Sales Manager, Startups

Job Description

We are seeking a Sales Manager, Startups to join our team at Cloudflare. As a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for scaling our new business revenue across Startups in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa by leading a team of Account Executives.

Responsibilities

• Drive exceptional sales growth by meeting and exceeding assigned quarterly and annual quotas
• Manage, coach, and develop your team of Account Executives
• Provide day-to-day deal support and functional guidance to AEs
• Source, interview, and recruit top sales talents in coordination with recruiting and sales leaders
• Own and drive accurate and up-to-date AE KPI, reporting in Salesforce and provide attainment forecast guidance to sales management on a weekly basis
• Help define ideal AE profiles for the region
• Help on-board and ramp up AEs
• Develop and iterate on best-practices/programs aimed at accelerating DNR growth, new product (Cloudflare One portfolio) attach rates, and other company goals
• Define and drive optimal Sales Go-To-Market coverage (vertical, geo-based etc.) for all market segments
• Drive channel relationships forward to accelerate channel business
• Help foster relationships between customer/partner executives and Cloudflare executives within key customer accounts
• Drive an efficient business cadence to cover forecast calls, pipeline, deal reviews, and account plan reviews
• Devise and lead quarterly business reviews/kick-offs reporting on the overall health of the business in your region
• Set the bar and best practices when it comes to data-driven new business sales and growth of existing accounts
• Document functional best practices and work with Sales Enablement to develop AE sales play books for both core and new products
• Work with Regional/Global Sales Management, Marketing, Channel, SalesOps, and necessary sales supporting functions to devise and implement strategies to drive up Cloudflare’s brand awareness and revenues in target markets
• Develop and maintain relationships with industry related organizations that are key to Cloudflare's business in the region

Requirements

• Fluency in English (written and spoken). Arabic is a plus
• A minimum of 15 years of overall sales experience out of which at least 10 years should be focused on Startups across the Middle East, Turkey & Africa
• You should have 5+ years experience managing a team of quota-carrying sales reps with a successful proven track record of selling and upselling complex solutions across the Middle East & Africa; preferably in a SaaS/Cloud/Cybersecurity platforms industry
• Experience directly managing a high volume, high velocity pipeline driving rapid growth while delivering long term value to our customers
• Experience developing & rolling-out Go-to-Market strategies in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence to develop and present ideas to different audience levels
• Established experience and relationships with the Cybersecurity and SaaS/Cloud community in the Sub Saharan Africa market with the ability to establish and grow strong partnerships
• Hands-on leader that strikes a balance between strategic vision and tactical execution
• Having a well regarded market reputation with strong related connections and relationships
• Experience with Salesforce and other sales reporting and BI tools
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Capacity to strive in a diverse and multicultural workplace
• Aptitude to learn new technical concepts and terms
• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field (Computer engineering, computer science or similar studies). MBA or MIS a plus