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Role Overview
The Vice President, CIO Go-To-Market (GTM) Industry Lead is a new leadership role designed to enhance Salesforce's engagement with Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Ideal for current or former CIOs with a strong network, deep technical expertise, and a strategic mindset, this role will lead the development and execution of our CIO value proposition across industries. The CIO GTM Industry Lead will collaborate closely with the CIO Global GTM Lead, Sales, Product, and Marketing teams to drive growth and innovation.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
Advise Sales, Product, and Product Marketing teams on GTM models and strategies.
Advise clients on how they can use Salesforce capabilities to become data-driven, AI-enabled organizations.
Value Proposition Development
Define and build the GTM value proposition for CIOs.
Collaborate with enablement teams to skill up sales teams on the CIO value proposition and messaging.
Sales and Operational Excellence
Mobilize targeted segments of Account Executives (AEs) and Sales Engineers (SEs) to be proficient in selling to CIOs.
Facilitate connections with Organizational Unit (OU) Leaders and their teams.
Design and implement a CIO readiness program for targeted AEs and SEs.
CIO Outreach and Engagement
Leverage personal network to engage CIOs in 1-1 meetings and Strategic Industry Councils (SICs).
Attend and speak at industry events, representing Salesforce and building credibility in the CIO space.
Host CIO-specific events
Thought Leadership
Create and disseminate thought leadership and sales collateral tailored to the CIO audience.
Participate in the SE Leadership council to ensure a CIO focus in IT demos and presentations.
Required Qualifications
Current or former Chief Information Officers or Chief Technology Officers with a proven track record of success.
Deep technical expertise and hands-on experience with enterprise technology solutions, including AWS or Google Cloud, and Snowflake or Databricks.
Multi-cloud Salesforce experience and the ability to whiteboard Salesforce architecture.
Experience with data-driven, AI-enabled enterprise solutions.
Strategic thinker capable of driving complex initiatives.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Proven collaborator and trusted advisor to the sales organization, helping to secure strategic deals.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with senior executives.
Extensive network and respected industry presence.
Deep industry experience in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Consumer and Business Services; Financial Services; Healthcare and Life Sciences; or Consumer Goods and Retail.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the Values & Behaviors for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
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Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Information Technology
Industries Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet
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