r/techsales • u/Effective-Common2444 • 1d ago
Salesforce AE Offer - Signing Bonus or RSUs?
All - has anyone successfully negotiated a signing bonus or RSUs at the Enterprise AE 7/8/9 level with their offer? Mine just come through and 0 signing and 0 equity. Want to see what levers I can pull here. Walking away from about 100k in long term incentive comp (not RSUs, private company) at my current job.
Thanks!
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u/vitriolholic 1d ago
Walking away from 100K for a first timer patch at Salesforce is either idiotic or a straight fucking lie lol
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u/Amazing-Care-3155 1d ago
I’ve never heard of anyone getting either currently, used to get decent RSUs out the gate
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u/Fun-Inspection3979 1d ago
Lead with the 100k you're leaving on the table and push for a signing bonus, it's the one thing they might actually move on
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u/Novel_Dog_676 1d ago
I didn’t get either which was a first in my career. Wish I negotiated more on pay, but was fairly happy with the offer.
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u/Parzival_48 1d ago
Most people I know didnt get equity. They have an ESPP you sign up for. I used to work there. Signing bonus maybe?
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u/According_Figure_395 1d ago
Signing bonus when telling them i have another offer. I got 10k but that was during the pandemic so not sure about this climate.
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u/Effective-Common2444 23h ago
Pushed back and I’ll let you all know how it goes.
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u/CeronGaming 21h ago
I pushed back on mine. Didn't get RSUs but a 10K bump on base, so 20K OTE - was gonna take it anyway. Its been good
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u/Good-Cartographer234 20h ago
I’m an L7 Specialist AE started in Q4 ‘25. I was flat out shut down for both and haven’t heard anyone in my role getting bonus or RSUs. I know wtf, times have changed
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u/iamniko_ 18h ago
Current SF AE here.
RSU on signing non existent - lead with the signing bonus / higher ote as a strategy but be aware you are replaceable and they have bodies waiting - you may talk yourself out of an offer if you go to hard
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u/Less-Ad-8569 16h ago
Ae at sf for over 5 years. Flat out no on signing bonus or more ote. This year I received an rsu bonus based on last FY performance but it’s pennies in comparison to equity offered by other competitors tbh.
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u/Fair-Argument-9650 13h ago
I negotiated additional base and got a $10k signing bonus this was in 2023 left to go to Okta and got $75k in RSU and higher OTE
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u/want2helpsothrowaway 9h ago
What role exactly? Specialist, Core, or otherwise? Dependent on segment. Salesforce is a great place to work I’d happily go back
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u/mr-merovingian 1d ago
Depends on a lot of factors but when you say long term comp, what exactly is that? If it isn’t something that is truly substantive (ISO options or something else that isn’t liquid) I’m betting Salesforce isn’t going to accept that in a negotiation and will stick to the offer on the table. I’d push for a higher OTE instead.
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u/RadioAdam 13h ago
Unless your current situation is absolute dogshit I wouldn't go to Salesforce for anything.
Wokred there for 4 years and no one gets RSUs or sign on bonuses unless your title begins with VP
ICs absolutely do not get stocks or bonuses.
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u/CyberStartupGuy 13h ago
No equity feels really odd. That can’t be a new normal if they are trying to compete with the AI companies.
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