Cloud Account Executive- Slack- covering Africa

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Slack is redefining how organisations communicate, collaborate, and achieve success in a digital-first era. As part of Salesforce, Slack empowers teams to connect, automate, and thrive by creating dynamic digital HQs for today’s workforce.

We're on the lookout for results-driven SaaS sales professionals who thrive on solving business challenges and influencing change. In this role, you'll deliver exceptional customer experiences while driving new and existing business within the aligned vertical. This is a unique opportunity to drive transformative change for customers, whilst contributing to the success of one of Salesforce’s most innovative solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders across the Africa Market, identifying critical challenges and positioning Slack as the solution to drive transformation
• Partner closely with Salesforce Core Account Executives to co-sell and unlock new Slack opportunities across your territory
• Navigate complex sales cycles with multi-stakeholder buying groups, including C-suite executives and technical decision-makers
• Develop compelling business cases and customer narratives that showcase Slack's impact on collaboration, productivity, and operational efficiency
• Create and execute strategic account plans to consistently achieve and exceed your sales targets
• Own the full sales cycle—from prospecting and pipeline generation through negotiation and close
• Collaborate with Solution Engineers, Customer Success, and Salesforce partners to deliver tailored demos and solutions
• Lead commercial discussions, including pricing strategy, contract negotiations, and value articulation
• Stay ahead of relevant industry trends and represent Slack at key industry events and forums

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven success as a quota-carrying SaaS sales professional with experience meeting and exceeding targets
• Experience in complex, multi-stakeholder sales with a focus on strategic account management
• Strong ability to articulate value propositions tailored to enterprise customer needs
• A track record of engaging C-level executives and leading discovery conversations that drive outcomes
• Pipeline generation expertise, leveraging existing relationships and building new connections to drive opportunities
• Familiarity with team-selling environments, aligning with Salesforce core AEs and Partners
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Experience selling collaboration, productivity, or enterprise software solutions is highly preferred.
• Experience selling across the continent of Africa is highly valued and will set you apart!

What Success Looks Like:

• Achieving an annual quota of $1M+ through strategic deals and multi-product sale
• Generating and managing a healthy sales pipeline with consistent progression and accurate forecasting
• Demonstrating clear ROI to customers, differentiating Slack against competitors
• Establishing long-term, trusted partnerships with customers by showcasing Slack’s value in transforming workflows

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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