Full-Time

Senior Practice Leader

Zero Trust for Professional Services

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Cloudflare

Cloudflare

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides CDN, security, and serverless solutions

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Product Management
Product Marketing
Product
Required Skills
TCP/IP
Salesforce
JIRA
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in professional services, project management, or a customer-facing role.
  • Strong understanding of the professional services landscape, including both internal and partner-provided services.
  • Excellent Prior work experience as a Product Manager, Practice Manager
  • Knowledge and familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Demonstrated progressive relevant experience defining, developing, and executing training strategies, operations and action plans
  • Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and explain them to customer and professional services audiences (mostly technical)
  • Proven ability to effectively interact with and influence senior executives and team members
  • Communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experienced in giving and receiving constructive feedback
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment
  • Good understanding of how the Internet works, Networking and Security, Zero Trust Services/SASE, DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, APIs and related technologies
  • Experience with Jira and Salesforce (or similar CRM tool) is a plus.
  • Fluency in English (written and oral) is a must. Fluency in one or more additional regional languages is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience implementing and managing content delivery network (CDN), distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, web application firewall (WAF), load balancing, and other related solutions for clients across various industries.
Responsibilities
  • Act as a product manager of professional services specifically in: Network Services; Zero Trust; and Application Services.
  • Prioritizes and executes on building offerings based on alignment with strategic vision.
  • Review information gathered by PS Leaders and Implementation Managers to understand offering value propositions.
  • Execute on building PS offerings based on direction from Leadership.
  • Builds sales collateral, scoping guidelines, project plans, delivery kits/accelerators.
  • Leads effort to create and maintain selling and delivery enablement.
  • Creates service offerings that are in-line with quick wins.
  • Focuses on a-la-carte add-on services and packaged services targeting different customer profiles, E.g., Mid-Market, Enterprise, etc.
  • Demonstrates good communication skills across the PS organization (Delivery Leaders, Engagement Management, Consulting Delivery) and Customer Success team.
  • Own and launch internal and external marketing campaigns (e.g. blog posts, videos, webinars, internal enablement, presentation on worldwide field calls, regional leader calls, etc.) about new or improved offerings.
  • Drive the team's comprehensive understanding of Cloudflare's platform and capabilities, including configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting, ensuring collective expertise within the practice.

Cloudflare enhances the performance, security, and reliability of websites and applications through services like content delivery network (CDN) solutions and cybersecurity protections against threats such as DDoS attacks. They also offer serverless computing, allowing developers to run code without managing servers. Their freemium business model attracts a wide range of clients, from individual developers to large enterprises, generating revenue through subscriptions and enterprise contracts. Cloudflare aims to improve online experiences by making the internet faster and more secure.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$339.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

32%

2 year growth

47%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for edge computing aligns with Cloudflare's edge services and CDN offerings.
  • Rising interest in zero trust security models enhances Cloudflare's comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.
  • Expansion of 5G networks globally boosts Cloudflare's CDN and edge service capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from emerging CDN providers could erode Cloudflare's market share.
  • Decentralized web technologies may challenge Cloudflare's centralized service model.
  • Data privacy regulations like GDPR could impose additional compliance costs on Cloudflare.

What makes Cloudflare unique

  • Cloudflare offers a comprehensive suite of internet infrastructure services, including CDN and security.
  • Their serverless computing solutions, like Cloudflare Workers, simplify development and reduce costs.
  • Cloudflare's freemium model attracts a large user base, converting them to premium services.

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Benefits

Competitive salaries

Take-what-you-need paid vacation policy

Comprehensive health plans and benefits

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Commuter and ride share options

Returnships