Major Account Executive

Description:

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
About The Department
Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all working together help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences.
The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers solve real, technical problems while creating the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community.
What You'll Do
We are looking for amazing people to join our rapidly growing ANZ sales team. Based in Sydney/Melbourne, you will drive sales in assigned territories in ANZ markets. You will be expected to travel to assigned territories required. The ideal candidate will have an existing network of contacts, enterprise companies, and relevant channel partners such as Systems Integrators, Value Added Resellers, MSP's.
The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement with junior through senior levels within Cloudflare’s target customers.

• Develop and execute upon Sales strategy/plan for ANZ
• Drive sales in ANZ to achieve revenue targets
• Create & articulate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services
• Direct sales and partner sales experience in ANZ is an added advantage
• Manage contract negotiations
• Maintain a robust sales pipeline
• Recruit, develop and work with partners to extend reach & drive adoption
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• < 60% travel 

Examples Of Desirable Skills, Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelors degree
• Fluent in written & verbal in English
• Direct experience selling network security or CDN
• Direct experience selling to enterprise accounts acting as lead seller and relationship owner
• Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus
• Basic understanding of computer networking and “how the internet works”
• Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) as well as organizational skills 

What Makes Cloudflare Special?
We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo : We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.
Athenian Project : We created Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration.