Akamai Technologies · 1 week ago
Director Strategic Pursuits - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$264K/yr - $548K/yr
10+ years expAkamai Technologies is a leader in powering and protecting life online, and they are seeking a Director of Strategic Pursuits to contribute to their growth. This role involves owning the pursuit and closure of large, complex deals in the GPU market, while driving strategic sales initiatives and collaborating across various teams.
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Responsibilities
Owning the pursuit and closure of large, complex strategic deals with full accountability for deal strategy, execution, and outcomes
Applying knowledge of the GPU and inference cloud ecosystem to position and sell advanced compute solutions
Leading complex, cross-functional deal teams by orchestrating stakeholders across sales, product, engineering, legal, finance, and partner organizations
Influencing and partnering in a matrixed sales organization, supporting multi-region deal activity
Qualification
Required
10 years of relevant experience in sales and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
Demonstrate a successful track record closing large, complex enterprise or cloud deals, including custom solutions and multi-party sales motions
Have experience in cloud infrastructure, platforms, or advanced technology solutions, with experience selling into enterprise environments
Have demonstrated success operating as a senior individual contributor on high-impact strategic opportunities, with direct accountability for outcomes
Enjoy partnering cross functionally globally with sales, product, engineering, legal, and partner teams
Benefits
Healthcare
401K savings plan
Company holidays
Vacation (in the form of PTO)
Sick time
Family friendly benefits including parental leave
Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
Company
Akamai Technologies
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.63BKey Investors
IVP
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2023-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2001-08-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tom Leighton
Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Gero
CTO
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