Senior Account Executive, Startups

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Salary
$234,000–$321,000 / yr
Posted
25 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $278k
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This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $146,250–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $278k versus about $196k 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.

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TL;DR · Senior Account Executive, Startups

Senior Account Executive, Startups (SoCal) 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. The successful candidate will manage a territory plan to meet quarterly targets through three distinct motions: new acquisition, expansion, and renewals. Day-to-day responsibilities include building a robust pipeline from multiple funnels, conducting technical discussions with professionals across security, network, development, and infrastructure teams, and acting as a trusted advisor to navigate complex sales cycles. Required skills include B2B SaaS experience, discovery expertise, and proficiency in SFDC, Tableau, G-suite, and the MSFT suite. The role addresses critical technical problems by positioning Cloudflare One and Connectivity Cloud solutions to improve performance and security for internet applications.

What you'll do

  • Execute and maintain a territory plan to exceed quarterly sales targets and annual quotas.
  • Manage new business acquisition, customer expansion through upsells/cross-sells, and contract renewals.
  • Build a robust sales pipeline using outbound, BDR, Channel, and Marketing inbound funnels.
  • Leverage technical knowledge of Cloudflare products to drive consultative sales motions with technical professionals.
  • Craft and communicate compelling value propositions while running regular outbound campaigns on product updates.
  • Forecast accurately and manage the full sales cycle including contract negotiations and next step expectations.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to build long-term relationships and provide strategic recommendations during business reviews.
  • Multi-thread across different business units to identify and engage new divisional buyers within target accounts.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must possess both a sales and technical background to engage with technical professionals and senior executives.
  • A Bachelor's degree is required.
  • Experience of 5+ years selling B2B SaaS is preferred.
  • Strong B2B discovery skills are preferred.
  • Ability to provide a client-centric narrative based on industry trends is preferred.
  • A track record of beating $1M+ annual targets and managing complex six-figure deals is preferred.
  • Experience multithreading into the C-suite and across organizations to manage complex sales cycles is preferred.
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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