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About Salesforce
We’re Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too — driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good – you’ve come to the right place.
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we’ve invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world’s most tenacious enterprise software companies; including Stripe, Zoom, Cohere, Dropbox, Hugging Face, Anthropic, and Snowflake, among others. Salesforce Ventures has active investments in more than 28 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, Irvine, New York, London, and Tokyo.
As a globally recognized multi-stage firm, our initial investment can be as early as the seed round, and we have the flexibility to invest up to the IPO. Our versatile structure empowers us to lead or participate in funding rounds and, with over $5 billion in investments since inception, we bring substantial resources to the table.
Our diverse team fosters a culture that thrives on collaboration and inclusivity. We firmly believe in the boundless potential of the software industry, where visionary founders from any corner of the world can create remarkable enterprises!
Who we are looking for
We are very interested in meeting people with diverse backgrounds and careers. What we like to see is a passion for technology, relationship building, and the ability to grow and learn new things quickly. If we had to summarize it, a strong candidate would be:
Ambitious and Humble
We identify closely with founders and feel it’s important to share their intrinsic ambition in assisting them to reach their goals. As a growing platform, we seek individuals who can work autonomously to push our growth strategy to greater levels. At the same time, we value individuals who remain grounded and humble, recognizing the privilege of partnering with the best in the industry.
Open-minded and Inclusive
Venture investing is about believing in the impossible. It helps to be open-minded about things that are new and not yet well understood. Ideal candidates demonstrate that they are open to exploring new areas and becoming thought leaders. They also operate inclusively, meaning they can and will work with anyone effectively (internal or external) and are focused on getting to the best decision for the group.
Confident and Values-driven
Building your brand with new team members, founders, and executives takes time - you should be confident in presenting your views and your value-add. Similarly, our team enjoys a healthy discussion about investment opportunities, strategic initiatives, and other projects. Our values are our foundation and guide how we operate. This is exemplified by our Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund , commitment to investing in underestimated founders, and growing Pledge 1% within our portfolio.
The Director of Marketing, Events and PR will lead the development and execution of a dynamic marketing strategy that further advances our brand. This role is responsible for continuing to activate the Salesforce Ventures brand to enhance visibility and credibility among prospective founders, entrepreneurs, and talent.
Collaborating with the existing team, you will craft and drive our marketing strategy, advise on event programming alignment with the overall strategy, scale the team, and ensure operational excellence across the marketing and broader Salesforce Ventures organizations. An adept storyteller, you will share the company’s narrative across various platforms. You will lead integrated marketing campaigns that leverage content, social media, advertising, and events to elevate brand awareness and showcase capabilities to the market!
Responsibilities
Innovate how we run our business and scale the value we provide to our portfolio companies.
Increase brand awareness with key industry constituents globally including founders, entrepreneurs, executives, and the broader VC community.
Design strategic marketing roadmaps with a beginner's mind for all marketing and event initiatives.
Develop and own digital marketing execution, including management of various tools including Salesforce Ventures’ website, social media channels, and marketing materials.
Build an events strategy that enhances brand awareness, fosters networking opportunities, and delivers value to our ecosystem.
Manage investment press release process internally and externally while advising portfolio companies on their PR strategy - particularly around financing events.
Provide expert guidance and support to investment team members in cultivating their personal brands, including managing their industry visibility and speaking opportunities.
Gather industry intelligence to understand market trends and strategic positioning for Salesforce Ventures.
Experience
10-15 years experience operating strategic marketing and communications program to advance an organization’s mission.
Strong brand development skills with a deep understanding of digital and traditional marketing channels and emerging trends.
Experience executing integrated marketing initiatives that build brand identity and deliver on the brand proposition
Experience presenting to senior executives.
Experience in fast-paced SaaS technology environments.
An inspiring leader, who enjoys scaling and elevating teams.
Demonstrates a firm commitment to Salesforce and Salesforce Ventures’ values, fostering a healthy and inclusive team culture.
Strategic thinker – ability to make data-driven business decisions.
Highly collaborative and adaptable, with a high level of energy, dedication, and a persevering drive to succeed.
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Salesforce is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Salesforce does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Salesforce will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Salesforce .
Salesforce welcomes all.
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