Fortinet

Regional Sales Director, Major Enterprise

Fortinet • $150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience managing a sales team
  • Background in the network security industry
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas
  • Experience selling solutions through VARs to enterprise customers
  • Success in closing project-based deals
  • Familiarity with Firewall/VPN, AV, or IDS/IDP solutions
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Goal-oriented with strong managerial and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

  • Manage and motivate a team of Enterprise Account Managers
  • Develop account plans to achieve and exceed sales goals
  • Act as the primary contact for communication with executive management
  • Collaborate with Major Account Managers to enhance business focus
  • Build relationships with key decision makers and partners
  • Maintain effective relationships with regional teams and support staff
  • Deliver accurate territory forecasts
  • Travel with team members to assist in pipeline building and closing deals

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Access to industry-leading tools and resources
  • Supportive leadership and mentorship
  • Flexible travel arrangements as needed
Full Job Description
Job Description

Manage, direct, and drive an enterprise sales team responsible for sales into Enterprise accounts. Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned market. Staffs, directs, and drives a sales team and provides leadership towards the achievement of quota, growth, and forecasting accuracy. Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the region and contributes to the development of the team.

Responsibilities
  • Manage and motivate a team of Enterprise Account Managers responsible for growing sales within the Enterprise market
  • Develop account plans with each Major Account Manager to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
  • Serves as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
  • Works closely together with the MAMs 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 regional, System Engineers, Marketing associates, TAC, and Professional Services team members.
  • Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory forecast
  • Travel as needed with MAMs and SEs to assist them in building pipeline, closing opportunities, and accurately forecasting.

Required Skills
  • 5+ years experience managing a team
  • Experience in the network security industry
  • A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
  • Proven ability to sell solutions through VARs to enterprise end customers
  • Success in closing project-based 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


About Fortinet

Fortinet is a cybersecurity company that provides network security solutions to businesses, service providers, and government organizations worldwide. The company's products and services include firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, endpoint security, and more. Fortinet was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Learn more about Fortinet
Size
10,860 employees
Market Cap
$38.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$486.2 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.5 billion
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