About the Department:
Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all working together to 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 out of Dubai (with a potential for future relocation to Saudi Arabia), you will help scale our new business revenues across all market segments in Saudi Arabia by leading a team of Account Executives. As a first line manager you will i) coach Account Executives and act as the first line of support on pipeline generation, deal execution strategy and day-to-day sales development matters, ii) work with SalesOps, Management, Marketing, Channel, BDRs and other sales supporting functions to drive and iterate on/improving Cloudflare's brand awareness, Go-To-Market strategy, and adoption, and iii) help attract, hire, and ramp-up high-performing Account Executives to hit sales targets and drive company goals (DNR growth, new product attach rates etc.).
Responsibilities:
- Drive exceptional sales growth by meeting and exceeding assigned quarterly and annual quotas
- Manage, coach, and develop your team of Account Executives
- Provide day-to-day deal support and functional guidance to Account Executives
- Source, interview, and recruit top sales talents in coordination with recruiting and sales leaders
- Own and drive accurate and up-to-date Account Executive KPIs, reporting in Salesforce and provide attainment forecast guidance to sales management on a weekly basis
- Help define ideal Account Executive profiles for the region
- Help on-board and ramp up Account Executives
- Develop and iterate on best-practices/programs aimed at accelerating DNR growth, new product (Cloudflare One portfolio) attach rates, and other company goals
- Define and drive optimal Sales Go-To-Market coverage (vertical, geo-based etc.) for all market segments
- Drive channel relationships forward to accelerate channel business
- Help foster relationships between customer/partner executives and Cloudflare executives within key customer accounts
- Drive an efficient business cadence to cover forecast calls, pipeline, deal reviews, and account plan reviews ...etc
- Devise and lead quarterly business reviews/kick-offs reporting on the overall health of the business in your region
- Set the bar and best practices when it comes to data-driven new business sales and growth of existing accounts
- Document functional best practices and work with Sales Enablement to develop Account Executive sales play books for both core and new products
- Work with Regional/Global Sales Management, Marketing, Channel, Sales Ops, and necessary sales supporting functions to devise and implement strategies to drive up Cloudflare's brand awareness and revenues in target markets
- Develop and maintain relationships with industry related organizations that are key to Cloudflare's business in the region
Requirements:
- Fluent in both Arabic and English
- A minimum of 20 years of overall sales experience out of which at least 10 years should be in Saudi Arabia working across all market segments there. You should have 5+ years experience managing a team of quota-carrying sales reps with a successful proven track record of selling and upselling complex solutions across all market segments in Saudi Arabia; preferably in a SaaS/Cloud/Cybersecurity platforms industry
- Experience directly managing a high volume, high velocity pipeline driving rapid growth while delivering long term value to our customers
- Experience developing & rolling-out Go-to-Market strategies in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence to develop and present ideas to different audience levels
- Established experience and relationships with the Cybersecurity and SaaS/Cloud community in Saudi Arabia with the ability to establish and grow strong partnerships
- Hands-on leader that strikes a balance between strategic vision and tactical execution
- Having a well regarded market reputation with strong related connections and relationships
- Experience with Salesforce and other sales reporting and BI tools
- Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Capacity to strive in a diverse and multicultural workplace
- Aptitude to learn new technical concepts and terms
- Bachelor's degree required in a related field (Computer engineering, computer science or similar studies). MBA or MIS a plus
What We Do
Cloudflare, Inc. is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare’s suite of products protect and accelerate 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 awarded by Reuters Events for Global Responsible Business in 2020, named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2021, and ranked among Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in 2022.
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