Engagement Manager II

Would providing consultancy to shape the online strategies of Government organizations excite you?

Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge technology?

Join our prestigious Government Services team

We support some of the largest organizations in the world. Our team helps make the Internet work by successfully integrating customer web applications onto our Intelligent platform. We support government customers from the US and Canada, such as Civilian, DOD, State, Local and Education. Using cutting edge web acceleration and security technologies with bold innovation, we maximize the value for customers.

As an Engagement Manager, you will focus on maximizing customer satisfaction, retention and growth throughout the relationship. Program managing from pre-sales through service delivery, you'll help to evolve your customers' cloud strategies from concept to implementation. As an industry expert, you'll be responsible for delivering business outcomes for customers through innovation, great relationships and business understanding.

As an Engagement Manager II, you will be responsible for:

• Strategizing to establish key relationships, building and maintaining a project pipeline and delivering customer targets effectively
• Partnering with pre-sales to educate customers on Akamai services and solutions to make the best recommendations for their needs
• Maximizing customer satisfaction, retention, and growth based on the customer's needs and business requirements
• Being the central point of contact for the customer and cross-functional teams
• Owning program management and being a trusted advisor in ensuring customers get maximum value from our solutions

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have US citizenship, due to the nature of our client base
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of consulting process to identify the best solutions and ensure customer success
• Show experience of managing and delivering technical customer projects successfully
• Demonstrate understanding of network technologies, web performance, web security, methodologies or architectures
• Be a natural communicator with an ability to build trusting relationships and ensuring customer success
• Be a team player with an ability to work independently and as part of a remote team
• Possess a technical aptitude and a desire to constantly learn new technologies

Flex Base, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. Flex Base, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised).

This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work.

At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people‑centric, you’ll thrive here.

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

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