Inside Partner Account Manager, ANZ

About Us

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!

Available Locations: Sydney, Australia

About The Role

You will be responsible for driving incremental partner-initiated pipeline and revenue by activating partners, accelerating deal cycles, and ensuring strong execution across enablement, demand generation, and distributor collaboration.

Partner Sales

Serve as the primary sales engine working with Partner Account Managers (PAMs) across focus partners.

Partner Management & Development

Directly manage and develop a specific group of Distribution Managed Partners (DMP) while assisting Cloudflare’s distributor with deal and opportunity support.

The iPAM will be instrumental in driving incremental partner-initiated pipeline and revenue. Key to this will be activating partners, accelerating deal cycles, and ensuring robust execution in enablement, demand generation, and collaboration with our distributor.

This position is an excellent stepping stone and development pathway toward Senior Partner Account Management roles.

Key Responsibilities

Partner Management and Development

Manage and cultivate a specific subset of Distribution Managed Partners (DMPs).

Drive the recruitment, onboarding, and activation of new partners within the DMP segment.

Establish and maintain a consistent engagement framework, including:

Goal setting

Partner business planning

Performance reviews

Pipeline tracking

Increase deal registrations, partner-initiated opportunities, and partner-sourced revenue across the assigned partner portfolio.

Distributor Management and Enablement

Oversee the Distributor relationship, managing processes and coordinating activities such as business plans and enablement initiatives.

Support and collaborate on joint campaigns and demand generation activities with the Distributor and the DMP ecosystem.

Coordinate and facilitate monthly sales and technical enablement sessions.

Driving Partner-Initiated Pipeline

Lead Demand Generation

Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to execute demand generation initiatives that result in a measurable partner-initiated pipeline.

Enablement & Training

Equip partners with the knowledge of Cloudflare’s technology, value proposition, and go-to-market strategy, along with clear guidance on deal registration and rules of engagement.

Maximizing Engagement

Promote understanding and utilization of available marketing assets, SPIFFs, incentives, and promotions to ensure maximum partner participation and motivation.

Performance Follow-up

Monitor and track the execution of enablement activities to ensure they translate into concrete, measurable business outcomes.

Success Metrics

Growth in deal registrations

Increase in partner-initiated opportunities

Growth in partner-sourced revenue

DMP partner activation and productivity

Pipeline contribution aligned to regional targets

Desirable Skills, Knowledge & Experience

3+ years of experience working with partners in a sales or channel-focused role

Experience In Technology, Cybersecurity, Networking, Or Cloud Infrastructure Preferred

Strong understanding of the cloud infrastructure and cloud security ecosystem

Direct experience recruiting, onboarding, enabling, and scaling partners

Experience Working With Distributors And Indirect Sales Models

Confident presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)

Strong familiarity with the regional partner ecosystem

Builder mentality with hustle, grit, and a bias toward action

Entrepreneurial mindset focused on continuous improvement

Naturally curious and committed to ongoing learning

Experience Working In A Fast-paced, High-growth Environment

Technical competence strongly preferred

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

: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries 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

: In 2017, we created the 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. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

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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hr@cloudflare.com

or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.