Major Account Manager, SLED

Check Point Software Technologies

$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Orlando, FL
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of direct sales experience in enterprise technology, ideally in cybersecurity or SaaS
  • Proven track record of selling to State, Local Government, and Educational clients
  • Familiarity with Florida's procurement and budgeting processes
  • Ability to navigate complex sales cycles and manage strategic accounts
  • Self-starter with strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Willingness to travel regionally (up to 50%)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Drive new sales, expansion, and renewals across all assigned accounts
  • Acquire new strategic logos while growing existing business
  • Build and maintain executive relationships for senior-level access
  • Develop and execute long-term account strategies
  • Lead and manage complex deal orchestration with multiple stakeholders
  • Negotiate contracts and pricing to close deals
  • Effectively prioritize tasks within a broad portfolio of accounts
  • Utilize Check Point tools for account management and forecasting
  • Coordinate efforts across a virtual team to achieve outcomes

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with leading organizations in digital and AI security
  • Role involves shaping account strategies and owning a critical territory
  • Engagement in dynamic, multi-year sales cycles
  • Support from a virtual team of specialists for complex sales processes
  • Sales role focused on meaningful customer outcomes in cybersecurity
Full Job Description
Job Description

What We Are Looking For

Check Point is looking for a high-impact Major Account Manager ready to win new strategic logos and unlock growth across a focused portfolio of approximately 20 existing customers and prospects. In this role, you will shape bold, multi-year account strategies, lead complex deals with senior decision-makers, and bring together a virtual account team to deliver meaningful outcomes for customers in a channel-friendly environment. This is an opportunity to own a critical territory, build trusted executive relationships, and help some of the world's leading organizations stay secure as they accelerate their digital and AI transformation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive new, expansion and renewal opportunities across all accounts
  • Acquire new strategic logos while farming and expanding existing accounts
  • Build executive relationships and secure senior-level access
  • Develop and execute major account plans with multi-year view
  • Lead complex, multi-stakeholder deal orchestration
  • Lead contract and pricing negotiations
  • Prioritize effectively across a large book of business
  • Use Check Point tools to manage accounts, pipelines and forecast
  • Coordinate a virtual account team (specialists, SE, etc)


Qualifications
  • 5+ years of direct sales experience in enterprise technology, preferably in cybersecurity, SaaS, networking, or infrastructure
  • Proven success selling into State, Local Government, and/or Education accounts
  • Strong understanding of State of Florida procurement, budgeting cycles, and funding mechanisms
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex sales cycles and strategic accounts
  • Self-starter with excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to travel regionally as needed (estimated 50%)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Existing relationships within Florida state agencies and Higher Education Institutions
  • Experience working with or through public sector channels and distributors
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance requirements in SLED
  • Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM

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