12 Sub Saharan Africa jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Senior Sales Leadership Position

About the Opportunity

As a seasoned sales leader, you will be responsible for driving exceptional sales growth in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of managing high-performing sales teams and delivering long-term value to customers.

You will be expected to develop and implement go-to-market strategies, manage day-to-day deal support, and provide guidance to account executives.

Additionally, you will be responsible for sourcing and recruiting top sales talent, owning and driving accurate AE KPIs, and helping define ideal AE profiles for the region.

Key Responsibilities

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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.

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.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us

Available Locations: Dubai

What You'll Do

The Pre-Sales Solutions Engineering organisation is responsible for the technical sale of the Cloudflare solution portfolio for the Sub Saharan Africa region, ensuring maximal business value, fit-for-purpose solution design and efficient adoption roadmaps for our customers. Solution Engineering is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds - from Financial Consulting to Product Management, Customer Support to Software Engineering, and we are serious about building a diverse, curious and collaborative team.

As a Solutions Engineer, you are the technical customer advocate within Cloudflare. You will aid your customers and will work closely with every team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product to Engineering and Customer Support to do so. Your goal of customer success should drive you through the entire organisation as you seek out and create scalable solutions for your customer's needs.

The range of products and solutions offered by Cloudflare are broad so that we are able to meet our lofty goal of helping to build a better Internet. A broad knowledge of Internet performance and security technology is required, the curiosity to maintain and develop new knowledge is essential to keeping up with the high rate of product innovation at Cloudflare.

All the resources and training required to be effective for the role, will be provided.

Examples Of Desirable Skills, Knowledge And Experience

Our Solutions Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds: IT, engineering, software development, product management, financial consulting, customer support & project delivery. We're serious about building a diverse team. When hiring we look for diversity of experience combined with genuine curiosity for our technology.

Ultimately, you are passionate about technology and have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms. You are naturally curious, and an avid builder who is not afraid to get your hands dirty. You appreciate the diversity of challenges in working with customers, and look forward to helping them realise the full promise of Cloudflare. On the Solutions Engineering team, you will find a collaborative environment where everyone brings different strengths and jumps in to help each other.

You will have a good fundamental understanding on how to obtain the technical win so that customers choose our proposed solutions over that of competitors.

Additional experience might include a combination of the skills below:

• 3-to-10 years of experience in the IT industry (early or mid-level experience).
• Fluent English (written & spoken). Fluent Afrikaans would be a plus
• Ability to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritise between competing demands.
• Demonstrating empathy with customers and quickly identifying challenges and pain points they face.
• Understanding of "how the internet works". For example:
• Know the differences between TCP & UDP, and understand what kinds of applications may favour one over the other;
• Can explain the difference between authoritative DNS & recursive DNS?;
• You understand the role of a firewall, why TLS (SSL) plays an increasingly important role on today's Internet, a solid understanding of HTTP and a willingness to dive deeper into the quirks of clients & servers alike;
• Understanding of how customers make buying decisions, how to explain ROI.
• A knowledge of the competitive landscape for one or more of: DDoS, CDN, Performance, DNS, Developer platform or Zero-Trust/SASE service providers.
• You're OK with some travel (10-15 days per quarter): we expect to travel to customer offices, conferences and/or do talks.
  
  

• Previous experience in a pre-sales SE or consulting role. (note: doesn't have to be in tech);
• Demonstrated experience with a scripting language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash) and a desire to expand those skills;
• Exposure to emerging technical landscape trends in Security such as Zero Trust.
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Internet, and Computer and Network Security

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As a Senior Sales Manager, you will play a key role in leading our sales team in Sub-Saharan Africa. You will be responsible for scaling new business revenues across all market segments in the region, while managing a team of Account Executives.

