Major Account Manager, SLED

Check Point Software Technologies

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of direct sales experience in enterprise technology (cybersecurity, SaaS, networking, or infrastructure)
  • Proven success in selling to State, Local Government, and Education accounts
  • Strong understanding of procurement and budgeting cycles in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama
  • Ability to manage complex sales cycles and strategic accounts
  • Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
  • Willingness to travel regionally (about 50%)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Drive new business and renewals across existing accounts
  • Acquire new strategic logos while expanding current accounts
  • Build executive relationships for senior-level access
  • Develop multi-year account strategies and plans
  • Lead complex, multi-stakeholder deal orchestration
  • Negotiate contracts and pricing
  • Prioritize effectively across a large portfolio
  • Utilize Check Point tools for account management and forecasting
  • Coordinate a virtual account team consisting of specialists and support staff

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape major account strategies
  • Engage with leading organizations in the cybersecurity space
  • Work in a channel-friendly environment
  • Impact organizational security during digital and AI transformation
  • Build trusted executive relationships
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

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 Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama 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 SLED customer base and state agencies and Higher Education Institutions relationships
  • 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

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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