Senior Major Account Executive - Remote

Would you like the opportunity to work in a dynamic sales role?

Do you love selling high value innovative solutions to customers?

Join our growing Sales team

We work with some of the World's leading companies helping make their digital experiences faster & secure. We're focused on building long term partnerships with some of the World's most recognisable brands. We achieve this through gaining a deep understanding of our customer's technical, operational & commercial goals. Aligning Akamai's portfolio of products & services into the perfect solution.

Work with our Largest and most Strategic Accounts

You'll be selling Akamai solutions to existing & new customers within the Public Sector in the UK&I region. You will be responsible for the full customer life cycle. Working with marketing on lead generation to deal closure, customer management & renewals. You'll be supported by cross-functional internal teams, ensuring success with new customer acquisition & building customer loyalty.

As a Senior Major Account Executive, you will be responsible for:

• Fostering long term relationships through positioning valued solutions to meet your customers unique needs.
• Maintaining sales pipeline, accurate monthly and quarterly forecasting. Managing contract renewals. Minimising lost revenue and churn.
• Prospecting and acquiring new customers. Upselling & Cross selling the Akamai portfolio to your install base.
• Working with integrated cross-functional teams to ensure your customers realise the Value of their Akamai services.
• Working with channel partners to increase pipeline and develop relationships with customers.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant sales experience working with Public Sector organisations.
• Have experience selling enterprise-class technology software, SaaS, internet-based technology solutions.
• Demonstrate experience of account management with short term and long term planning, selling value at C-Level.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of technology and the Internet, including cyber security.
• Have experience working in a collaborative, results oriented environment building executive level relationships with high-level customers.
• Have experience working with channel partners to develop and close business.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.



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Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!



Akamai is committed to complying with COVID-19 requirements in the countries where it operates. For locations or roles subject to vaccination mandates, we require proof of vaccination, if permitted, as a condition of employment. We will provide additional details regarding our vaccine record submission protocols during the hiring and onboarding process.



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