Senior Named Account Executive (Majors), Adelaide

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.

At Cloudflare were not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; were looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a normalized problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow while ensuring that every improvement no matter how small is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If youre the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward youll fit right in.

Available Location: Adelaide

The Cloudflare APAC sales organisation operates as one integrated revenue system. Account Executives Customer Engineers Partner Account Managers Business Development Representatives Customer Experience Managers Professional Services and Revenue Operations work as a continuous engine winning deploying adopting expanding and scaling platform commitments across the full customer lifecycle.

The system is supported by an AI-embedded operating model. The work itself however remains human. The role of every seller at Cloudflare is to bring critical thinking judgment and trust to customer relationships and outcomes.

Our Enterprise team specifically helps marquee Australian corporations solve complex technical challenges while protecting their critical digital infrastructure customer data and online experiences.

As a Senior Enterprise Account Executive you will lead Cloudflares strategic engagement for a portfolio of premier Adelaide-headquartered enterprise accounts and SA this role you will drive adoption of the Cloudflare platform across Security Performance Zero Trust and AI infrastructure positioning Cloudflare as a foundational pillar for digital transformation and enterprise resilience.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Relationship Management: Build and nurture deep executive-level relationships across target named accounts navigating complex organizational structures to establish trusted advisor status with C-suite and technology leaders.
• Territory Leadership: Formulate and lead the engagement strategy across your assigned Melbourne enterprise portfolio driving adoption of Cloudflares core solutions across Cloud SaaS Zero Trust Network Security and AI enablement.
• Partner Ecosystem Engagement: Collaborate with strategic channel partners Global Systems Integrators (GSIs) and cloud ecosystem partners to extend Cloudflares reach influence and co-selling impact within target accounts.
• Business Development & Execution: Proactively identify and qualify high-impact enterprise opportunities leveraging AI-assisted research and cross-functional teams to drive multi-million-dollar transformational outcomes.
• Account Strategy & Operational Rigor: Execute comprehensive multi-year account plans while maintaining high standards in forecasting accuracy pipeline hygiene and deal qualification.
• Full Lifecycle Collaboration: Partner with Customer Engineers Customer Success and Professional Services to ensure successful deployment value realization and platform expansion through to renewal.
• Knowledge Leadership: Share industry insights competitive intelligence and enterprise deal strategies across the ANZ team actively mentoring peers to elevate collective performance.

Desirable Skills Knowledge and Experience

• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding complex B2B enterprise software or SaaS sales quotas in high-growth technology environments.
• Deep understanding of the Melbourne enterprise market with experience navigating complex commercial procurement legal and risk governance processes.
• Demonstrated ability to build executive relationships (CIO CISO CTO Head of Infrastructure) and close multi-year enterprise agreements.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to translate complex cloud network Zero Trust SASE and AI infrastructure concepts into strategic business outcomes for senior leadership.
• High proficiency in leveraging modern sales tools and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate pipeline generation deal strategy and account research.
• Alignment with Cloudflares core values: Principled Curious and Transparent.
• Existing network and familiarity within target accounts across including Santos Elders and South Australian Government and the local channel partner ecosystem
• Demonstrated success co-selling with major GSIs regional consultancies and cloud ecosystem vendors in ANZ.
• Bachelors degree in business technology or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Were not just a highly ambitious large-scale technology company. Were a highly ambitious large-scale 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 customers--at 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 privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused 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!

Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.

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