• Drive exceptional sales growth by meeting and exceeding assigned quarterly and annual quotas
• Manage, coach, and develop your team of Account Executives
• Provide day-to-day deal support and functional guidance to AEs
• Source, interview, and recruit top sales talents in coordination with recruiting and sales leaders
• Own and drive accurate and up-to-date AE KPI, reporting in Salesforce and provide attainment forecast guidance to sales management on a weekly basis
• Help define ideal AE profiles for the region
• Help on-board and ramp up AEs
• Develop and iterate on best-practices/programs aimed at accelerating DNR growth, new product (Cloudflare One portfolio) attach rates, and other company goals
• Define and drive optimal Sales Go-To-Market coverage (vertical, geo-based etc.) for all market segments
• Drive channel relationships forward to accelerate channel business
• Help foster relationships between customer/partner executives and Cloudflare executives within key customer accounts
• Drive an efficient business cadence to cover forecast calls, pipeline, deal reviews, and account plan reviews
• Devise and lead quarterly business reviews/kick-offs reporting on the overall health of the business in your region
• Set the bar and best practices when it comes to data-driven new business sales and growth of existing accounts
• Document functional best practices and work with Sales Enablement to develop AE sales play books for both core and new products
• Work with Regional/Global Sales Management, Marketing, Channel, SalesOps, and necessary sales supporting functions to devise and implement strategies to drive up Cloudflare's brand awareness and revenues in target markets
• Develop and maintain relationships with industry related organizations that are key to Cloudflare's business in the region

• A minimum of 20 years of overall sales experience out of which at least 10 years should be focused on the Sub Saharan Africa region working across all market segments there
• You should have 5+ years experience managing a team of quota-carrying sales reps with a successful proven track record of selling and upselling complex solutions across all market segments in the Sub Saharan Africa region; preferably in a SaaS/Cloud/Cybersecurity platforms industry
• Experience directly managing a high volume, high velocity pipeline driving rapid growth while delivering long term value to our customers
• Experience developing & rolling-out Go-to-Market strategies in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence to develop and present ideas to different audience levels
• Established experience and relationships with the Cybersecurity and SaaS/Cloud community in the Sub Saharan Africa market with the ability to establish and grow strong partnerships
• Hands-on leader that strikes a balance between strategic vision and tactical execution
• Having a well regarded market reputation with strong related connections and relationships
• Experience with Salesforce and other sales reporting and BI tools
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Capacity to strive in a diverse and multicultural workplace
• Aptitude to learn new technical concepts and terms
• Fluency in English (French is a plus)
• Bachelor's degree required in a related field (Computer engineering, computer science or similar studies). MBA or MIS a plus

At Cloudflare, we are committed to providing our employees with a fulfilling and challenging work environment. As a Senior Sales Manager, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented team of professionals who share your passion for sales and customer success.

We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and career development opportunities. Our office is located in a convenient location, with plenty of amenities nearby.

Join us in shaping the future of the internet!

Hybrid

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.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us

Available Locations: London or Dubai

About the Department

Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, and Customer Success - all working together to help our customers adopt Cloudflare and build great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers take on real, technical problems while building the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community.

About the Role

Based out of London or Dubai, you will help scale our new business revenues across all market segments in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) region by leading a team of Account Executives. As a first line manager you will i) coach AEs and act as the first line of support on pipeline generation, deal execution strategy and day-to-day sales development matters, ii) work with SalesOps, Management, Marketing, Channel, BDRs and other sales supporting functions to drive and iterate on/improving Cloudflare's brand awareness, Go-To-Market strategy, and adoption, and iii) help attract, hire, and ramp-up high-performing Account Executives to hit sales targets and drive company goals (DNR growth, new product attach rates etc.).

