Senior Manager, Forward Deployed EngineeringNew$310K

The opportunity

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul.

What you'll do

  • Strategic Oversight: Develop and execute the long-term technical sales strategy in partnership with regional and country sales leaders to drive pipeline and revenue for the Cloudflare Developer Platform.

  • People Management: Directly manage, mentor, and grow a team of Solution Architects, ensuring they successfully serve as trusted technical advisors and regional leads.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison with executive leadership, Product Management, and Product Marketing to align goals and deliver data-driven value propositions and customer stories.

  • Budget and Resource Allocation: Manage the annual budget and make critical resource allocation decisions to ensure the team is staffed and equipped to meet customer needs and business goals.

  • Executive Engagement: Support your team in aligning perceived business and technical value with C-Level executives at strategic customer accounts.

  • Product Evolution: Oversee the creation of a succinct feedback loop between the field and internal teams to refine the product roadmap based on customer usage and competitive intelligence.

What they're looking for

  • Technical Sales Leadership: Significant experience leading technical teams, with a background of 7+ years in technical sales of cloud computing, storage, or full-stack engineering.
  • Strategic Planning: Proven ability to develop programs that drive sales strategy and pipeline generation in a complex technical environment.
  • Deep Technical Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of modern Web Technologies, Cloud Architecture, AI/ML, and the advantages of Distributed Serverless Platforms.
  • System Design Authority: Ability to mentor teams on Systems Design theory and practice for distributed, full-stack applications to solve complex client needs.