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Client Partner

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Salesforce

Client Partner

New York, NY

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Job Category
Customer Success

Job Details

About Salesforce

We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

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About Salesforce

We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.

Role Description

Salesforce Professional Services helps customers transform and build what's next for business - with technology. We seek an expert strategic business leader with shown success who can lead the Board of Directors and C-suite of our customers to transform business, operations, and technology to drive business outcomes. As the trusted advisor, they will lead and orchestrate all Professional Services activities and involvement beginning with Account Planning and through presales and delivery. They will have to work collaboratively across the entire salesforce organization including license sales, sales engineering, product and industry specialist to assemble well-thought out strategies for our Consulting customers. They will be responsible for coordinating adoption and consumption of our technology, building and leading customer relationships, CSAT, and service delivery.

The ideal candidate will bring diverse IT and/or Management Consulting background and deep knowledge of Consulting industry trends, demonstrating this credibility as a strategic advisor to our customers, partners, and internal teams across Salesforce.

The candidate will be able to craft innovative, forward-looking strategies while clearly defining the path forward, owning the changes to IT strategy, policies, processes, people, governance and partnerships.

In this role, you will be the voice of the customer to craft and implement a strategy to build mind-share and broad adoption of Salesforce technologies. Critical to the role is the ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges as you drive customers' efficiencies, cost savings, and quick innovation available on the Salesforce platform.

Your Impact

  • Actively participate in the pursuit process of our large scale deals, working cross-functionally within Salesforce to ensure we are selling what we can deliver as aligned with the customer's objectives; work with teams to deliver the pitch, define scope/team and supply to pricing and contractual arrangements.
  • Work hand in hand with internal teams (Sales, Success, TMP and Support) to develop and lead strategy and drive customer adoption initiatives. Maintain through the life of the relationship.
  • Responsible for communications with the client and within Salesforce up to the CxO level regarding expectations, performance, governance and issue escalation/resolution during the course of delivery to ensure success.
  • Accountable for supervising end-to-end service delivery and ensuring all contractual commitments are met. Works with the customer to amend and approve changes as necessary.
  • Drive entrepreneurial changes needed to achieve the customers' objectives, advised by deep industry and product expertise.
  • Optimally leads and encourages the Salesforce Professional Services team members engaged in the services delivery. Mentor and develop the team.
  • Anticipates, mitigates, and leads risk to Salesforce and the customer.
  • Participates in the continued development of internal processes, artifacts and methodologies to support service delivery to our most strategic customers.

Minimum Requirements

  • 10+ years experience leading enterprise-level technology transformation programs at Fortune 500 companies
  • 15+ years of relevant consulting experience in professional services, including business development, management of client relationships and delivery oversight
  • Experience with Salesforce products/platform
  • Experience working with [industry] customers to understand and solve their most pressing business challenges
  • Knowledge of the concepts, practices, procedures, and deliverables associated with system development, implementation, and operational readiness.
  • Knowledge of technical competence to work with technical teams to develop comprehensive operational plans and address technical issues
  • Significant experience leading C-suite relationships at customers
  • Experience working on pursuit teams and participating in the proposal development process
  • Travel up to 50%
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core proficiencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

By applying to the Client Partner posting, recruiters and hiring managers across the organization hiring for this role will review your resume. Our goal is for you to apply once and have your resume reviewed by multiple hiring teams.

Note: This role is Office-Flexible, with the expectation that you will work in-person from a Salesforce office three days per week.

BENEFITS & PERKS

  • Comprehensive benefits package including well-being reimbursement, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more!
  • World-class enablement and on-demand training with Trailhead.com
  • Exposure to executive thought leaders and regular 1:1 coaching with leadership
  • Volunteer opportunities and participation in our 1:1:1 model for giving back to the community

For more details, visit https://www.salesforcebenefits.com/

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Posting Statement

At Salesforce we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more. Learn more about Equality at www.equality.com and explore our company benefits at www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Salesforce does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Salesforce will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Salesforce.

Salesforce welcomes all.

For New York-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $247,660 to $331,240.

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
Job ID: Salesforce-JR287616
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Return-to-Work Program
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Professional Coaching
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Unconscious Bias Training
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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