Senior Territory Account Executive, San Francisco
Hybrid · San Francisco · USD 244,000-336,000 / year · 3+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 8, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Hybrid · San Francisco
- Salary
- USD 244,000-336,000 / year · OTE
About Cloudflare
- At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s 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 Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
- At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re 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 you’re 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, you’ll fit right in.
- Available Location: San Francisco Bay area
About the role
- This role within the mid-market segment focuses on both the acquisition of new Territory accounts, as well as the expansion of existing customer accounts.
- You will work a set of accounts in the territory sub-segments.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive account/territory plan to achieve quarterly sales and annual revenue targets in a defined territory and/or account list.
- Drive new business acquisition (new customer logos), customer expansion (upsell and cross sell Cloudflare solutions), and renewal within your territory.
- Engage in account mapping sessions with partners, including training new partners on our technology and GTM strategies.
- Developing scalable relationships with target partners, to expand partner ecosystem in a specific region.
- Build a robust sales pipeline through continual engagement and nurturing of key prospect accounts.
- Understand customer use-cases and how they pair with Cloudflare’s portfolio solutions in order to identify new sales opportunities.
- Craft and communicate compelling value propositions for Cloudflare services. Drive awareness through regular outbound campaigns on product and feature roadmap updates.
- Accurately forecast commercial outcomes by running a consistent sales process, including driving next step expectations and contract negotiations.
- As a trusted advisor, build long-term strategic relationships with key accounts, to ensure customer adoption, retention and expansion.
- Position Cloudflare's platform in each of your target customers, including Cloudflare One and the Connectivity Cloud to realize our full potential in every customer.
Requirements
- 3+ years of direct B2B selling experience
- Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
- Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
- Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic environment
- Bachelor's degree required
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative abilities
- Software and system skills are a must (SFDC, Tableau, G-suite, MSFT suite)
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years in Software/SaaS/Security Sales & Channel management.
- Existing relationships and/or strong familiarity of the partner ecosystem in the region that they cover.
- Understanding of cloud infrastructure ecosystem and cloud security is highly preferred.
- Experience working in a start-up environment.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Technical competence strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
- On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
- Global Travel Medical Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Skills
- SFDC
- Tableau
- G-suite
- MSFT Suite
