Senior Security Sales Specialist- California

API Security Sales Specialist

Join our API Security Sales Team! We work with world leading companies in every major industry to make the internet fast and secure. As a partner to the Global 500, we collaborate with customers and prospects, aligning Akamai solutions to business needs. We build relationships and insights to maximize product value through the full scope of our global platform.

As a Senior Security Sales Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Being accountable for your sales target and overachieving on that sales target.
• Building customer relationships and qualifying opportunities such that the sales forecast is accurate.
• Working closely with a Sales Engineer and ensuring their time is used optimally.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience in digital cybersecurity, API Security, API Gateway and Cloud Service Providers.
• Have inside sales/phone selling experience in technology and show evidence of success and progression in role
• Have experience in channel first sales motions.
• Display history of consistently exceeding individual sales goals and targets.
• Have experience with technology sales into commercial and/or enterprise accounts, understanding of how to navigate complex organizations.

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Benefits at Akamai:
We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

Akamai's Flex Base program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work. We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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 $245,000 - $441,000/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.