Named Account Manager
In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Commercial Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Commercial accounts and leverage these relationships. 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.
Responsibilities:
- Develop account plans to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
- Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to enterprise institutions
- Serves as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
- Works closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serves as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
- Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
- Manages effective working relationships with assigned region MAMs, Technical Sales Engineers, and Consulting Professionals
- Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline
- Travels within assigned territory is required
Required Skills:
- 5+ years technology selling experience managing a team
- Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
- Experience in the network security industry
- A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
- Experience in closing large deals
- Selling experience must include one of the following : 1) Firewall/VPN, 2) AV 3) IDS/IDP
- Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Goal oriented individual, with vast interpersonal managerial skills, strong business acumen and positive leadership abilities with proven results in mentoring, motivating and developing teams.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, MBA preferred.
Skills Required
- 5+ years technology selling experience managing a team
- Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
- Experience in the network security industry
- Proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
- Experience in closing large deals
- Selling experience must include one of the following: Firewall/VPN, AV, IDS/IDP
- Excellent presentation skills to executives and individual contributors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Goal oriented with strong interpersonal managerial skills, business acumen, leadership, and team mentoring experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- MBA
Fortinet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fortinet and has not been reviewed or approved by Fortinet.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical coverage includes a no-premium HDHP option with HSA funding alongside PPO/HMO choices, reducing employee costs at enrollment. Eligibility starts on the date of hire and includes company-paid life and disability coverage.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental-health access through Modern Health and an EAP offers therapy, coaching, and counseling resources. Lifestyle extras such as legal assistance, commuter benefits, pet-insurance discounts, and subsidized meals and snacks enhance everyday support.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages include annual bonuses, sales commissions, and stock awards. Earnings potential can be strong in sales when quotas are realistic and attainment is high.
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Fortinet develops and sells cybersecurity solutions.
