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Senior Named Account Executive - High Tech (NY Metro)

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hybrid senior full-time $269,000 - $360,000 New York City, NY

First indexed 12 Aug 2026

Description

At Cloudflare, we're on a mission to help build a better Internet.

The Enterprise AI and Digital Natives segment is Cloudflare's fastest growing and highest visibility market, dedicated to the largest organisations in the modern tech economy, including premier SaaS platforms, hyperscale digital marketplaces, and leading AI labs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, execute, and maintain your territory plan to exceed quarterly sales targets and annual quota assignment.
  • Be an expert in three unique sales motions: new business acquisition, customer expansion, and renewal within your territory.
  • Build a robust sales pipeline utilising four sourcing funnels: AE led outbound, BDR, Channel, and Marketing Inbound.
  • Develop and strategically leverage a deep technical understanding of the problems Cloudflare solves to drive a consultative sales motion.
  • Craft and communicate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
  • Accurately forecast, build commercial outcomes by running a consistent sales process, including driving next step expectations and contract negotiations.
  • As a trusted advisor, build long-term strategic relationships with key accounts to ensure customer adoption, retention, and expansion.
  • Network across different business units with each of your accounts, and multi-thread to identify and engage new divisional buyers.
  • Position Cloudflare's platform in each of your target customers, including Cloudflare One and the Connectivity Cloud to realise our full potential in every customer.
  • Operate internally as a liaison with cross-functional teams to share key customer feedback and insights to improve customer experience and further investments with Cloudflare.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

  • 5+ years sales experience selling B2B SaaS
  • Strong B2B discovery skills
  • Candidates have a point of view of industry trends and able to customise a client-centric why change narrative
  • Track record of beating annual targets of $1M+ and successfully managing complex six-figure deals
  • Experienced in multithreading into the C-suite and across an organisation to manage a complex sales cycle
  • Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Software and system skills are a must (SFDC, Tableau, G-suite, MSFT suite)
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Compensation

  • Estimated annual salary of $269,000 - $360,000 for NYC based hires.
  • This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan.
  • The estimated annual salary range includes the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role under the Sales Compensation Plan.

Equity

  • This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

  • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
  • On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
  • Global Travel Medical Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Participation Plan
  • Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
  • Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
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