Senior Account Executive, Startups

Cloudflare, Inc

Confirmed live 2 days ago Trusted
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$234,000–$321,000 / yr
Posted
85 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $278k
$129k most similar roles pay here $342k

This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $149,762–$247,612 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $278k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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About Cloudflare, Inc

Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.

Cloudflare, Inc currently has 190 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $215,000–$278,000 across 59 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Account Executive, Startups

Senior Account Executive, Startups joins the sales team to support high-growth, technologically advanced, and venture-backed companies in North America. This role focuses on both acquiring new business and expanding existing accounts within the digital native segment. You will be responsible for developing territory plans, managing a robust pipeline across multiple sourcing funnels, and executing three unique sales motions: new acquisition, expansion, and renewals. The position requires building long-term strategic relationships with technical professionals and senior executives across Security, Network, Development, and Infrastructure teams to solve complex problems regarding internet performance and security. To succeed, you must possess a strong technical background, B2B discovery skills, and proficiency in SFDC, Tableau, G-suite, and the MSFT suite. You will act as a trusted advisor, translating technical capabilities into compelling value propositions for products like Cloudflare One and the Connectivity Cloud.

What you'll do

  • Execute territory plans to exceed quarterly sales targets and annual quota assignments.
  • Manage new business acquisition, customer expansion through upsells/cross-sells, and contract renewals.
  • Build a robust sales pipeline using outbound, channel, and marketing inbound funnels.
  • Leverage technical knowledge of Cloudflare products to drive consultative sales motions with technical professionals.
  • Create and communicate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services during regular outreach campaigns.
  • Forecast accurately and manage the full sales cycle including contract negotiations and next step expectations.
  • Build long-term strategic relationships to ensure customer adoption, retention, and expansion through business reviews.
  • Multi-thread across different business units to identify and engage new divisional buyers within target accounts.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience selling B2B SaaS.
  • Proven track record of beating annual targets of $1M+ and managing complex six-figure deals.
  • Experience in multithreading into the C-suite and across an organization to manage complex sales cycles.
  • Proficiency in software and systems including SFDC, Tableau, G-suite, and MSFT suite.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws without a license.

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