Major Account Manager Defense
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Position: Major Account Manager Defense
Join Fortinet a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet our mission is to safeguard people devices and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamicMajor Account Manager-Defenseto be a part of enabling the success of our rapidly growing business
Major Account Manager-Defense you will:
Manage and drive direct sales engagements into Defense and strategic partners. Your focus will be to create and implement strategic account plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers and leverage these during the sales process. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids Proposals RFI/RFP Responses and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for strong ongoing relationships.
- Generating Defense business opportunities and managing the sales process through to closure of the sale.
- Generate a sales pipeline qualifying opportunities and accurately forecast pipeline.
- Create and implement strategic cybersecurity solutions account plans.
- Build and nurture executive relationships to propel successful sales processes.
- Collaborate with internal teams to craft compelling proposals and negotiate terms with clients.
- Achieve quarterly sales goals consistently delivering on targets.
Play an integral role in new business pitchesfoster long-term relationships act as a catalyst in negotiating business terms to achieve Federal-wide deployments of Fortinet solutions and deliver meaningful results for all parties involved.
We Are Looking For:
- 20 years of leadership experience in the military (CAF or allied forces)
- Experience operating at senior command or strategic level
- Deep understanding of:
- National security environments
- Defense operations and/or intelligence
- Government decision-making processes
- Exceptional leadership and executive communication skills
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Strategic thinker with strong planning and execution capability
- High integrity professionalism and mission-driven mindset
- National security / Defense domain expertise
- Critical infrastructure expertise
- Risk reduction
- Compliance (NIST ISO 27001)
- National security priorities expertise
- Experience within the Defense Contractor Ecosystem
Education
BS or equivalent experience
Why Join Us:
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial on a challenging enjoyable and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 890000 customers around the globe.
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About Company
From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure. We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperativ ... View more
