EMEA Sales Account Executive Expansion - German Speaker

<strong>About Us</strong> <p>At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million 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 Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. </p> <p>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! </p> <p><strong>About the Department</strong></p> <p>Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, Customer Success, and Sales Operations - all working together 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.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>The Expansion Account Manager role is the specialisation area of our sales organisation that focuses on growing customer wallet share within the Cloudflare customer base by identifying, qualifying, and closing expansion opportunities. Based in Germany, you will be responsible for delivering quarterly business reviews on optimisation recommendations and new product offerings to our EMEA customers - with a focus the German base of clients. You will work closely with cross-functional teams such as Customer Success, Product, and Solutions Engineering to ensure customers are experiencing excellent product outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess both an account management and technical background, to drive engagement with decision-makers and influencers from administrative through senior level positions within network operations, development and technical infrastructure teams.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Expansion sales into existing accounts with strong forecast/funnel management process</li> <li>Manage existing accounts, as well as contact and engage new divisional buyers</li> <li>Manage contract negotiations</li> <li>Develop and maintain strong executive customer relationships</li> <li>Complete QBRs with executive sponsors to demonstrate value and run expansion sales</li> <li>Evaluate data and identify trends to show Cloudflare impact and provide strategic recommendations.</li> <li>Develop and execute effective strategic account plans</li> <li>Operate internally as a liaison with cross-functional teams to share key customer feedback and insights</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree required</li> <li>Minimum 3 years of managing and growing a portfolio of relationships with enterprise buyers</li> <li>Basic understanding of computer networking and “how the internet works”</li> <li><strong>Fluent in German</strong></li> <li>Aptitude for learning technical concepts/terms (Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus)</li> <li>Prior pipeline generation and closing sales experience as either an SDR/ AE/AM selling SaaS/PaaS and selling to the enterprise.</li> <li>Managing a full sales process from demand to close for install base of customers</li> <li>Conduct data-driven conversations</li> <li>Building strong, trusting relationships with customers</li> <li>Network across different business units/departments with each of your accounts</li> <li>Proven track record of performance (top 10-20% of company) in past sales positions</li> <li>Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit</li> <li>Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic environment</li> </ul> <p> </p><p><strong>What Makes Cloudflare Special?</strong></p> <p>We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re 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.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/protecting-free-expression-online/"><strong>Project Galileo</strong></a>: We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists with powerful tools to defend themselv