Responsibilities

• Drive exceptional sales growth by meeting and exceeding assigned quarterly and annual quotas
• Manage, coach, and develop your team of Account Executives
• Provide day-to-day deal support and functional guidance to AEs
• Source, interview, and recruit top sales talents in coordination with recruiting and sales leaders
• Own and drive accurate and up-to-date AE KPI, reporting in Salesforce and provide attainment forecast guidance to sales management on a weekly basis
• Help define ideal AE profiles for the region
• Help on-board and ramp up AEs
• Develop and iterate on best-practices/programs aimed at accelerating DNR growth, new product (Cloudflare One portfolio) attach rates, and other company goals
• Define and drive optimal Sales Go-To-Market coverage (vertical, geo-based etc.) for all market segments
• Drive channel relationships forward to accelerate channel business
• Help foster relationships between customer/partner executives and Cloudflare executives within key customer accounts
• Drive an efficient business cadence to cover forecast calls, pipeline, deal reviews, and account plan reviews
• Devise and lead quarterly business reviews/kick-offs reporting on the overall health of the business in your region
• Set the bar and best practices when it comes to data-driven new business sales and growth of existing accounts
• Document functional best practices and work with Sales Enablement to develop AE sales play books for both core and new products
• Work with Regional/Global Sales Management, Marketing, Channel, SalesOps, and necessary sales supporting functions to devise and implement strategies to drive up Cloudflare's brand awareness and revenues in target markets
• Develop and maintain relationships with industry related organizations that are key to Cloudflare's business in the region

Requirements

• A minimum of 20 years of overall sales experience out of which at least 10 years should be focused on the Sub Saharan Africa region working across all market segments there
• You should have 5+ years experience managing a team of quota-carrying sales reps with a successful proven track record of selling and upselling complex solutions across all market segments in the Sub Saharan Africa region; preferably in a SaaS/Cloud/Cybersecurity platforms industry
• Experience directly managing a high volume, high velocity pipeline driving rapid growth while delivering long term value to our customers
• Experience developing & rolling-out Go-to-Market strategies in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence to develop and present ideas to different audience levels
• Established experience and relationships with the Cybersecurity and SaaS/Cloud community in the Sub Saharan Africa market with the ability to establish and grow strong partnerships
• Hands-on leader that strikes a balance between strategic vision and tactical execution
• Having a well regarded market reputation with strong related connections and relationships
• Experience with Salesforce and other sales reporting and BI tools
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Capacity to strive in a diverse and multicultural workplace
• Aptitude to learn new technical concepts and terms
• Fluency in English (French is a plus)
• Bachelor's degree required in a related field (Computer engineering, computer science or similar studies). MBA or MIS a plus

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We're not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We're a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo : Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare's enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project : In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

: We released to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here's the deal - we don't store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you'd like to be a part of? We'd love to hear from you

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

This role is within the Sub-Saharan Africa organisation and you would be working with Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced technical manager to lead a solutions architecture team that helps Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers succeed using AWS technologies.

In this role, you will hire and develop some of the industry's best cloud-based solutions architects, coach them on cloud adoption leading practices, empower them to further develop their technical areas of depth as well as their communication, presentation and strategic advisory skills. You will be partnering with other teams within AWS such as account management, service teams, marketing, and professional services, prioritising your initiatives and aligning goals to maximise long term value.

You and your team will shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS services. You will be interacting directly with customers to better understand their needs and align the right people and tools to maximise their success. You will be measuring and delivering results, while staying in touch with the pace of innovation of the AWS technology and its use cases. You will need to be technically capable and credible in your own right as well so that you can shape the customer and solutions-focused initiatives of your team. You will get to practice your creativity in driving the link of technology to tangible solutions and educating customers about the art of the possible. Central to this will be your leadership in driving Solutions Architects to create fir for purpose reference architectures for a variety of use cases.

The ideal candidate has experience building, leading and developing talented teams of senior engineers or solutions architects. Customer-facing experience is preferred, practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required, provided you have sound leadership skills and a strong technical foundation in secure, scalable and reliable IT architectures.

At Amazon you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of the customer. We value your passion to discover, invent and build on behalf of customers.

