Private Equity Jobs in Illinois

INTRODUCTION

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Job Category

Sales

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Responsibilities

- Support our senior team in managing relationships with our strategic Private Equity Partners, helping provide a single view of Salesforce into the assigned patch of Private Equity firms
- Act as an advocate for the partnership within the Private Equity firm and at Salesforce
- Understand the Salesforce product suite and be able to ideate the optimal solutions to accelerate time to value in Private Equity portfolio companies
- Contribute to Private Equity due diligence processes and help them quickly develop growth strategies for carve outs and new acquisitions
- Post announcement, work with the portfolio company to rethink business and operating model opportunities and align Salesforce capabilities
- Collaborate with our alliances and sales teams to expand the breadth and depth of our advisory partners for our Private Equity Partners
- Support the execution of the go-to-market plan for each Private Equity partner with clear success metrics
- Act as a connective tissue between account teams and the Private Equity Practice to accelerate opportunities and drive them to closure
- Be able to clearly articulate the value of Salesforce across B2B and B2C Private Equity owned portfolio companies
- Understand the intricacies, politics, and strategies required to implement a partnership program
- Support sales account managers aligned to your Private Equity partners’ portfolio companies to help them drive value creation and grow the pipeline
- Contribute to internal and external portfolio performance reviews to assess operational metrics/effectiveness on a recurring basis with leadership
- Leverage all the Salesforce resources needed to ensure portfolio company customer success
- Own strategic projects that contribute to the overall growth and success of the Private Equity Practice
- Mentor and guide Analysts, Associates and Senior Associates as they begin their careers at Salesforce

Required Experience

- Experience influencing decisions in corporate transactions with public and private investment teams
- Experience working internationally, both with international clients and on international teams
- Exposure to working at the C-level, with evidence of gaining deep insight into the business dynamics of large enterprises and across industries, as well as articulate the organization impacts brought by technology
- Exceptional communication, strategic, analytical, influencing, and consulting skills, as well as a track record of thriving in complex, multi-disciplinary teams
- High tolerance for ambiguity; ability to focus and execute in a rapidly changing environment, take charge and make things happen
- An independent, self-starter with strong work ethic and personal drive and character qualities that match with our company’s core values and inspire others to follow and act
- A superior ability to build and maintain positive working relationships
- A willingness to travel on as-needed basis >30% of the time

Desired Experience

- 6-8 years of experience in private equity/credit, venture capital, top tier consulting, investment bank, M&A, strategy, enterprise software, or digital transformation
- Experience in M&A, corporate strategy or digital transformation

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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $144,200 - $209,000 annually. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations. In California and New York, and select cities in the metropolitan areas of Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC, the base pay range for this role in those locations is $144,200 - $160,300 per year. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.