Job Details

Are you passionate about building relationships and ensuring customer success?

Would you like to work with cutting-edge technology?

Join our Media Sales team!

Our media sales organization has rapidly grown over the past five years, driven by the success of bright individuals, collaboratively working together, thriving on innovation. We are proud that 90% of our sales management team has developed their careers with us and for those with similar ambition.

Work with some of our Largest and Most Strategic Accounts

As a Senior Major Account Executive you will create and maximize revenue generation within Akamai's most important technology customers. You will grow the relationships with additional Akamai high value solutions and strengthen these relationships at all levels of these customers, including the executive staff.

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

• Taking ownership of revenue plan to grow existing customer base through identifying and selling additional services
• Being the senior central point of contact for the customer and leading the integrated account team to deliver customer success
• Championing and maintaining a trusted relationship at the executive level with customers and Akamai's field teams

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or Technical discipline or its equivalent
• Have experience selling enterprise-class technology software, SaaS, internet-based technology solutions to enterprise class companies
• Have demonstrated experience selling into strategic accounts
• Be well-versed in engaging, influencing and building trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Be able to uncover new growth opportunities through building strategic executive customer relationships

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 $189,800 - $394,200/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.