational marketing and pipeline generation platform. Responsibilities include prospecting, qualifying, building pipeline, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver a superior buying experience. The ideal candidate has 1-2+ years of B2B SaaS sales experience, a track record of meeting quota, and strong discovery and communication skills. Experience with MarTech, SalesTech, RevTech, or AI software, and familiarity with sales technologies like Salesforce, Outreach, and ZoomInfo are preferred.
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
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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.
Qualified's AI SDR platform empowers sales and marketing teams to identify, engage, and convert high-intent buyers into qualified pipeline—24/7.
The Experience
As an SMB Account Executive, you'll be responsible for driving new business within a defined territory by developing and executing a strategic sales plan to achieve revenue goals. You'll take a consultative, solution-oriented approach, helping SMB organizations understand how Qualified's conversational marketing and pipeline generation platform can help accelerate growth. You'll own the full sales cycle—from prospecting and discovery through demo, negotiation, and close.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
- Own the full sales cycle from outbound prospecting through close for SMB customers.
- Conduct thoughtful discovery to understand customer challenges and position Qualified as a strategic solution.
- Prospect, qualify, and close new business opportunities within the SMB segment (typically companies from 150 to 300 employees).
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline through outbound activity, inbound leads, and partner collaboration.
- Partner with Sales Engineering, Marketing, Customer Success, and Product to deliver a best-in-class buying experience.
- Become an expert on Qualified's platform, AI capabilities, and competitive landscape.
- Develop trusted relationships with marketing, sales, and revenue leaders while guiding them through the evaluation process.
- Consistently meet or exceed monthly and quarterly pipeline and revenue goals.
You're Our Person If...
- 1–2+ years of full-cycle B2B SaaS sales experience with a track record of meeting or exceeding quota.
- Experience selling SaaS solutions to SMB or Mid-Market organizations is preferred.
- Bachelor's Degree or higher
- Exposure to MarTech, SalesTech, RevTech, or AI software is a plus.
- Demonstrated success prospecting and generating your own pipeline.
- Strong discovery skills with the ability to understand business challenges and articulate business value.
- A consultative sales approach with the desire to continuously develop your sales craft.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Coachable, competitive, and motivated by achieving ambitious goals.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
- Experience with Salesforce, Outreach, ZoomInfo, Gong, Zoom, or similar sales technologies is preferred.
- Familiarity with MEDDPICC, MEDDIC, Challenger, or other sales methodologies is a plus—but not required.
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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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.For Ontario-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is CAD 54,800 to CAD 104,800 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.This posting is to fill a vacancy on our team, unless otherwise noted.Sample Salesforce interview questions
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