Senior Partner Account Manager, ANZ - Digital Natives (Based in Sydney/ Melbourne)

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Cloudflare

Hybrid

Posted February 23, 2026

Job Description

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.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Location: Sydney / Melbourne, Australia

About The Role

Cloudflare ANZ is investing in a focused Digital Native channel strategy, and we are hiring a Partner Account Manager to build and scale this motion.

This is not a traditional channel management role. This is a strategic, builder-focused position responsible for recruiting, developing, and scaling a small number (3–5) of high-impact cloud-native and DevOps-focused partners who serve Digital Native customers across markets including, but not limited to (SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, marketplaces, AI startups, scale-ups).

The role reports to the Director of ANZ Partner Sales and works in close partnership with Cloudflare’s Sales Director (ANZ) and the Digital Native Account Executive team. Success in this role requires tight co-sell alignment, shared pipeline accountability, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

You will operate as a business builder, creating a scalable partner ecosystem that positions Cloudflare as the connectivity and security platform of choice for high-growth cloud-native companies.

Travel will be required across ANZ to support partner recruitment, enablement, customer meetings, executive alignment, and strategic governance.

Why this role matters

Digital Native companies are among the fastest-growing and most security-conscious segments in ANZ. They demand modern, developer-friendly, scalable platforms.

This role is central to embedding Cloudflare within cloud-native architecture decisions, driving revenue in close alignment with the ANZ Sales Director and Digital Native Account Executives.

You will directly shape the ANZ Digital Native partner ecosystem and build a durable, scalable co-sell engine.

What You'll Do

Build the Digital Native Partner Ecosystem

Identify, recruit, and onboard a limited number of strategic cloud-native consulting and security partners across ANZ who have experience and a successful track record
Target partners with strong AWS, Azure, or GCP practices and DevOps transformation capabilities.
Develop joint business plans aligned to Cloudflare’s Digital Native go-to-market strategy and regional sales priorities.

Drive Revenue Through Strategic Co-Sell

Work in lockstep with the Sales Director (ANZ) and Digital Native Account Executives to drive partner-sourced and partner-influenced revenue.
Accelerate regional revenue through partner-led and co-sell initiatives.
Embed Cloudflare into cloud migration, Zero Trust, API security, and DevSecOps transf

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