The Senior Named Account Executive will drive sales and develop strategic relationships within the Public Sector in the Nordic region, create value propositions, and maintain a sales pipeline.
Location: Sweden (remote)
About the Department
Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all work together to help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers solve real, technical problems while creating the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community.
About the Role
This will be our first hire for the Public Sector market in the Nordics, so we're looking for an entrepreneurial Account Executive to build and drive the growth within the region.
You'll drive new business by identifying and qualifying target accounts for Cloudflare's Enterprise service plan across the Nordic regions. This is a great opportunity for a Sales Professional to help us build the Sales and Customer Development function at Cloudflare. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement with junior through senior levels within network operations, development and technical infrastructure teams.
Responsibilities
Requirements
What'll you do
We are looking for a seasoned sales professional to help us build market share and support our customers in the Nordic regions. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement at all levels with technical and non-technical buyers.
As an Account Executive, you'll be responsible for developing and executing against a comprehensive account/territory plan as well as driving sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets. The person in this role will also assist in creating and articulating compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
Additional responsibilities will include:
About the Department
Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all work together to help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers solve real, technical problems while creating the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community.
About the Role
This will be our first hire for the Public Sector market in the Nordics, so we're looking for an entrepreneurial Account Executive to build and drive the growth within the region.
You'll drive new business by identifying and qualifying target accounts for Cloudflare's Enterprise service plan across the Nordic regions. This is a great opportunity for a Sales Professional to help us build the Sales and Customer Development function at Cloudflare. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement with junior through senior levels within network operations, development and technical infrastructure teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute against a comprehensive account/territory plan.
- Drive sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets.
- Create and articulate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
- Manage contract negotiations.
- Maintain a robust sales pipeline.
- Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts.
- Ensure customer satisfaction.
- < 25% travel.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of direct B2B selling experience to Public Sector
- Significant experience and a network in the Public Sector
- Fluent in Swedish and English, additional Nordic languages is a plus.
- Understanding of Cloud, Security, computer networks and "how the internet works"
- Aptitude for learning technical concepts/terms (Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus)
- Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
- Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic environment
What'll you do
We are looking for a seasoned sales professional to help us build market share and support our customers in the Nordic regions. The ideal candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement at all levels with technical and non-technical buyers.
As an Account Executive, you'll be responsible for developing and executing against a comprehensive account/territory plan as well as driving sales in a defined territory and/or account list to achieve revenue targets. The person in this role will also assist in creating and articulating compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services.
Additional responsibilities will include:
- Manage contract negotiations.
- Maintain a robust sales pipeline.
- Develop long-term strategic relationships with key accounts.
Top Skills
Cloud
Computer Networks
Security
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