Senior Named Account Executive in Winnipeg

At Cloudflare, we are 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. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.

The Enterprise AI and Digital Natives segment is Cloudflare's fastest growing and highest visibility market. This segment is dedicated exclusively to the largest organizations in the modern tech economy including premier SaaS platforms, hyperscale digital marketplaces, and leading AI labs. This is a deep infrastructure, developer centric play where technical alignment and deep engineering partnerships are our most critical currencies, resulting in Cloudflare’s largest and most complex enterprise agreements.

Digital Native AEs at Cloudflare sell into the most innovative companies in North America. In targeting high-growth, technologically advanced, and venture-backed companies, AEs are positioned to drive in-depth product discussions while communicating and demonstrating value quickly to customers. This role within the digital native segment focuses on both the acquisition of prospective Digital Native accounts, as well as the expansion of existing customer accounts.

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 (new customer logos), customer expansion (upsell and cross sell Cloudflare solutions), and renewal within your territory.
• Build a robust sales pipeline utilizing the four sourcing funnels: AE led outbound, BDR, Channel, and Marketing Inbound.
• Develop and strategically leverage a deep technical understanding of the problems Cloudflare solves in order to drive a consultative sales motion.
• Craft and communicate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
• Drive awareness through regular outbound campaigns on product and feature roadmap updates.
• 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.
• Regularly evaluate usage trends and articulate value to show Cloudflare impact and provide strategic recommendations during business reviews.
• 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 realize 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
• 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 organization to manage a complex sales cycle
• 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

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. For NYC based hires: Estimated annual salary of $269,000 - $360,000. This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan.

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.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.