Senior Named Account Executive, Federal Government (Ottawa)

<div class="content-intro"><h3>About Us</h3> <p>At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.</p> <p>At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.</p></div><h2>Available Locations</h2> <ul> <li>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</li> </ul> <h2>About the Role</h2> <p>Our Federal Government sales team works directly with Canadian departments and agencies to defend critical infrastructure, protect citizens' data, and safeguard essential digital services against evolving cyber threats. By solving complex technical and security challenges for government, we help secure Canada’s public sector while supporting Cloudflare's global mission to help build a better, safer Internet for everyone.</p> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>We are looking for a seasoned sales professional with proven expertise selling to the Canadian Federal Government.</li> <li>The candidate will possess both a sales and technical background that enables them to drive engagement at all levels with technical buyers, Project Authorities, and procurement leads.</li> <li>As a Senior Named Account Executive, you'll be responsible for developing and executing against a comprehensive account/territory plan across key defense and security accounts to achieve revenue targets.</li> <li>You will engage early in the procurement lifecycle to shape technical requirements and leverage modern procu