Account Executive - Southern Europe

About Us

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers trillions of requests per month. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all 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 recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer and named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

About the Department

Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all working together help our customers adopt Cloudflare and build great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers take on real, technical problems while building the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community.

About the Role Based in London, you will drive new business sales by identifying and qualifying target accounts for Cloudflare’s Enterprise service plan across our Southern European markets (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus etc.) This is a great opportunity for a Sales Professional to help us build the Sales and Customer Development function at Cloudflare. You will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement with junior through senior levels within network operations, development and technical infrastructure teams. What you'll do

• Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan.
• Drive sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets.
• Create and articulate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
• Lead contract negotiations.
• Maintain a robust sales pipeline.
• Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• < 25% travel.

Examples of desired skills, knowledge and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Fluent in Spanish, and/or Italian/Portuguese
• 5+ years of direct B2B selling experience; SaaS experience preferred
• Basic understanding of computer networking and “how the internet works”