Senior Strategic Account Executive - Vancouver Canada

Would you enjoy working with the world's leading brands?

Are you passionate about building relationships and ensuring customer success?

Join our team that provides solutions!

Our team works with world leading companies in every industry to make the internet fast and secure. As a partner to the Global 500, we collaborate with customers and prospects to align Akamai solutions to business needs. We build relationships and insights to maximize product value through the full scope of our global platform.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Strategic Account Executive, you will increase revenue through selling into established large strategic accounts. You will work with multiple business units in a fast paced and innovative environment. You will champion Akamai's brand and relationships to bring value to new and returning customers.

As a Senior Strategic Account Executive in the North Central US, you will be responsible for:

• Building business relationships by bringing value and solutions to organizations looking to solve security and performance challenges

• Leveraging your network to help open doors, and start new relationships

• Partnering and enabling with marketing and sales development teams to drive interest and awareness within your region

• Partnering with cross functional team to increase adoption of Akamai services across various verticals and use cases

• Leading an extended Akamai account team to conduct and execute on an effective territory plan

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree or its equivalent

• Demonstrate success in relevant net new customer acquisition experience

• Have success selling Infrastructure, Application security, network, web performance products and services to mid to large enterprises

• Be passionate about building relationships with customers by delivering on the outcomes they are looking to achieve

• Display an ethical approach, show integrity, personal drive and uphold Akamai values in every situation

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - The On Target Earnings (OTE, base salary + commissions) for this position ranges from CA$255,700 - CA$460,300/year; a candidate’s OTE is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.