Description
About Us
At Cloudflare, we're on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.
We protect and accelerate 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.
We were named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
Available Location:
Hybrid, Philadelphia, PA or New Jersey
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptionally accomplished and visionary Senior Majors Account Executive to join our Enterprise/Field Sales team. In this expert-level role, you will be the driving force behind Cloudflare's most strategic customer engagements, leading the charge in securing and expanding critical platform sales within focused accounts.
The ideal candidate possesses unparalleled sales leadership, a profound grasp of enterprise architecture across all four pillars (business, data, applications, technology), and the ability to articulate how Cloudflare seamlessly integrates into modern cloud operating models.
As a Senior Majors Account Executive, you will demonstrate the highest level of sales proficiency, ensuring highly accurate forecasting, strategic pipeline management, and consistently exceeding attainment targets.
You will be a recognized subject matter expert, providing in-depth education to customers and partners alike on Cloudflare’s extensive product ecosystem and its place within the broader security landscape.
This role demands the ability to apply executive sponsorship programs, actively engaging with CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs, and leading virtual teams that include VPs and SVPs to navigate and close complex, transformative opportunities.
You will shape our customers' digital transformation journeys, identifying opportunities within broader market trends and positioning Cloudflare as their indispensable strategic partner.
What You'll Do
Executive-Level Strategic Revenue Leadership
Own and execute the most critical territory and account plans, consistently exceeding multi-million dollar sales targets and annual quotas by architecting and closing large-scale platform sales within highly focused, strategic accounts.
Precision Forecasting & Pipeline Mastery
Lead with unparalleled accuracy in forecasting and demonstrate complete mastery of proactive pipeline management. Provide visionary insights and strategic guidance that shapes the direction of the sales organization.
Enterprise Architecture & Business Model Expertise
Exhibit an expert-level understanding of customer Enterprise Architecture across all four pillars (business, data, applications, technology), seamlessly mapping these to customer business models. Articulate precisely how Cloudflare fits into and optimizes a modern cloud operating model.
C-Suite Engagement & Executive Sponsorship
Lead and orchestrate complex customer engagements across numerous business units simultaneously, connecting the dots to solidify platform sales. Actively apply and manage executive sponsorship programs, ensuring direct engagement and influence with CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
Drive and lead highly complex virtual teams that include Product Managers, VPs, and SVPs to manage and close the most strategic customer opportunities. Proactively identify and resolve organizational roadblocks, leveraging company-wide learnings to ensure the most efficient delivery.
Digital Transformation Visionary
Serve as Cloudflare's leading voice on digital transformation, engaging deeply with customers on their key drivers for change (e.g., new offering development, customer capabilities). Expertly spot and seize opportunities for Cloudflare within broader market trends that influence these critical decisions.
Organizational Communication & Feedback
Connect themes from across departments and global locations to craft critical, crystal-clear messaging. Review performance and output across multiple organizations, providing feedback and solutions to enhance the entire organization’s performance. Deliver challenging news within a constructive learning context.
Long-Term Strategic Impact
Consistently articulate how decisions will impact Cloudflare years into the future, willing to trade short-term gains for significant long-term organizational benefit. Build trust by openly sharing learnings and modeling Cloudflare's highest expectations and standards.
Define Goals & Drive Efficiency
Play a key role in defining team goals and metrics each quarter, rigorously reviewing results. Deeply understand interdependencies within and across teams, proactively addressing roadblocks to achieve results with maximum efficiency.
Company-Wide Innovation & Problem Solving
Consistently and proactively address internal and external needs, driving urgency across the department and company to offer solutions that optimize efficiency. Constructively and humbly challenge the status quo to drive positive change and innovation company-wide, leveraging new insights for continuous iteration.
Inclusive Leadership & Future-Proofing
Serve as an exemplary leader, consistently bringing in diverse perspectives to not only address today's needs but also anticipate and solve future problems, contributing significantly to the greater good of Cloudflare.