Sales Manager – SD-WAN / SASE (m/w/d)

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DEINE AUFGABEN * Aktive Neukundenakquise im klar definierten B2B-Zielgruppenmarkt: gehobener deutscher Mittelstand, Familienunternehmen und Enterprise-Kunden * Lösungsvertrieb & Consultative Selling: Analyse individueller Kundenbedarfe und Entwicklung maßgeschneiderter Netzwerk- und Security-Lösungen (z. B. Secure Connect, SD-WAN, SASE, Managed Firewall, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Digital Experience Monitoring) * Angebots- und Vertragsmanagement: Selbstständige Erstellung und Platzierung von Angeboten, Ausschreibungen und Lösungskonzepten in enger Zusammenarbeit mit internen IT-Expert:innen * Kundenpräsentationen & Vertragsverhandlungen: Durchführung von Workshops, Präsentationen und Verhandlungen auf Entscheiderebene * Markt- und Wettbewerbsanalyse zur kontinuierlichen Weiterentwicklung des Vertriebsansatzes und zur Identifikation neuer Geschäftspotenziale DEIN PROFIL * Mindestens 10 Jahre Vertriebserfahrung im Verkauf komplexer, erklärungsbedürftiger IT-Lösungen * Fundiertes technisches Verständnis mit Schwerpunkt auf Netzwerk- und IT-Security-Technologien * Erfolgsnachweise im Lösungsvertrieb sowie ein belastbares Netzwerk im deutschen Mittelstand * Ausgeprägte Kommunikations- und Verhandlungsstärke, insbesondere im Umgang mit komplexen Ausschreibungen und Vertragsunterlagen * Selbstständige, strukturierte und ergebnisorientierte Arbeitsweise mit hoher Eigenverantwortung und unternehmerischem Denken * Sehr gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift WIR HABEN MEHR ZU BIETEN ALS SPANNENDE JOBS! Werde Teil unseres engagierten, hochqualifizierten internationalen Teams, bring Dich mit Deinen Ideen ein und das Unternehmen voran. Wir bieten Dir spannende Aufgaben und Herausforderungen sowie ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld. Wenn Du an Deinen Aufgaben wachsen möchtest, findest Du bei uns beste Voraussetzungen sowie individuelle und bedarfsgerechte Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten, Firmenevents + 30 Urlaubstage. Neben einem leistungsgerechten Gehalt und attraktiven Benefits bieten wir flexible Arbeitszeiten und die Möglichkeit, aus dem Homeoffice zu arbeiten. Nun im rob17 (Robert-Bosch-Straße 17) mit Campus-Feeling direkt am Kanal!  Wir freuen uns auf Dich! DEINE ANSPRECHPARTNERIN Julia Beck, HR Business Partner TELEFONNUMMER 0251 986 33-5203

Cloudflare

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.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * San Francisco, US RESPONSIBILITIES * The Solution Engineering organization is responsible for the technical sale of the Cloudflare solution portfolio, ensuring maximal business value, fit-for-purpose solution design and adoption roadmap for our customers. * Reporting to the Solution Engineering Manager, the Majors Accounts Solutions Engineer is a Senior level role. You are a customer facing technologist within the Cloudflare Solutions Engineering team. You have strong experience in large account pre-sales management as well as excellent verbal and written communications skills suited for executive-level engagement. You are comfortable speaking about the Cloudflare vision and mission with C-level customer executives. Your role will be to build passionate champions within the technology ranks at your accounts, drive sales for identified opportunities, and leverage your relationships with these technical champions to build a revenue pipeline where no opportunities yet exist. * You will work within a high-profile pursuit team dedicated to certain strategic accounts, working closely with the majors account executives attached to these accounts. Specifically, we are looking for you to: * Build and maintain long term technical relationships with the technical buyers (executives, managers and individual contributors) at your assigned accounts, becoming a trusted advisor to those stakeholders. * Deeply understand the business-critical issues that your accounts are facing, and provide meaningful solution designs to facilitate technical validation of Cloudflare as a part of the customer’s infrastructure, including the coordination of Cloudflare colleagues throughout the sales and procurement cycle. * Identify and drive technical conversations in every possible line of business within the accounts, engaging key technical buyers with the purpose of uncovering new areas of potential revenue & showing value to all possible parts of your accounts. * Empower customers in their security and network transformation journeys, helping them to define strategies and architect necessary security controls aligned with Cloudflare product suites. * Be the voice of the customer internally at Cloudflare, engaging with and influencing Cloudflare’s Product and Engineering teams to meet your customers’ needs. * Represent and evangelize Cloudflare externally at Developer, Community, Technology, Cybersecurity and other industry events with thought leadership and expertise. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * Polished communication and executive presentation skills with ability to drive a discussion with a broad range of stakeholders (from the web developer to the CISO). * Relationship building: a proven track record of building deep technical relationships with engineers and senior executives in large and strategic accounts. Experience in managing various stakeholder relationships to build consensus on security solutions/projects. * Experience managing technical sales within large accounts. * Developing champion-style relationships * Driving technical wins * Assisting with technical validation * A deep understanding of core industry components of Cloudflare solutions (and a desire to learn more): * Internet security technologies including DDoS and DDoS mitigation, Firewalls, TLS, VPN, DLP * Networking technologies including TCP, UDP, DNS, IPv4 + IPv6, BGP routing, GRE, SD-WAN, MPLS, Global Traffic Management * HTTP technologies including reverse proxy (e.g., WAF and CDN), forward proxy (secure web gateway), serverless application development * Zero-trust network access (ZTNA & SASE) concepts including identity management and authentication * Cloud computing technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure and others * Some scripting or programming experience with one or more of JavaScript, Python, Golang, BASH * Understanding of, or experience with, regulatory requirements such as FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC-2, ISO/IEC. COMPENSATION Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. * For San Francisco based hires: Estimated annual salary of $244,000 - $336,000. * Los Angeles based hires: Estimated annual salary of $234,000 - $321,000. This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan. The estimated annual salary range includes the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role under the 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!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S. HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS * Medical/Rx Insurance * Dental Insurance * Vision Insurance * Flexible Spending Accounts * Commuter Spending Accounts * Fertility & Family Forming Benefits * On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program * Global Travel Medical Insurance FINANCIAL BENEFITS * Short and Long Term Disability Insurance * Life & Accident Insurance * 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan * Employee Stock Participation Plan TIME OFF * * Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave * Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave 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. 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. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. 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. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

