Senior Named Account Executive, Digital Natives

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 LOCATION: PARIS, FRANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a highly accomplished and strategic Account Executive to join our Enterprise/Field Sales team. In this advanced role, you will be pivotal in driving significant growth by leading comprehensive sales cycles within a portfolio of assigned enterprise-level clients, and strategically acquiring new logos. The ideal candidate possesses a deep blend of advanced sales acumen and sophisticated technical understanding, enabling them to lead engagements at all levels, from the C-suite to technical leaders (e.g., Head of/VP of Networking or Security). As an Account Executive, you will consistently demonstrate advanced proficiency in all sales activities, ensuring highly accurate forecasting, proactive and strategic pipeline management, and consistently exceeding attainment targets. You will be a subject matter expert, speaking fluently about Cloudflare's products, features, benefits, and use cases across diverse customer segments. This role demands the ability to deeply understand complex customer IT Architectures, match them with relevant Cloudflare Reference Architectures, and orchestrate successful, large-scale platform sales. You will be a key driver of digital transformation for our customers, understanding their broader market trends and how Cloudflare uniquely enables their strategic initiatives. RESPONSIBILITIES * Strategic Revenue Generation: Architect and execute advanced territory and account plans to consistently exceed multi-million dollar sales targets and annual quotas, with a strong focus on new business acquisition and expansion within complex enterprise environments. * Expert Pipeline & Forecasting: Lead proactive and strategic pipeline management efforts, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of sales cycles and customer buying processes. Deliver highly accurate forecasts, providing clear insights and strategic guidance to sales leadership. * Deep Customer & IT Architecture Understanding: Develop a profound understanding of customers' IT architectures, including applications and third-party technologies. Architect and align Cloudflare Reference Architectures to customer environments, driving comprehensive platform solutions. * Multi-Engagement Leadership: Orchestrate and manage multiple complex customer engagements simultaneously across various business units within an organization. Strategically connect disparate needs to strengthen Cloudflare's platform sale, actively involving and influencing technical C-level minus one executives. * Virtual Team Leadership: Set clear direction and lead a virtual team of in-GEO specialists, Product Managers, Deal Desk, and Legal to collaboratively manage and close complex customer opportunities. Proactively identify and navigate through situations to address colleague and customer needs, escalating as appropriate to drive urgency and efficient delivery. * Digital Transformation Authority: Act as an authority on digital transformation, understanding key drivers (e.g., new offering development, enhanced customer capabilities) and the broader market trends influencing these decisions. Position Cloudflare as a critical enabler of these transformations. * Compelling Value Creation: Articulate highly compelling, strategic value propositions for Cloudflare's services, directly linking them to customer business outcomes and strategic objectives. Lead with a strong focus on the "why," communicating the whole picture to both internal and external stakeholders. * Advanced Negotiation & Closure: Expertly lead and navigate complex contract negotiations, driving win-win scenarios for all parties. Demonstrate advanced closing skills across new business and expansion opportunities. * Trusted Advisor & Coach: Build long-term, executive-level strategic relationships, ensuring deep customer adoption, retention, and expansion. Consistently provide clear, direct, and constructive feedback to team members, coaching them to improve communication, learn from mistakes, and enhance the quality of work. Share learnings proactively to build trust across the organization. * Organizational Impact & Leadership: Consistently focus on the long-term needs of the team and the business, understanding how decisions impact other teams and openly sharing these insights. Leverage company-wide learnings to improve department and team execution. Serve as a leader within Cloudflare, making significant contributions while elevating the work of others by bringing diverse perspectives and strategic long-term thinking. EXAMPLES OF DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * 8+ years of advanced experience selling complex technology solutions in a B2B enterprise model, with a significant track record of consistently exceeding multi-million dollar quota targets. * Deep expertise and fluency in Cloud Networking, Security, and Edge Computing technologies, with an exceptional ability to articulate features, benefits, and use cases across diverse customer segments (e.g., SMBs, enterprise, vertical markets). * Proven ability to deeply understand complex customer IT architectures and effectively map them to Cloudflare Reference Architectures for successful platform sales. * Demonstrated success leading and influencing virtual cross-functional teams (e.g., Solution Engineers, Product Managers, Legal) to drive complex deals to closure. * Exceptional strategic communication and presentation skills, with a focus on articulating the "why" and conveying the whole picture to executive leadership and technical decision-makers (C-level minus one). * Advanced negotiation skills with a track record of closing large, complex, six-figure and multi-million dollar deals. * Expert-level sales acumen: unparalleled proficiency in discovery, positioning, competitive selling, negotiation, closing, and expansion strategies within enterprise accounts. * Authority on digital transformation trends and their impact on enterprise customers, with the ability to position Cloudflare as a key enabler of strategic business outcomes. * Strong coaching and mentorship abilities, with a passion for helping colleagues grow and improve. * Highly self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a consistent focus on long-term goals. * Proficiency in advanced sales and business intelligence platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Tableau, G-suite, MSFT suite, MEDDPICC framework application). * Bachelor's degree required, with a technical background (e.g., engineering, computer science, MIS) highly preferred. * Ability to travel as required to engage with key customers and internal teams. * Language Skills: French & English COMPENSATION For France based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €169,000 - €232,000. This role is labelled CSP 3-1 and has a coefficient of 170, as per the SYNTEC Collective Bargaining Agreement. 