Account Executive, SLED (Austin)

About Us

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. 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.

About The Role

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. We are looking for a seasoned sales professional to help us build a Public Sector Sales team to help cover the State and Local market for the territory. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement at all levels with technical and non-technical buyers.

• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan
• Drive sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets
• Manage contract negotiations
• Maintain a robust sales pipeline
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience selling technical solutions or products to the Public Sector (SLED, Federal Government, Municipalities, etc.)
• Experience managing longer, complex sales cycles
• Basic understanding of computer networking and “how the internet works”
• Aptitude for learning technical concepts/terms (Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus)
• Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
• Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Experience selling to SLED customer base

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

• Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries 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: In 2017, we created the 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. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
• 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience selling technical solutions or products to the Public Sector (SLED, Federal Government, Municipalities, etc.)
• Experience managing longer, complex sales cycles
• Basic understanding of computer networking and “how the internet works”
• Aptitude for learning technical concepts/terms (Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus)
• Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
• Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Experience selling to SLED customer base

Skills

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

Salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 annually.

Schedule

This position offers a flexible work schedule to accommodate the needs of the candidate and the business.