Cloudflare

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.  At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Austin, US * New York, US * US ABOUT THE ROLE THIS ROLE WILL BE LOCATED IN EITHER CENTRAL OR EAST REGION Account Executives, Channel Account Managers, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, Product Specialists, Customer Success, and Sales Operations - all working together help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences. 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. Our Cloudflare One Go-To-Market Specialist team provides deep subject matter expertise on converging Network and Security services in our Cloudflare One (CF1) portfolio, including Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Security Service Edge (SSE), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), Data Protection (including DLP), and Email Security (CES). RESPONSIBILITIES * As a Senior Cloudflare One GTM Specialist you will be responsible for growing CloudflareOne (CF1) revenue and product adoption. In this role, you will serve as the segment lead for CF1 sales. You will advise the sales leaders on opportunities and programs to grow CF1 revenue, partner with the technical sales teams, enable account executives on product positioning and competitive intelligence, grow partner engagement around CF1, and support strategic deals from discovery to close. The ideal candidate possesses a consultative mindset, strong selling skills, and a deep technical background to drive engagement internally among the sales organization and externally with decision-makers and influencers within security, networking, and IT and operations. * Present to strategic customers as an expert of our SASE, SSE, AI Security, and Email Security solutions. * Align Director and C-Level perceived business value with Cloudflare solutions in the transformational objectives of securing remote work, safe AI adoption, corporate network modernization, adoption of SASE/SSE, and data protection * Develop and advise on sales strategies and pipeline generation in partnership with regional and country sales leaders. * Provide regular business reviews to the management team highlighting pipeline health, attainment progress and challenges to closing business * Generate a succinct feedback loop with PM, PMM, Demand Generation, Enablement, Programs, and Partner Organization to deliver relevant CF1 anecdotes and data points. * The Senior SASE Specialist, Enterprise Role is a consultative sales excellence role that directly supports sales delivery of regional CF1 quota. In order to be successful, you will need to become a thought leader, trusted advisor, and spokesperson for Cloudflare One - Cloudflare's SASE platform. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * Minimum 7 years of experience selling or supporting the sales of cyber security, networking, identity management, cloud or SaaS solutions. * Technical expertise in SASE, SSE, AI Security, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, SD-WAN, and Email Security * Experience building territory plans, prospecting and bringing in new logos in a competitive market * Knowledge of key market players/competitors in the software defined networking, zero trust and cybersecurity solution spaces. * Familiarity with AI concepts and terminology, specifically related to MCP servers and Agents * Demonstrated ability to think strategically and develop/execute corresponding objectives. * Strong verbal and written communications, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations. * Excellent presentation and public speaking skills. * Bachelor’s Degree * 10-20% travel COMPENSATION Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. For Colorado based hires: Estimated annual salary of $146,000 - $257,000 For California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated salary of $161,000 - $287,000 For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $168,000 - $303,000 This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation under Cloudflare’s Sales Compensation Plan. The estimated annual salary range includes the on-target incentive compensation that may be attained in this role under the 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!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S. HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS * Medical/Rx Insurance * Dental Insurance * Vision Insurance * Flexible Spending Accounts * Commuter Spending Accounts * Fertility & Family Forming Benefits * On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program * Global Travel Medical Insurance FINANCIAL BENEFITS * Short and Long Term Disability Insurance * Life & Accident Insurance * 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan * Employee Stock Participation Plan TIME OFF * Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave * Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave 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. 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. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. 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. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.