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and consistent support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Key job responsibilities

• Hire, on-board, train, and develop new Solutions Architects and Solution Architecture Managers; you should be an exceptional builder of great people.
• Coach Solutions Architects to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many technical sessions so they can transfer deep technical skills to customers who are considering or using AWS
• In partnership with account management teams, formulate and execute a customer-focused strategy to drive adoption of AWS
• Guide and prioritize the development of whitepapers, data sheets, and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices
• Own the technical strategy that will increase customer value and adoption of well-architected AWS solutions across customers.
• Act as a conduit and liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support

About the team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

This role is within the Sub-Saharan Africa organisation and you would be working with Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced technical manager to lead a solutions architecture team that helps Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers succeed using AWS technologies.
In this role you will hire and develop some of the industrys best cloud-based solutions architects coach them on cloud adoption leading practices empower them to further develop their technical areas of depth as well as their communication presentation and strategic advisory skills. You will be partnering with other teams within AWS such as account management service teams marketing and professional services prioritising your initiatives and aligning goals to maximise long term value.
You and your team will shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS services. You will be interacting directly with customers to better understand their needs and align the right people and tools to maximise their success. You will be measuring and delivering results while staying in touch with the pace of innovation of the AWS technology and its use cases. You will need to be technically capable and credible in your own right as well so that you can shape the customer and solutions-focused initiatives of your team. You will get to practice your creativity in driving the link of technology to tangible solutions and educating customers about the art of the possible. Central to this will be your leadership in driving Solutions Architects to create fir for purpose reference architectures for a variety of use cases.
The ideal candidate has experience building leading and developing talented teams of senior engineers or solutions architects. Customer-facing experience is preferred practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required provided you have sound leadership skills and a strong technical foundation in secure scalable and reliable IT architectures.
At Amazon you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of the customer. We value your passion to discover invent and build on behalf of customers.
AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service unmatched technology and consistent support. We dive deep to understand each customers unique challenges then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the worlds most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.
Key job responsibilities
- Hire on-board train and develop new Solutions Architects and Solution Architecture Managers; you should be an exceptional builder of great people.
- Coach Solutions Architects to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many technical sessions so they can transfer deep technical skills to customers who are considering or using AWS
- In partnership with account management teams formulate and execute a customer-focused strategy to drive adoption of AWS
- Guide and prioritize the development of whitepapers data sheets and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices
- Own the technical strategy that will increase customer value and adoption of well-architected AWS solutions across customers.
- Act as a conduit and liaison between customers service engineering teams and support
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas fresh perspectives and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.
- 10 years of enterprise IT application work that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps engineering experience
- 2 years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure AWS GCP OCI etc. experience
- 8 years of technology solutions development and evangelizing end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing experience
- Bachelors degree
- Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals ideally in customer facing roles
- Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
- Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
- Knowledge of cloud technology partner ecosystem and related products
- Experience in cloud architecture and CXO level engagement
- UAE Nationals with Family book
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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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.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations: Dubai

What you’ll do

The Pre-Sales Solutions Engineering organisation is responsible for the technical sale of the Cloudflare solution portfolio for the Sub Saharan Africa region, ensuring maximal business value, fit-for-purpose solution design and efficient adoption roadmaps for our customers. Solution Engineering is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds - from Financial Consulting to Product Management, Customer Support to Software Engineering, and we are serious about building a diverse, curious and collaborative team.

As a Solutions Engineer, you are the technical customer advocate within Cloudflare. You will aid your customers and will work closely with every team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product to Engineering and Customer Support to do so. Your goal of customer success should drive you through the entire organisation as you seek out and create scalable solutions for your customer’s needs.

The range of products and solutions offered by Cloudflare are broad so that we are able to meet our lofty goal of helping to build a better Internet. A broad knowledge of Internet performance and security technology is required, the curiosity to maintain and develop new knowledge is essential to keeping up with the high rate of product innovation at Cloudflare.

All the resources and training required to be effective for the role, will be provided.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Our Solutions Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds: IT, engineering, software development, product management, financial consulting, customer support & project delivery. We're serious about building a diverse team. When hiring we look for diversity of experience combined with genuine curiosity for our technology.

