On-site
E-Commerce
workday
About this role
JR318476
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
E-Commerce — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
14–60 days (SMB merchants) · 2–6 months (enterprise retail)
Common Buyer Objections
- "Platform migration is too risky mid-season"
- "Our current solution is "good enough""
- "Need to see ROI within first quarter"
- "Integration with our fulfillment stack"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • Social commerce and TikTok Shop
- • AI-powered personalization
- • Headless commerce architecture
- • Same-day delivery expectations
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at Salesforce involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
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