About Us 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 Locations: SF Bay Area About the Role The Digital Native Named Strategic at Cloudflare sell into the most innovative companies in North America. In targeting high-growth, technologically advanced, and venture-backed companies, this team is positioned to drive in-depth product discussions while communicating and demonstrating value quickly to customers. This role within the digital native segment focuses on both the acquisition of prospective Digital Native accounts, as well as the expansion of existing customer accounts. Cloudflare has had great success bringing Digital Native companies onto our platform and this team will do that with more focus, faster pace and higher long term growth expectations. What you'll do We are looking for an experienced Sales Leader to help us invest and grow the SF Bay Area region with responsibility for driving Cloudflare's revenue and brand awareness in the region. This Sales Leader will require both strategic and hands-on leadership to build out the go-to-market strategy, manage and grow the sales team, market structure and partner strategy. In this role you will be asked to actively work with clients, partners and field sales reps to sell and close deals while building out the region. Additional responsibilities will include: Drive sales growth through successful leadership, organizational planning, customer service, and outstanding execution of all regional go-to-market strategies. programs (sales, customer success, solutions engineering, business development, support and field marketing). Serve as the local point person for all functions in relationships, key partnerships and account management. Grow and build the SF DNN team and drive the local hiring needs by working with global functional leadership and recruiting resources. Design, build and execute strategies in collaboration with regional and global functional leaders. Represent Cloudflare as the single point of contact for all operational concerns, ensuring proper and timely escalation and resolution. Ensure that corporate policy and regulatory initiatives are consistently applied and followed by team members. Outstanding leadership - inspire interpersonal effectiveness, develop talent and effect change. Willing and able to be a “doer” and “influencer”. Drive business cadence for forecast calls, functional review meetings, deal review, customer account reviews, weekly team meetings and periodic company-wide kick offs. Represent Cloudflare as appropriate at external conferences, media and PR events. Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience 5+ years of direct B2B selling experience, selling to large enterprise accounts 3+ years of direct sales management experience leading an Enterprise field sales team Experience mentoring and leading teams with value selling to the C suite and executive technical buyers managing longer, complex Enterprise sales cycles Deep understanding of IaaS, computer networking, Network Security Services, AI and / or develop platform tools Strong leadership, presentation, interpersonal communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills. Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit. Comfortable working in a fast paced dynamic environment. Compensation Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $338,000 - $465,000. This role is eligible to earn incentive