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Fastly
Senior Account Executive, Enterprise (SoCal)
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Account Executive to join our Enterprise Sales team in Southern California. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for driving new business and logos, while meeting or exceeding quota goals. You will engage with top-level executives, IT architects, and software developers to deliver custom solutions and build long-standing relationships with our customers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Senior Account Executive, you will be accountable for driving new business and logos, while meeting or exceeding quota goals. Your responsibilities will include:
- Driving all aspects of the sales cycle, including prospecting, sales campaign/meetings, discovery, qualification, negotiation, path to closure, and account management
- Preparing a territory plan and using all available tools to prospect effectively, achieving activity metrics provided by Sales Managers and sales operations
- Working with the Sales Manager to map new accounts, develop account plans, and penetrate new accounts
- Effectively delivering the Fastly company story, vertical talk track value proposition-based presentations, and product demonstrations
- Identifying a prospect’s issues, recognizing requirements, and effectively articulating potential solutions
- Working with Sales Management and the Deal desk to prepare and deliver compelling proposals, quotes, and contracts
- Developing a deal framework for all deals set to close, including necessary stakeholders, results, and timelines for both sides
- Accelerating customer adoption of Fastly technology and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Maintaining updated account/contact information, accurately forecasting bookings and revenue, tracking sales activity, and building target lists using SFDC
- Providing insight into the market based on first-line experience and the voice of the customer
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 5-7+ years of technology (B2B, SaaS preferred) related enterprise sales experience, with a proven track record of developing, growing, and expanding territory
- A technical sales background and a strong marketing and business development acumen, enabling you to drive an engagement at the CTO, CMO, and VP of Digital Experience levels
- Experience with security technologies, eCommerce solutions, content delivery network services, web analytics, website performance, cloud storage, mobile content delivery, or managed web hosting is highly desirable
- A passion for working in a multifaceted, collaborative, and purpose-driven environment
- Experience running a sales pipeline and driving partnerships to closure
- A BA/BS degree in an Engineering or Business discipline, such as Finance, Economics, Marketing, etc
- Ability to travel to customer meetings, trade shows, and events as needed
- Strong communication and presentation skills
WHY REMOTE
As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere, while still being part of a collaborative and purpose-driven team. You will have the opportunity to work with top-level executives, IT architects, and software developers to deliver custom solutions and build long-standing relationships with our customers.
BENEFITS
The estimated range for On-Target Earnings for this role is $251,021.00 to $301,225.00. On-Target Earnings consists of a combination of annual base pay and sales compensation variable target. This role