Would you like to build your network?
Would you enjoy bringing the world's leading brands to Akamai?
Join our team that provides solutions!
Our team works with world leading companies in every major industry to make the internet fast and secure. As a partner to the Global 500, we collaborate with customers and prospects to align Akamai solutions to business needs. We build relationships and insights to maximize product value through the full scope of our global platform.
Work with our future customers!
You will be maximizing revenue within your territory through selling to New Customers with the Akamai Portfolio. This will include focused selling efforts within our channel and reseller network.
As a Major Account Executive, New Accounts, you will be responsible for:
- Building and maintain high level strategic partner / reseller relationships
- Articulating Akamai's value proposition and build trust with C-Level executives and corporate decision makers
- Developing a strategic sales plan to create/manage a high-volume sales pipeline through successful execution
- Leading partnerships across field marketing, sales representatives, and resources to ensure a consultative engagement with customers
- Managing contract negotiations to ensure customer satisfaction and adoption of Akamai technologies
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5+ years of relevant sales experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
- Possess understanding of Internet performance, Internet Security, Cloud Service Providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Demonstrate successful sales experience in SaaS, IaaS and solutions sales
- Have demonstrated success building and maintaining strategic partner relationships
- Have experience selling with Channel partners
- Show high ethics, integrity, and personal willpower
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
