Jobs · Business Development · Virginia

Enterprise Tableau Account Director, State and Local Gov

Salesforce · McLean, VA · 2 wk ago
HybridBusiness Development$156k–$208k/yrFull-time

About the role

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with existing customers and new leads to sell the entire Tableau platform.
  • Build positive, trusted relationships with key team members and C-suite decision makers within accounts.
  • Identify use cases within accounts and develop opportunities through both warm leads and whitespace prospecting.
  • Assist with the development and execution of overall long-term strategy for the account, aligned to customer business objectives.
  • Coordinate internal resources including product support, customer success, and sales engineering to meet customer business needs.
  • Manage complex sales cycles and present to C-level executives the value proposition of the Tableau platform.
  • Develop and manage sales pipeline, prospect, assess sales, and move a large number of transactions simultaneously through the sales pipeline.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of quota carrying software or technology sales and account management experience; ideally focused on large enterprise K-12 accounts.
  • Work well within a team of various partners within a matrixed environment (Account Executives, Solution Engineers, Sales Leaders, Executives, etc.).
  • A highly driven individual with a focus on execution, strong sense of urgency, and a belief in the Tableau mission.
  • A mix of business curiosity combined with a technical ability to truly address customer data challenges and earn trust.
  • A solution selling mentality: develop a plan and solution, articulate value, and navigate complexities of our customers to drive revenue.

Qualifications

  • A degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
  • Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g., extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.).
  • Experience selling in the software industry or technical sales experience (ex: SaaS) preferred.
  • Experience with analytics, data, databases, predictive modeling, or business intelligence preferred.

Skills

  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment.
  • Technical aptitude and understanding of data and analytics.
  • Solution selling and strategic thinking abilities.

Benefits

We are pioneers of the Pledge 1% model, providing product, grants, and community service to those in need. We are proud to be #1 in PEOPLE's Top 50 Companies that Care, and are on Fortune’s Change the World list. We provide every employee with 7 paid volunteer days off a year, and donation matching for all approved charitable donations. We provide other world-leading benefits to all our employees, including:

  • Health, life insurance, retirement saving plan
  • Monthly wellness allowance
  • Flexible time off & leave policies
  • Parental benefits
  • Perks and discounts

For more details about company benefits, visit this link.

Pay

The typical base salary range for this position is $155,700 - $208,300 annually. Specific ranges may vary by location.

Schedule

This role will be posted for 30 days starting on 7/20/2026.

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