Senior Sales Strategist for APAC Growth

We're seeking a seasoned sales professional to drive growth in the Asia Pacific region. As a Senior Sales Strategist, you'll be responsible for developing and executing accelerated go-to-market strategies with strategic channel partners across APAC.

This role requires a deep understanding of our products and strong sales skills. You'll need to align partner strategies with our broader business goals, execute partner business plans, and implement partner-led initiatives and co-sell strategies.

You'll manage a mix of regional and/or global strategic partners to boost overall territory partner contribution and partner-sourced revenue across APAC. The ideal candidate will have strong existing channel partner sales experience and a close network of partner relationships – ideally decision makers within partner organizations.

The key performance indicators include achieving or exceeding partner sales goals - overall partners business revenue and partner sourced revenue - through partners assigned to your sales segment territory tied to Sales Leaders Account Executives within the segment.

Travel will be required according to the demand to support partner development, partner enablement, customer meetings, partner governance and pipeline generation activities as needed.

• Strategic Partnerships: Deliver and manage all aspects of the partnership, from initial engagement to ongoing relationship management, and overall goals of the strategic engagement including revenue, products, and field execution
• Driving Partner Sales: Accelerate regional revenue through both partner-led sales and co-sell initiatives with assigned strategic partners across APAC
• Pipeline Management: Proactively identify, cultivate, and advance qualified partner pipelines throughout the sales cycle
• Co-sell Execution: Collaborate with partners to develop and implement go-to-market strategies, solution offerings, and joint execution with Cloudflare's area sales teams
• Strategic Planning: Work closely with internal sales leadership and peer leadership teams to align strategies and initiatives. Develop and execute partner plans, growth, and acquisition strategies to expand into new verticals and territories
• Relationship Development: Cultivate strong relationships with partner organizations' sales, presales, and technical teams, as well as key decision-makers and influencers
• Partner Practice Development: Collaborate with relevant Cloudflare functions to develop robust partner practice capabilities, including Partner Sales Enablement Plans
• Performance Cadence: Lead business and quarterly planning/review sessions, serving as a key stakeholder and providing regular updates on channel performance to the leadership team

• A relevant Bachelor Degree
• 15+ years experience working with established Channel Partners
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) with strong executive presence
• Experience working in the Technology sector with Network and/or security vendor experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Desirable experience: Quota carrying enterprise software sales experience

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