Note: This position is open exclusively to candidates currently enrolled in the Hiring Our Heroes Fellows Program. Applications from individuals not participating in the program will not be considered.
Salesforce Military Fellowship – Small-to-Medium Business Account Executive (SMB AE)
Program: Corporate Fellowship Program (Hiring Our Heroes)
Host: Salesforce
Location:On-site - Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, Irvine, CA or San Francisco, CA
Duration: 11 weeks
Eligibility: Hiring our Heroes approved candidates
Openings: Account Executive Fellowship, 25 Openings
Deadline to interview: 17 April 2026
Fellowship date: 4 May 2026 - 23 July 2026
About the Role
This fellowship prepares transitioning service members and military spouses for a career as a Small-to-Medium Business Account Executive (SMB AE) at Salesforce - the world’s #1 CRM company and Forbes’ #1 Best Place to Work for Military Veterans & Spouses.
SMB Account Executives help small businesses solve real problems by understanding their needs, showcasing Salesforce products, and guiding them through the buying journey. This is a customer-facing, quota-carrying sales role with strong earning potential and a clear path for career growth.
Successful fellows may be considered for full-time Account Executive roles upon completion based on performance and business need.
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Why Military Candidates Excel Here
This role maps directly to experience gained in:
- Recruiting + talent acquisition roles
- Team leadership + coaching
- Briefing + public speaking
- Mission planning + execution
- Relationship building
- Negotiation + conflict resolution
- Operational tempo + resilience
- Influencing without rank
If you’ve ever built trust, guided decisions, led people, or solved complex challenges — you already understand the core of sales work.
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What You’ll Do During the Fellowship
- Learn how Salesforce supports small business customers
- Build product knowledge and develop your personal sales style
- Deliver value-based conversations to customers
- Learn pipeline management, deal strategy, and forecasting
- Partner with senior Account Executives to shadow calls and meetings
- Practice discovery, storytelling, objection handling, and closing skills
- Strengthen your professional communication — written and verbal
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What You Will Gain
- World-class sales enablement + coaching
- Real experience speaking with customers
- Mentorship from tenured Account Executives + sales leaders
- Exposure to Salesforce tools, platforms, and processes
- A development plan designed around your strengths
- A pathway toward full-time AE roles with strong earning potential
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Ideal Candidate Strengths
We welcome applicants from all Military backgrounds — especially those who bring
- Strong communication + relationship-building skills
- Confidence speaking with new people
- Active listening + emotional intelligence
- Resilience + internal drive
- Competitive spirit + goal orientation
- Strategic thinking + problem solving
- Curiosity + a growth mindset
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Military Skills That Translate
You’ll draw directly on experiences such as:
- Leading people toward a shared outcome
- Presenting + briefing senior leaders
- Coordinating missions + resources
- Managing complex schedules + priorities
- Learning fast in unfamiliar environments
- Handling rejection + redirection professionally
- Operating in fast tempo conditions
- Accountability for results
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How to Learn More
Contact the Salesforce Military Recruiting Team to explore interest or schedule a 1:1 conversation: Appointment times
Website
Recruiting Military Fellows | Salesforce
