Field CISO MENA
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At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds 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 Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
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!
Available Location: Dubai United Arab Emirates
About the Position
The Cloudflare Field CISO will have expertise in Cloud technologies and cloudnative computing trends as well as enterprise computing security and networking technologies. The person in this role will possess a passion for helping people and communities connect to our platform and achieve their short and longterm technology goals. The ideal candidate will enjoy educating and influencing broad audiences about new technologies and their benefits and will deliver outstanding content technical expertise and support in a variety of formats. The candidate will work closely with our most critical clients and prospects to articulate the Cloudflare Global Platform message and drive deeper technical engagement and market adoption. The Field CISO will partner closely with Cloudflares Engineering Product and go to market teams to drive the impact and adoption of our security and performance platform.
We are seeking a highly skilled Field CISO with a storied history in the technological sector. Reporting to the Chief Cyber Solutions Officer this role is a regional leadership role that will be responsible for delivering against corporate objectives and meeting the growth targets for the business. The role will act as both a technology and business expert making decisions that will impact the current and future strategy and operations of the company. The role will be a public facing persona representing the organization at a regional or global level at conferences media engagements analyst conferences and other key industry events.
What Youll Do
- Work directly with customers and prospects to deliver executive level demonstrations and partner with strategic sales to implement concepts and solutions within customer environments. Evangelize our technology platform relative to the status quo.
- Develop and implement a technologyinformed gotomarket strategy for the region ensuring it integrates with the overall company strategic roadmap.
- Define and simplify the Cloudflare offering to key market segments and deliver key messaging to the market.
- Build an awareness of key market conditions and the competitive landscape.
- Work with International Leadership peers on key company initiatives.
- Introduce new innovations to the market through traditional and social media (press interviews Twitter Hacker News etc. blogs and analyst briefings.
- Drive and contribute to key business activities including: Business Reviews Pipeline generation and Assist with Deal Closure.
- Engage with strategic accounts by building strong relationships with the senior leaders and decision makers within customer companies and help drive product adoption.
- Work with Cloudflare global leaders to help define company regional priorities to best deliver company success.
- Work within the Cloudflare Regional Leadership team to formulate tactical and longterm strategic plans to increase technology awareness drive market development and contribute to company growth targets.
- Be willing to work remotely as required and travel regularly (at least 30 to engage with customers.
- Be a company technical voice working with solution engineering to evolve the product to meet the needs of the market & customer segments
Examples of Desirable Skills Knowledge & Experience
- 10 years of experience within the IT Cyber Security Consultancy Service Provider or Telecommunications industry with a minimum of three years of experience in a similar position.
- Own CxO level relationships both at the business and technical level and have strong existing executive customer partner and industry associations and relationships that can be leveraged.
- Desirable background in a technology startup organization leading to significant business growth or acquisition.
- Have solid experience in shaping and translating a technologyenabled vision into delivery of successful business outcomes and led a company through key digital transitions.
- Have a strong understanding and experience in managing cloudbased models including Saas Paas and Iaas and worked with customers through digital and cloud transformation.
- Has experience in working with WebScale organizations or Large Service Providers.
- Has a strong background in Cyber Security Security Operations and IT Risk Governance.
- Has experience in speaking at public forums and presenting at key industry events.
- Proven track record in building and managing high performing technical teams.
- Highly skilled communicator and influencer with the ability to reflect and question positively and effectively.
- Advanced technological skillset and a demonstrated history with technology.
- Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future.
- Proven ability to forge and sustain effective partnerships internally and externally.
- Proven ability to articulate a clear vision for change and manage the process while supporting people.
What Makes Cloudflare Special
Were not just a highly ambitious largescale technology company. Were a highly ambitious largescale 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 weve equipped more than 2400 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 Cloudflares enterprise customersat 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 weve 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 privacycentric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use it is the first consumerfocused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal we dont 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 youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!
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 persons 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.
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Employment Type
Full Time
