Data Center Selection
Technical Business Development
Posted on 9/27/2023
INACTIVE
Cloudflare

1,001-5,000 employees

Web performance & security platform
Company Overview
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet. The company specializes in providing a content delivery network and DDoS mitigation services.
Consumer Software
Hardware

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$354.3M

Founded

2009

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

13%

2 year growth

57%
Locations
London, UK
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
JIRA
Management
Sales
Communications
Financial analysis
CategoriesNew
Business & Strategy
Requirements
  • 5+ years in planning and managing data center footprints within a fast moving enterprise technology organization or cloud services, software or colocation company
  • Ability to multi-task and manage complex projects across multiple teams and geographies within set deadlines
  • Ability to navigate, solve problems and answer questions with minimal supervision
  • Relationship management experience and excellent communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience in commercial negotiation
  • Experience with rack, site power and white space planning (data center sales engineering) a plus
  • Experience with or understanding of network concepts a plus
  • Experience in budget planning, financial analysis, or other analytical role a plus
  • Experience with Jira a plus
  • Multilingual and/or experience living/working/conducting business in another country a plus
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
Responsibilities
  • Define regional vendor strategy for data centers
  • Own deals end to end involving new and existing data center vendors and sites to support Cloudflare's infrastructure growth including planning, RFP, commercial negotiation and execution
  • Work cross-functionally with data center operations teams, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams to understand requirements and project timelines
  • Establish and conduct scheduled QBR and other vendor management activities with top category partners
  • Represent Cloudflare credibly to external partner C-level senior management and at public conferences/events
  • Expert point of contact for internal business customers & external colocation partner vendors as needed
  • Contribute information to annual data center budget for effective tracking and benchmarking of infrastructure costs
  • Review colocation spend & invoices for management approval
  • Other duties as assigned