Senior Account Executive, Startups (San Francisco)

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. 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Regularly evaluate usage trends and articulate value to show Cloudflare impact and provide strategic recommendations during business reviews.

Requirements

5+ years sales experience selling B2B
Strong B2B discovery skills
Candidates have a point of view of industry trends and able to customize 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 organization 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)

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Compensation may be adjusted depending on level and work location.
• This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan.
• Equity this role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!

Pay

Compensation may be adjusted depending on level and work location. For California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $234,000 - $321,000
For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $244,000 - $336,000

Schedule

This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan.