Senior Named Account Executive - India (Delhi/Gurugram)

Posted 4 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in India
Remote
7+ Years Experience
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Helping Build a Better Internet
The Role
The Senior Named Account Executive will drive sales into BFSI enterprise accounts for Cloudflare's solutions, conducting strategic selling activities, managing contract negotiations, and developing long-term relationships to meet revenue targets. The role demands experience in complex selling into senior-level decision makers and a strong network within large corporate accounts.
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Please note: This role will require you to be based in Delhi/Gurugram
About the Department
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.
Based in India, you will drive sales into BFSI focussed enterprise accounts across the Western India region, for Cloudflare's solutions. Your strategic selling activities will include "hunter" type activities to proactively penetrate target named accounts, detailed account planning, focused relationship building and leading effective sales campaigns to successful closure.
The ideal candidate will possess both a major account sales background in technology solutions, primarily software based, that enables them to drive engagement with senior level decision makers within Cloudflare's target customers. Industry experience selling into Finance, Retail, Manufacturing and other Enterprise verticals along with Service Provider and exposure to application and network security and zero trust is desired in this role.
As an Account Executive, you'll be responsible for developing and executing against a Sales strategy/plan for assigned vertical or accounts, as well as driving large account sales into India markets to achieve revenue targets. Therefore, you must have a strong network of contacts with decision makers in enterprise accounts across the region, and have experience selling complex solutions to these accounts. You will have an intuitive understanding and experience with the key business and technical needs of these and large accounts and will create and deliver compelling value propositions to them for Cloudflare solutions.
Additional responsibilities will include

  • Manage contract negotiations
  • Maintain a robust sales pipeline
  • Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts
  • 50% travel


Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Fluent in English
  • Relevant direct experience, track record, and relationships within largest corporate enterprise accounts in India market
  • 8+ years of direct B2B selling experience, preferably managing internet accounts
  • Direct experience selling network security and/or CDN solutions and services preferred
  • Prior experience being part of an early sales team helping drive traction in India market for a US-based SaaS company highly preferred
  • Experience managing longer, complex sales cycles
  • Basic understanding of computer networking and "how the internet works"
  • Aptitude for learning technical concepts/terms (Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus)
  • Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organisational skills
  • Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic environment
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
3,900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.

Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.

Why Work With Us

Cloudflare employees come from all walks of life. We are mission-driven, and our team is energized by a collaborative, creative environment that celebrates our differences and fosters new ways to grow together.

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