Major Account Executive, New Accounts- Portland, OR or Seattle, WA

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

7h•$173,600 - $312,400•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves building your network and providing solutions to world-leading companies in every major industry to make the internet fast and secure. As a partner to the Global 500, you will collaborate with customers and prospects to align Akamai solutions to business needs. You will build relationships and insights to maximize product value through the full scope of our global platform. The primary focus is maximizing revenue within your territory through selling to New Customers with the Akamai Portfolio, including focused selling efforts within our channel and reseller network.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Building and maintain high level strategic partner / reseller relationships
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