Senior Majors Account Executive, Retail & Energy
United StatesRemote10+ YOE
Summary
As a Senior Majors Account Executive, you will be the strategic lead for Cloudflare’s most significant opportunities within the Retail & Energy vertical in Switzerland. This is a "Hunter" role requiring a sophisticated approach to account planning, C-level relationship mapping, and the execution of complex sales cycles.
About the role
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Vertical Ownership: Develop and execute a comprehensive sales strategy, focusing on a curated list of high-value "Major" accounts.
- Complex Deal Orchestration: Lead multi-stakeholder sales campaigns, moving beyond transactional selling to deliver holistic, $1M+ ARR transformations.
- Relationship Excellence: Build and maintain deep-rooted relationships with CISOs, CTOs, and CIOs within the G2000, Swiss SMI, and Retail & Energy sectors.
- Pipeline & Forecast Accuracy: Maintain a disciplined and transparent sales pipeline, ensuring accurate forecasting and consistent over-achievement of revenue targets.
- Ecosystem Collaboration: Partner with the Channel/Alliances team to leverage local partners and integrators to scale your reach within the Swiss market.
Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
- Industry Network: A robust, existing network of decision-makers within the Swiss Retail & Energy Enterprise landscape, ideally experience with Migros, COOP and/or Axpo
- Closing Experience of large multi-million dollar transformation projects
- Linguistic Fluency: Native or bilingual proficiency in German and professional fluency in English are mandatory.
- Regional Expertise: 10+ years of direct B2B sales experience, with a minimum of 5+ years specifically managing Major/Strategic accounts in Switzerland.
- Technical Domain Authority: Proven track record selling complex SaaS, Cybersecurity (Zero Trust), Cloud Infrastructure, or Edge Computing solutions.
- Proven Methodology: Deep experience in structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDIC, Force Management, Challenger) to navigate long, complex procurement cycles.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Experience as an early-stage contributor for a US-based SaaS company in the Swiss market is highly preferred.
- Location: Must be based in Switzerland, with the mobility and willingness to travel extensively within the region.
Education & Aptitude
- Technical Acumen: Ability to articulate "how the internet works" and translate complex networking concepts into business outcomes.
- Academic Background: BA/BS degree required; a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an MBA is a significant advantage.
- Resilience: Thrives in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where change is the only constant.
Skills
SaaSCybersecurityCloud InfrastructureEdge ComputingMEDDICForce ManagementChallengerAccount PlanningC-level Relationship ManagementSales Strategy