Sr Account Executive - BFSI (Tokyo)

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Tokyo, JPN
In-Office
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software
The Role
Design and implement scalable, secure application delivery and security solutions using the F5 product suite and cloud-native technologies. Advise clients, lead pre-sales and PoCs, produce solution designs, collaborate on deployments (including Kubernetes and cloud), troubleshoot complex F5 environments, mentor team members, and contribute to product feedback and industry thought leadership.
Summary Generated by Built In

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Role Overview:

This is a strategic sales position requiring an in-depth knowledge of how technology is used to enable business goals or overcome business challenges. Position requires strategic thinking/planning coupled with tactical execution of identified business opportunities. Responsible for managing all facets of the relationship with named or large key accounts while ensuring revenue goals are being met.

Sounds interesting? Read on!

What You’ll Do:
  • Sell the organization’s products or services to and maintain relationships with existing national named accounts. Responsible for expanding and retaining named accounts while ensuring ongoing customer service.

  • Responsible for identifying and qualifying long-term and short-term business opportunities and pro-actively identifying and addressing competitive threats

  • Responsible for significant key partner relationship management and development. Facilitate executive-level relationships between the customer, F5 and its partners.

  • Determine market strategies and goals for each product and service; understanding the strategies, goals and objectives of named accounts

  • Assume a leadership role in coordinating account strategy and tactics for sales support team (inside sales, systems engineering, sales management)

  • Assume full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating in depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process, ensure Salesforce is utilized appropriately and maintained on a regular basis

  • Develop and maintain detailed account profiles including organizational charts for all accounts to be reviewed by management on a quarterly basis

  • Meet and exceed sales quotas and revenue goals

  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:
  • Bachelor degree or higher in business administration engineering, or equivalent work experience.

  • At least 10 years of direct sales experience with banking and finance customers.

  • Should be hands-on and be able to perform the function independently.

  • Proven track record in a high growth company of medium size from the information technology/security/SaaS industry.

  • Must have maturity in building organizational capability and sales growth whilst managing costs.

What You’ll Get:
  • Hybrid working mode

  • Career growth and development opportunities  

  • Recognitions and Rewards

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks

  • Culture of Giving Back

  • Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups

Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience designing and implementing network or application delivery solutions
  • Deep technical expertise in F5 BIG-IP platform (LTM, GTM, APM, AWAF)
  • Experience with NGINX
  • Familiarity with F5 Distributed Cloud Services
  • Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS) and security principles
  • Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with AI concepts including AI Factories, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI Gateways
  • Proficiency in scripting/automation (e.g., Python, Ansible)
  • Experience with Application-to-Application (A2A) concepts and familiarity with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Relevant F5 certifications (e.g., F5 Certified Technology Specialist)
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
  • Experience in a consulting or professional services environment
  • Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Japanese
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills (experience presenting at major events is desirable)
  • Direct experience deploying or securing AI/ML applications

F5 Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about F5 and has not been reviewed or approved by F5.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity grants and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful parts of total compensation, with RSUs and a discount ESPP commonly included. Pay packages for many technical roles are considered competitive when equity is taken into account.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid vacation that increases with tenure, sick time, paid holidays, and paid family leave are prominently featured. Additional programs like volunteer time and periodic wellness long weekends are highlighted as part of the time-off ecosystem.
  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage Health plans include travel support for specific care (such as reproductive and gender‑affirming services) and mental health resources, alongside comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. These elements are presented as part of a broad, inclusive approach to healthcare.

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The Company
HQ: Seattle, WA
5,847 Employees

What We Do

F5 application services ensure that applications are always secure and perform the way they should—in any environment and on any device. F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) powers applications from development through their entire life cycle, across any multi-cloud environment, so our customers – enterprise businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands—can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences.

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