Ultimately, you are passionate about technology and have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms. You are naturally curious, and an avid builder who is not afraid to get your hands dirty. You appreciate the diversity of challenges in working with customers, and look forward to helping them realise the full promise of Cloudflare. On the Solutions Engineering team, you will find a collaborative environment where everyone brings different strengths and jumps in to help each other.

You will have a good fundamental understanding on how to obtain the technical win so that customers choose our proposed solutions over that of competitors.

Additional experience might include a combination of the skills below:

• 3-to-10 years of experience in the IT industry (early or mid-level experience).
• Fluent English (written & spoken). Fluent Afrikaans would be a plus
• Ability to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritise between competing demands.
• Demonstrating empathy with customers and quickly identifying challenges and pain points they face.
• Understanding of “how the internet works”. For example:
  • Know the differences between TCP & UDP, and understand what kinds of applications may favour one over the other;
  • Can explain the difference between authoritative DNS & recursive DNS?;
  • You understand the role of a firewall, why TLS (SSL) plays an increasingly important role on today's Internet, a solid understanding of HTTP and a willingness to dive deeper into the quirks of clients & servers alike;
• Understanding of how customers make buying decisions, how to explain ROI.
• A knowledge of the competitive landscape for one or more of: DDoS, CDN, Performance, DNS, Developer platform or Zero-Trust/SASE service providers.
• You're OK with some travel (10-15 days per quarter): we expect to travel to customer offices, conferences and/or do talks.

Bonus!

• Previous experience in a pre-sales SE or consulting role. (note: doesn't have to be in tech);
• Exposure to emerging technical landscape trends in Security such as Zero Trust.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo : Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project : In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

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Description
As a Territory Manager in the Small & Medium Business (SMB) segment (MENAT/Sub Saharan Africa Region), you will be responsible for driving customer digital transformation through effective engagement with C-level executives, Line of Business leaders, IT leaders, architects, and developers. You will be a brand custodian working to support our customers, partners and end-users as they work with AWS, and utilize our cloud technology to innovate and improve their business outcomes.

Description
As a Territory Manager in the Small & Medium Business (SMB) segment (MENAT/Sub Saharan Africa Region), you will be responsible for driving customer digital transformation through effective engagement with C-level executives, Line of Business leaders, IT leaders, architects, and developers. You will be a brand custodian working to support our customers, partners and end-users as they work with AWS, and utilize our cloud technology to innovate and improve their business outcomes.
In this role, you will exemplify Think Big to develop the SMB segment, and Learn and Be Curious about the entire portfolio of AWS products and services across strategic accounts. As a trusted advisor, you will listen to our customers and help solve complex business transformation and growth challenges so they can focus on delivering optimal business results. Your role will include customer engagement and creating a pipeline of strategic accounts while managing existing customers. As builders, we are here to build long-term relationships with our customers.
With a strong ‘Bias for Action’, you will improve user experiences while engaging with external and internal stakeholders demonstrating Customer Obsession.
AWS Global Sales
AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and consistent support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.
Key job responsibilities

• Support SMB customers within a defined territory, having single threaded ownership of the territory
• Drive adoption of new AWS services, always working backwards from the customer problem
• Develop relationships with stakeholders across the entire customer organization, including C-suite engagement.
• Work with the AWS partner community to ensure strong partner alignment to support your customers
• Work with the supporting functions in AWS, including specialist sales and technical teams, to support customer requirements.
  

• Minimum 5 years of high tech sales and business development experience
• Track record of meeting and exceeding business established goals
• Professional, ambitious and results oriented mind set
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and sales experience with virtualization/infrastructure solutions
  

• Previous experience in high technology or B2B space
• Sales experience with cloud solutions.
• AWS Certification (Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate, etc)
• UAE National with Family Book
  

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionSales, Advertising, and Business Development
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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