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. 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 * New York, US ABOUT THE ROLE Account Executives, Channel Account Managers, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, 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. 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.  This role within the digital native segment focuses on both the acquisition of prospective Digital Native accounts, as well as the expansion of existing customer accounts.  The ideal candidate will have both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive customer engagement from technical professionals through to senior executive levels, and across Security, Network, Development and Infrastructure teams. 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. * As a trusted advisor, build long-term strategic relationships with key accounts, to ensure customer adoption, retention and expansion. Regularly evaluate usage trends and articulate value to show Cloudflare impact and provide strategic recommendations during business reviews. * 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. * 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. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * 5+ years sales experience selling B2B SaaS * 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) * Ability to travel up to 25% of the time. COMPENSATION Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. * For NYC based hires: Estimated annual salary of $269,000 - $329,000. 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 * Netherlands ABOUT THE ROLE "WHAT KIND OF CUSTOMER VALUE CAN YOU BUILD WITH A TRUE GLOBAL NETWORK AT YOUR DISPOSAL?" The internet was not built for what it has become today. As enterprises race to adopt AI and secure their digital existence, the old infrastructure maps no longer apply. We aren't just looking for a salesperson to sell a product; we are looking for a Market Architect for the Benelux region. Cloudflare is currently protecting and accelerating the internet for over 20% of the Fortune 1,000. With a network spanning 310 cities in 120+ countries, we are the only platform capable of securing the intersection of AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity at a massive scale. Now, we need a Senior Challenger in the form of a Named Account Executive to hand this toolkit to the largest organizations in the Benelux. You will challenge the status quo, helping CTOs and CISOs rethink their entire architecture from the network up. You won't just capture demand; you will create it. Your role is to act as the "CEO" of your territory, mobilizing resources to build long-term value for global accounts headquartered in the Benelux. * The Scale: You aren't building from scratch; you are leveraging a network that secures and accelerates anything connected to the Internet. * The Momentum: We are profitable, fast-growing, and mission-critical. This is a chance to be part of a generational company solving hard problems at a massive scale. * The Innovation: You will represent a platform uniquely positioned for the AI era; built for scale, speed, and security, allowing you to stay ahead of industry trends. RESPONSIBILITIES * Construct the Market (The Market Maker) * You are a builder. You will identify how global Benelux enterprises can leverage our network to accelerate their digital transformation. * You will move beyond transactional sales to construct complex, high-impact deals that transform how a company operates, driving both new business and significant expansion. * Chorale the C-Suite (The Challenger) * You will engage senior IT, security, and business stakeholders, not just to listen, but to challenge their assumptions. * You will guide technology leaders through the shift to SASE, Zero Trust, and AI-native environments, positioning yourself as a trusted consultant rather than a vendor. * You are credible with technical and executive buyers alike, capable of navigating the boardroom to align Cloudflare’s platform with their most critical business priorities. * Orchestrate the Eco-System (The Leader) * You are the Captain of the account team. You will mobilize and lead a cross-functional "village", including Solutions Engineers, Product leaders, and Marketing to deliver value-based outcomes. * You will act as a Global Accounts Specialist, managing the complexity of Benelux-HQ'd organizations with a worldwide footprint, ensuring their global security strategy is cohesive and resilient. * You will own the full lifecycle, from prospecting to closing, treating your patch as a business that requires strategic planning and execution. THE CANDIDATE: SYSTEM THINKER & ENTREPRENEUR * We are looking for a specific type of DNA. You are tired of selling "band-aids" for legacy infrastructure and are ready to sell the cure. * The Experience: You bring 12+ years of enterprise sales experience, ideally within high-growth cybersecurity or cloud-native environments. You have a track record of selling complex solutions to large enterprises in the Benelux. * The Mindset: You are Entrepreneurial and Resilient. You view your territory as your own franchise and thrive on the autonomy to build it. * The Technical Aptitude: You are a System Thinker. You understand how networks and security function in cloud-first and AI-forward environments. You can explain why architecture matters. * The Approach: You are a Challenger. You are comfortable pushing back to ensure the client gets the solution they actually need, utilizing a consultative style to drive consensus. COMPENSATION * For Netherlands based hires: Estimated annual salary is between €202,000 - €277,000. 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. 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.