Salesforce Market Development Director
The Accenture Technology Salesforce practice is seeking a Salesforce Market Development Director to develop and grow our regional Salesforce business. The Salesforce Market Development Director will be responsible for originating and growing our Salesforce CMT pipeline. This team member will also be responsible for establishing and nurturing relationships with both Salesforce sales executives and Accenture leadership to identify, build, and execute new go-to-market (GTM) strategies and sales opportunities. The role will focus on growing the sales and the pipeline of Accentures Salesforce business through demand generation, origination, and co-selling opportunities with Salesforce, and the enablement of Accentures strategy to the field and account teams.
Who we are:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations servicesall powered by the worlds largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 624,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com .
There is never a typical day at Accenture, but thats why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to create a rewarding career at Accenture Technology. Working in a digitally driven, innovation-led environment where you can help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.
The primary responsibility of this role is to be a Value architect in medium sized to large opportunities involving Apps maintenance, Systems integration/Apps development and Apps-Infra support engagements, with the ability to individually create Solutions leveraging deep solutioning and delivery experience in one or more areas, while being able to develop these in a collaborative basis with the client including advising/co-creating the solutions.
The Work
+ Demand Generation: Facilitate and execute demand generation activities such as: internal and joint enablement sessions, briefings, and events to develop qualified pipeline.
+ Sales Origination: Conduct sales origination activities including the execution of joint account planning sessions between Accenture and Salesforce to identify new opportunity areas. Execute on these opportunities alongside sales origination and sales capture teams.
+ Relationship Management: Develop Salesforce and Accenture executive and field sales level relationships to align teams and grow market share of Accenture and Salesforces collaborative business (co-sell). In addition you will be responsible for bringing Accentures Salesforce strategy effectively to the field.
+ Education & Evangelism: Master Accentures Salesforce growth strategy. Align this strategy with regional business opportunities and evangelize key messages to the field. Educate both Accenture and Salesforce on new go-to-market (GTM) offerings, assets, and differentiators to grow sales and increase win rates.
+ Client Alignment & Field Engagement: Work across Accentures different entities and the Salesforce organization to connect the right SMEs with the right opportunities, including Accenture Technology and Consulting teams to developing stronger strategies with the ability to execute successful sales cycles.
+ Pipeline Tracking & Reporting Maintain ownership of the book of business (co-sell) between Accenture and Salesforce. Integrate this in to timely and accurate regional reporting for Accenture leaders.
Whats in it for you?
+ You will be part of a diverse, vibrant, global Accenture community; teams pushing the boundaries of new business capabilities and emerging technologies and services, sharing their experiences and lessons learned with each other. Youll have the chance to thrive in an environment where your ideas are valued and your voice matters.
+ At Accenture, you will be able to work on meaningful and innovative projects, powered by the latest technologies and industry best practices such as event-driven architectures and domain driven design.
+ Accenture will continually invest in your learning and growth. You'll learn from and work with Accentures certified practitioners and Accenture will support you in growing your own tech stack, sales skills, and certifications.
+ You'll be immersed in the design and implementation of human-centric solutions to help solve complex challenges with some of the worlds largest companies.
Heres what youll need:
+ 5+ years in alliance management, go-to-market strategy, offering & program development, or Salesforce client & market delivery.
+ 5+ years in Salesforce software/solutions and ACN Salesforce offerings.
+ 3+ years of professional experience in sales execution and sales enablement.
+ 3+ years in understanding current enterprise software market trends such as: ERP, HCM, CX, digital technologies, cloud strategies, and emerging technologies.
+ Expertise in working with partners and cross-functional teams to develop business opportunities.
Bonus points if you have:
+ Experience in marketing commerce.
+ An entrepreneurial mind set, self-starter style, and the ability to drive outcomes.
+ Strategical thinking skills, concept synthesis, and strong executive presence.
+ An aspiring self-motivated individual thats solution oriented.
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