Senior Partner Account Manager, Japan (Based in Tokyo)

About Us 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.  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. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Beijing, China ABOUT THE ROLE Our sales organization brings together Partner Account Managers, Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, Customer Success, and Sales Operations. Together, we help customers adopt Cloudflare solutions and deliver outstanding internet-enabled experiences. The team works closely with partners and customers to solve technical challenges while building sustainable revenue streams that support millions of users worldwide. RESPONSIBILITIES * We are seeking an experienced Senior Partner Account Manager to join the China Partner Sales team. In this role, you will collaborate with partners across China to drive joint sales initiatives and go-to-market strategies. You will: * Develop and execute strategies that increase partner adoption and revenue growth. * Build joint business plans, manage partner-driven pipeline, and lead co-sell opportunities. * Work with senior partner stakeholders to align on shared growth objectives. * Ensure partners have the resources, training, and support needed to succeed. * As a Senior Partner Account Manager, you will manage the full sales lifecycle with partners — from opportunity registration to deal closure. You will influence go-to-market strategies, optimize partner incentive programs, and collaborate with internal teams to achieve revenue and strategic goals. * Strategy & Planning: Create and execute partner strategies, including joint territory planning and sales plays. * Relationship Management: Build strong business and technical relationships with strategic partners (ISVs, SIs, Resellers, MSPs) and internal teams. * Sales Execution: Drive partner pipeline, co-sell opportunities, and new customer engagements. * Value Creation: Support sales teams and customers by launching new bundles and offerings. * Enablement & Growth: Deliver training, certifications, and support partner expansion into new verticals and geographies. * Business Reviews: Present regular updates to leadership on metrics, progress, and overall business health. * Program Management: Oversee partner programs and incentives to drive growth and success. DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * 5–8 years in partner management, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or security sales. * Proven success in driving partner-sourced revenue and business growth. * Strong ownership, drive, and ability to deliver in dynamic environments. * Experience engaging senior executives within partner organizations. * Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and security solutions. * Expertise in partner programs and incentive structures. * Ability to manage complex partner relationships across regions. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring team members. * Willingness to travel up to 30–50% as needed. * Fluency in Mandarin and business-level proficiency in English in order to work with local partners. What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

About Us 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.  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. AVAILABLE LOCATIONS * Tokyo, Japan ABOUT THE ROLE Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Solution Engineers, Customer Success, and Sales Operations - all working together help our customers adopt Cloudflare and create great Internet-enabled experiences. The sales team at Cloudflare helps customers solve real, technical problems while creating the revenue streams that help the company provide free service to millions in our community. As a Cloudflare Sales Manager, you will focus on leading a team of strategic account executive and account executives. You and your team will grow our market share amongst commercial companies in Japan. The most qualified of candidates will understand how to attract, hire, and manage high performing account executives to hit sales targets and drive company goals. This role needs to communicate effectively across multiple departments, have the ability to shift gears at a moment's notice, and provide air cover for their team while advocating internally for their interests/needs. All of this with the main purpose of maintaining strong sales performance, meeting budget expectations and targets. The Commercial Sales Manager role will report to the Head of Territory Sales, Japan. RESPONSIBILITIES * Meet or exceed quarterly team revenue targets * Partner with Recruiting to attract and hire top sales talent * Manage contract negotiations and salesforce reporting * Manage, coach, and develop a team of Commercial Account Executives. * Provide strategic direction to the sales organization and support to sales representatives as they manage deals from first contact to close * Work on the continuous improvement of sales processes and procedures DESIRABLE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE * Experience managing a team of quota carrying sales talent * Experience directly managing a pipeline of complex deals * A proven track record of sales achievement as a sales representative * Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence to develop and present ideas to varying levels of audiences * Deep understanding of the sales process as it relates to Mid market companies * Hands-on leader that strikes a balance between strategic vision and tactical execution What Makes Cloudflare Special? We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet. Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost. Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states. 1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers. Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you! Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs.  More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process. This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license. Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.