Account Executive I

Location

Japan

Posted

85 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor DegreeJapaneseEnglish

Job Description

Account Executive I

Akamai Technologies

• Fostering long-term, trusted relationships by understanding customer needs and being an advocate for Akamai • Maintaining sales pipeline, accurate monthly and quarterly forecast to increase visibility of prospects • Meeting bookings and revenue growth quota within the set of assigned accounts to meet and exceed forecasts • Generating demand for additional products and services within your assigned accounts to grow existing revenue • Working with integrated cross-functional teams to ensure customer's requirements are successfully delivered • Having a ability to build executive level relationships with high-level customer CXOs

Job Requirements

  • Have experience in large enterprise accounts and sales, high-touch sales and cross selling products
  • Demonstrate experience of account management with short term and long term planning
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of technology and the Internet, including hosting, networking a strategic landscape
  • Be able to work in a collaborative, results oriented environment
  • Be a self-starter, excited about working in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment
  • Have a ability to build executive level relationships with high-level customers CXO
  • Have good written and verbal communication skills in Japanese
  • Show an understanding of our customers businesses, pain points and how we can propose solutions

Benefits

  • We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
  • FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
  • Akamai's FlexBase 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.

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