Major Account Executive - Gaming

Required Education and Experience
* Bachelor’s degree
* At minimum 5+ years in a customer facing sales role.

Required Skills:
* At least 3+ years of solutions Sales experience in the Gaming industry
* Travel Required: at minimum 30% travel

Desired Skills:
* Proven track record in exceeding quarterly and annual quotas through direct/ indirect field sales.
* Knowledge of the video games industry a plus, including but not limited to games-as-a-service, account security and fraud, game release cycles.
* Knowledge of the basic concepts of Cloud Service Providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.
* Strong knowledge of Internet and telecommunications concepts and demonstrate the ability to discuss them with intelligence and conviction.
* Experience in successfully executing complex sales cycles with CXOs.
* Formal sales training a must: Solution-Selling and/or Value Selling training preferred.
* Strong background in Internet infrastructure and/or enterprise solution software.
* Must have high ethics, integrity, competitive spirit and personal drive.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and relationship building skills.

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.