About Us
\nAt 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.
\nWe are seeking a highly accomplished and Account Executive to join our Commercial/Territory Mid Market Sales Team in France. 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.
\nResponsibilities
\nStrategic Revenue Generation
\nArchitect 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.
\nExpert Pipeline & Forecasting
\nLead 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.
\nDeep Customer & IT Architecture Understanding
\nDevelop 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.
\nMulti-Engagement Leadership
\nOrchestrate 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.
\nVirtual Team Leadership
\nSet 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.
\nDigital Transformation Authority
\nAct 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.
\nCompelling Value Creation
\nArticulate 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.
\nAdvanced Negotiation & Closure
\nExpertly lead and navigate complex contract negotiations, driving win-win scenarios for all parties. Demonstrate advanced closing skills across new business and expansion opportunities.
\nTrusted Advisor & Coach
\nBuild 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.
\nOrganizational Impact & Leadership
\nConsistently 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.
\nExamples of Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
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\nWe protect and accelerate 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.
\nAvailable Location: Switzerland
\nAbout the Role
\nWe are seeking a highly accomplished and strategic Account Executive to join our Swiss Sales Team, specifically for the German speaking part of Switzerland. 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.
\nThe 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).
\nAs 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.
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\nYou will be a key driver of digital transformation for our customers, understanding their broader market trends and how Cloudflare uniquely enables their strategic initiatives.
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\nStrategic Revenue Generation
\nArchitect 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.
\nExpert Pipeline & Forecasting
\nLead 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.
\nDeep Customer & IT Architecture Understanding
\nDevelop 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.
\nMulti-Engagement Leadership
\nOrchestrate 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.
\nVirtual Team Leadership
\nSet 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.
\nDigital Transformation Authority
\nAct 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.
\nCompelling Value Creation
\nArticulate 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.
\nAdvanced Negotiation & Closure
\nExpertly lead and navigate complex contract negotiations, driving win-win scenarios for all parties. Demonstrate advanced closing skills across new business and expansion opportunities.
\nTrusted Advisor & Coach
\nBuild 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.
\nOrganizational Impact & Leadership
\nConsistently 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.
\nExamples of Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
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\nDeep 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).
\nProven ability to deeply understand complex customer IT architectures and effectively map them to Cloudflare Reference Architectures for successful platform sales.
\nDemonstrated success leading and influencing virtual cross-functional teams (e.g., Solution Engineers, Product Managers, Legal) to drive complex deals to closure.
\nExceptional 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).
\nAdvanced negotiation skills with a track record of closing large, complex, six-figure and multi-million dollar deals.
\nExpert-level sales acumen: unparalleled proficiency in discovery, positioning, competitive selling, negotiation, closing, and expansion strategies within enterprise accounts.
\nAuthority on digital transformation trends and their impact on enterprise customers, with the ability to position Cloudflare as a key enabler of strategic business outcomes.
\nStrong coaching and mentorship abilities, with a passion for helping colleagues grow and improve.
\nHighly self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with
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