Director, Strategic AI Cloud Sales

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F5 is seeking a Director Strategic Cloud Sales to lead and expand strategic relationships with North America hyperscalers and NeoCloud AI companies. This role will drive revenue growth by developing and executing strategic sales initiatives focused on cloud platforms AI infrastructure and large-scale data center environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep enterprise technology sales experience strong leadership capabilities and a proven track record engaging senior stakeholders within hyperscale cloud providers and emerging AI infrastructure companies. This leader will guide strategic account planning mentor high-performing sales professionals and collaborate cross-functionally across F5 to deliver solutions that support the rapidly evolving AI and cloud ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic cloud sales initiatives targeting North America hyperscalers and NeoCloud AI companies.

• Develop and execute account strategies that drive adoption of F5 solutions within hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure environments.

• Guide mentor and support senior account managers and strategic sellers focused on complex cloud infrastructure accounts.

• Own and drive complex enterprise sales cycles including executive engagement solution positioning negotiations and closing high-value deals.

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive and technical stakeholders across hyperscaler and NeoCloud organizations.

• Collaborate closely with product engineering marketing and sales engineering teams to align solutions with evolving cloud and AI infrastructure requirements.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives across F5 to address large-scale customer challenges and support long-term strategic partnerships.

• Analyze market trends across cloud platforms AI infrastructure and hyperscale data centers to identify new growth opportunities.

• Provide strategic insights to leadership regarding competitive positioning and emerging technologies within the cloud and AI ecosystem.

• Drive performance against quarterly and annual revenue targets while ensuring strong execution of strategic account plans.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in enterprise technology sales including leadership or strategic account roles.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field or equivalent experience.

• Proven track record of selling into hyperscalers cloud providers or large-scale infrastructure companies.

• Experience engaging North America cloud platform providers or NeoCloud AI companies.

• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure AI platforms hyperscale data center architectures and enterprise networking technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex enterprise sales cycles and guide strategic customer engagements.

• Strong executive presence with experience influencing C-level and senior technical stakeholders.

• Expertise in complex negotiations solution selling and strategic account development.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling both software and hardware solutions within cloud or AI infrastructure environments.

• Technical background in cloud infrastructure AI/ML platforms networking or data center technologies.

• Established relationships within the North America hyperscaler or NeoCloud AI ecosystem.

• Experience working in highly matrixed organizations and leading large strategic initiatives.

• Track record of developing and mentoring senior sales professionals.

• Attributes for Success

• Advanced understanding of cloud infrastructure and AI ecosystem trends.

• Ability to guide teams through complex enterprise sales cycles.

• Strong business acumen and ability to translate customer challenges into strategic opportunities.

• Executive-level communication and stakeholder influence.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to align long-term customer value with company growth objectives.

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