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Major Account Executive, New Accounts
full-timeBengaluru

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Location

Bengaluru

Type

full-time

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About this role

Would you like to build customer loyalty?

Would you enjoy supporting the world's leading brands?

Join Akamai India Sales team!

We work with India's leading companies in every major industry to make the internet fast & secure. 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.

Working with our Customers

As a Major Account Executive, you will be developing the assigned territory and acquiring new customers. You will be maximizing new bookings, logos via a combination of assigned target list & business development.

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

  • Building & executing territory plans. Developing ecosystem of partners, consultants and influencers
  • Articulating Akamai's value proposition to C-Level executives and corporate decision makers
  • Developing a strategic sales plan to create/manage a high-volume sales pipeline through successful execution
  • Working within integrated partnerships with sales engineers to ensure consultative engagement with prospects and customers
  • Managing contract negotiations to ensure customer satisfaction and adoption of Akamai technologies

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 10 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree.
  • Demonstrate successful sales experience in managed services and solutions sales
  • Possess understanding of the basic concepts of Security, Cloud Service Providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Show high ethics, integrity, and personal willpower

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.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

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 learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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Other facts

Tech stack
Sales,Managed Services,Solutions Sales,Security,Cloud Service Providers,AWS,GCP,Azure,Negotiation,Customer Engagement,Strategic Planning,Business Development,C-Level Engagement,Consultative Engagement,Relationship Building,Integrity,Ethics

About Akamai

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.

Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online.

Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world.

With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences.

Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.

Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation.

Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges?
Be part of an amazing team.

Let’s connect:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai
Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Technology, Information and Internet

What you'll do

  • As a Major Account Executive, you will develop the assigned territory and acquire new customers while maximizing new bookings. You will build and execute territory plans and manage contract negotiations to ensure customer satisfaction.

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What does a Major Account Executive, New Accounts do at Akamai?

As a Major Account Executive, New Accounts at Akamai, you will: as a Major Account Executive, you will develop the assigned territory and acquire new customers while maximizing new bookings. You will build and execute territory plans and manage contract negotiations to ensure customer satisfaction..

Why join Akamai as a Major Account Executive, New Accounts?

Akamai is a leading Technology, Information and Internet company.

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The Major Account Executive, New Accounts position at Akamai is based in Bengaluru, India. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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