At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! 

About the role 

As the Vice President of Solution Engineering, you will hold a strategic and global leadership position, responsible for the performance and development of the Solution Engineering teams across all regions, ensuring alignment with Cloudflare's vision. Your role will be pivotal in driving the success of our pre-sales organization, fostering a high-performance culture, and scaling the team to meet future demands of our growing and evolving business.

The team works cross functionally.  We help our customers land and expand and help identify new opportunities for Cloudflare to develop solutions. We focus on ensuring that we design solutions that work for our customers. Team building and scaling are core components of this role, along with coaching and empowering Solution Engineering leaders.  As a leader, you should embody the core values we strive for: Principled, Curious, and Transparent.

A key responsibility of this role will be to build and hire a diverse and inclusive team. You will champion diversity in hiring practices and cultivate and maintain an inclusive environment which empowers all employees to show up, as their full selves, and do their best work.  By fostering a culture that celebrates differences and promotes equity, you will enhance the creativity, innovation, and overall performance of the Solution Engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global Leadership: Lead the Solution Engineering teams across multiple regions, including the Americas, EMEA, APAC & Japan, ensuring cohesive execution of a global pre-sales strategy.
• Strategic Vision: Build and execute on the Global Pre-Sales vision, aligning regional goals with the overall business objectives. Drive long-term success and customer satisfaction through strategic planning and implementation.
• Team Building and Scaling: Expand the Solution Engineering team while fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Professional Services, and Customer Support teams to have a harmonized customer journey ensuring customer success.
• Customer Focus: Advocate for customers across the organization, driving initiatives that enhance customer experience and value realization from Cloudflare subscriptions.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure effective workload distribution, swift issue escalation, and resolution.
• Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers to drive the long-term success of Cloudflare’s global business.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Diverse Background: Experience in financial consulting, engineering, software development, product management, customer support, or project delivery. Commitment to building a diverse team.
• Technical Proficiency: Passion for technology with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms. Experience in a networking, security, or related field is preferred. 
• Leadership and Management: Strong leadership experience, particularly in customer-facing organizations. Experience in coaching and team management.
• Visionary Leadership: Ability to lead with a clear vision and mission, execute long-term goals, and inspire confidence in the team.
• Effective Communication: Experience in speaking to large audiences and facilitating knowledge transfer across teams and regions.
• Cultural Leadership: Foster a positive culture of collaboration, independence, and open communication within the team.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in managing large, diverse teams within a global Solutions Consulting or Solutions Engineering organization for a multi-billion dollar business.
• Demonstrated experience scaling the Solution Engineering function.
• Leadership roles in B2B SaaS pre-sales with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive strategic goals.
• Exceptional coaching, leadership, and team-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and experience managing escalations.
• Effective collaboration with senior leadership and influencing decision-making processes.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: We created Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

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