Senior Account Executive - M&E

Fastly; Denver (CO); Ibrido; USD 232.000 - 279.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a high-performing Sr. Account Executive, Enterprise Media to drive new logo growth across California, Denver, Arizona, Nevada, and remote accounts.

You will lead end-to-end sales cycles, engage CXO-level stakeholders, and deliver tailored Fastly solutions for media, entertainment, and digital experience customers. The role demands a technical sales background, strong communication, and the ability to influence at CTO/CMO/VP levels using ROI models.

Competenze

• BA/BS degree in Engineering or Business required.
• 5–7+ years of technology-related sales or business development experience.
• Experience with security technologies, CDN, web analytics, cloud storage or managed hosting is preferred.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings and events.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage at CTO/CMO/VP level using ROI models and case studies.

Mansioni

• Drive new business and logos while meeting or exceeding quota across a defined territory.
• Develop territory plans, prospect effectively, and manage end-to-end sales cycle.
• Collaborate with Sales Manager, SDRs, and Solutions Engineers to close deals.
• Deliver compelling Fastly storytelling, ROI-based value propositions, and product demos.
• Create deal frameworks, coordinate Eval/POC, and validate success criteria.
• Use SFDC to forecast bookings, track activity, and build target lists.

Conoscenze

Self-starter

Territory development

Executive engagement

ROI storytelling

B2B SaaS sales

Formazione

BA/BS degree in Engineering or Business

Strumenti

SFDC (Salesforce)

Descrizione del lavoro

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

Posting Open Date

November 5th, 2026

Anticipated Posting Close Date*

February 28th, 2027

• Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Sr. Account Executive, Enterprise Media | California | Denver | Arizona | Nevada (Remote)

Fastly has already disrupted CDN technology and has quickly expanded to become a recognized leader in the security and edge compute markets. Our sales team engages in a consultative selling approach, learns the individual needs of each customer, and delivers custom solutions. We focus on creating a positive customer experience in order to build long-standing relationships.

The sales team’s focus is driving revenue, adoption, and market penetration in targeted accounts in a vertical selling motion. The ideal candidate possesses a technical sales background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO, IT architect, and software developer levels. You should be a self-starter who is prepared to develop and execute against a territory coverage plan and consistently deliver on quarterly bookings and revenue targets.

What You’ll Do

• Accountable for driving new business and logos, while meeting or exceeding quota goals, leading all aspects of the sales cycle including prospecting, sales campaign/meetings, discovery, qualification, negotiation, path to closure, and account management
• Prepare a territory plan and use all available tools to prospect effectively, achieving activity metrics provided by Sales Managers and sales operations. Adhere to territory assignment and pass off conversations that fall into other reps’ areas of responsibility
• Work with the Sales Manager to map new accounts (incl. key stakeholders and business requirements), develop account plans, and penetrate new accounts, and work with Sales Development Representatives to develop leads, and Solutions Engineers to effectively communicate the Fastly story
• Effectively and autonomously deliver the Fastly company story, vertical talk track value proposition-based presentations, and product demonstrations to identify a prospect’s issues, recognize requirements, and effectively articulate potential solutions
• Develop a deal framework for all deals set to close, including necessary stakeholders, results, and timelines for both sides. Be able to communicate this effectively to the customer. Coordinate Eval/POC with the customer. Validate success criteria using the appropriate testing methodology
• Use SFDC to maintain updated account/contact information, accurately forecast bookings and revenue, track sales activity, and build target lists

What We’re Looking For

• A self-starter with 5-7+ years of technology (B2B, SaaS preferred) related sales or business development experience able to demonstrate development, growth, and expansion of territory
• A technical sales background and a strong marketing and business development acumen enable them to drive an engagement at the CTO, CMO, and VP of Digital Experience levels, using ROI models and case studies to justify the need
• Experience with security technologies, content delivery network services, web analytics, website performance, cloud storage, mobile content delivery, or managed web hosting is highly utilized and desired
• Ability to travel to customer meetings, trade shows, and events as needed, and experience running a sales pipeline and driving partnerships to closure
• BA/BS degree required, major in an Engineering or Business discipline: Finance, Economics, Marketing, etc
• Strong communication and presentation skills

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these

• Experience with selling into Media and Entertainment companies in the areas of Streaming Video, Publishing, Gaming and AdTech
• Deep familiarity or an extensive network within any of the aforementioned Media and Entertainment verticals.

SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary

The estimated range for On-Target Earnings for this role is 232,426.00 - 278,911.50. On-Target Earnings consists of a combination of annual base pay and sales compensation variable target. The standard pay split for this role (i.e. base pay vs. variable target % is 50/50. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role is eligible to participate in Fastly’s global sales compensation plan and may participate in Fastly’s equity program.

Work Hours

• This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

The preferred locations for this position are:

• California | Denver | Arizona | Nevada (Remote)

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 10 paid local holidays, 11 paid company wellness days.

Why Fastly?

• We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.
• We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.
• We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at [e-mail] or 501-287-4901.

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