Account Executive - Core (Canadian Federal Government)
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Drive enterprise software and CRM sales across the Canadian public sector while leveraging AI-powered agent solutions.
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Our Canadian Public Sector team is seeking a Core Account Executive with a proven track record of selling enterprise software across Canada. Customers include Provincial Ministries and Agencies — both existing accounts and new business opportunities.
Salesforce is the industry leader in CRM, helping public sector entities modernize service delivery, streamline operations, and lay the groundwork for Agentic enterprises within Government — helping public sector entities accelerate toward achieving their mandates.
As a Core Account Executive, you will drive new business in existing accounts and new markets, playing a key role in strategic, enterprise-wide platform initiatives.
Your Impact
You'll serve as a trusted advisor to your customers — deeply understanding their unique challenges and goals. You'll consult on the Salesforce Platform, evangelize solutions that help customers reach their business objectives, and blaze new trails within their organizations.
You'll contribute to Salesforce's growth in a fast-paced, collaborative, and energetic environment — and most importantly, drive successful outcomes for our customers.
Qualifications
8+ years of enterprise sales and account management experience
Proven track record selling into the Canadian Public Sector market
Experience with Provincial Ministries and Agencies (existing and new accounts)
Experience selling CRM or enterprise cloud software strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred
Bilingual - English/French preferred
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 157,050 to CAD 207,050 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.How we rate this
Account Executive - Core (Canadian Federal Government) at Salesforce rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
- Tell me about a project where enterprise sales was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where public sector was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where crm sales was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where account management was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: AI Agents, Enterprise Sales, Public Sector, Crm Sales, and Account Management. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list — this role treats it as a required part of the job.
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