Business Development Manager

Job description

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with sales, presales-SEs, product marketing/management teams to align strategies and accelerate Security Operatons revenue growth.

• Prospect and hunt for new opportunities, identifying key stakeholders and building long-term confidential relationships as a trusted advisor.

• Execute a land-and-expand strategy across large enterprise, mid-market customers as well as public sector organizations, leveraging the Security Operation solutions selling.

• Maintain a healthy pipeline, qualify opportunities, and ensure accurate forecasting and CRM discipline in Salesforce.

• Collaborate with relevant parties including internal teams as well as channel partners, to drive RFI/RFP responses, tailored proposals, presentations that align Fortinet’s solutions with customer needs and business outcomes.

• Leverage internal technical resources to support solution design and delivery. Deep technical expertise is not required, but fundamental knowledge of cloud-centric security and networking is essential.

• Contribute to territory planning and account strategy, aligning with regional goals and growth targets.

Required Skills:

• An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities:

• Fully qualified, experienced sales or pre-sales professional that is forward-thinking and has an expert understanding of the technology business sector.

• A self-motivated, independent thinker who can see deals through the whole sales cycle.

• Experience in cybersecurity or network security, selling to Enterprise, Commercial, Public Sector or Service Provider segments. Knowledgeable in DLP, Email Protection, EDR and related technologies or equivalent technologies.

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