Commerical Account Executive - Data Foundations (Mulesoft/Informatica) in Sydney

About Salesforce

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Overview - Commercial Account Executive

AI agents are reshaping how companies automate decisions, orchestrate processes, and engage customers at scale. But AI is only as powerful as the data foundation behind it. As Commercial Account Executive within these teams, you will drive transformational outcomes for our customers using market-leading integration and data management technologies. Our Commercial segment is made up of two subsegments - Mid-Market and General Business.

• Mid-Market: 300 - 1000 Employees
• General Business: 1000-2000 Employees

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Territory Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive territory plan across enterprise accounts, identifying whitespace, prioritising target accounts, and building a clear engagement strategy aligned to enterprise data priorities and transformation goals.
• Strategic Account Planning: Build detailed account plans that map stakeholders, business priorities, data environments, buying pathways, and growth opportunities across assigned accounts.
• Sales Leadership: Own and manage the end-to-end sales cycle from prospecting and qualification through to solutioning, negotiation, and close. Consistently meet and exceed sales targets through disciplined execution and value-based selling.
• Executive Engagement: Build and nurture trusted relationships with senior enterprise stakeholders, including business unit leaders, program owners, data and analytics leaders, IT executives, and procurement contacts.
• Drive New Engagement: Proactively create and expand engagement across business units by uncovering data challenges, initiating strategic conversations, and building momentum for Data Foundations solutions within both existing and new accounts.
• Solution Selling: Identify complex data management, data quality, and analytics challenges within enterprise organisations and position Data Foundations solutions to deliver measurable business value.
• Cross‐functional Collaboration: Lead and coordinate cross‐functional support across Business Development, Solution Engineering, Customer Success, Marketing, Alliances, and leadership teams to drive account strategy and deliver a strong customer experience.
• Enterprise Market Insight: Maintain a strong understanding of the enterprise landscape, including industry data priorities, buying frameworks, budget cycles, and digital transformation trends.
• Forecasting and CRM Discipline: Maintain accurate account plans, opportunity updates, pipeline visibility, and forecast hygiene in Salesforce CRM.

You're Our Person If...

• Proven Enterprise Sales Success: Demonstrated success in enterprise software sales with a track record of meeting and exceeding quota in complex, multi‐stakeholder environments.
• Enterprise Experience: Experience selling into large enterprise organisations, with a strong understanding of how they operate, buy, and deliver transformation programs.
• Data & Analytics Expertise: Familiarity with data management, data governance, analytics, or data platform solutions, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business value for enterprise stakeholders.
• Strategic Territory Management: Ability to build and execute territory and account strategies that create long‐term pipeline and drive growth across a defined enterprise portfolio.
• Consultative Selling Skills: Strong ability to engage diverse stakeholders, uncover business needs, articulate value, and lead strategic, solution‐based sales conversations.
• Executive Presence: Confidence engaging senior leaders and navigating complex account environments with credibility, commercial acumen, and strong communication skills.
• Cross‐functional Leadership: Ability to orchestrate internal resources effectively and lead virtual teams to drive aligned execution and customer outcomes.
• Resilience and Adaptability: Strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, and a growth mindset, with the ability to navigate long sales cycles, evolving priorities, and ambiguity.
• Technology Affinity: Passion for digital transformation and an understanding of data platforms, analytics, data connectivity, and enterprise technology ecosystems.

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