Major Account Manager-Public Sector

Zoomcar; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet is seeking a Major Account Manager - Public Sector to drive new business pitches, expand existing accounts, and deliver enterprise-wide Fortinet solutions. The role requires an experienced, bilingual sales professional with a track record in public sector environments and strong presentation and communication skills.

Candidates should excel in a fast-paced setting, being self-motivated and goal-oriented, with deep knowledge of VPN, firewall, and threat prevention technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of sales experience in Public Sector.
• Experience designing business plans and market strategies to increase sales.
• Proven ability to sell solutions.
• Track record of quota achievement and career stability.
• Excellent presentation skills to executives and individual contributors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, independent thinker who can move deals through the selling cycle.
• Results-oriented, hunter-type mentality.
• Bilingual French and English.
• Previous experience in network security.
• Knowledgeable in VPN, Firewall, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, Intrusion Prevention, and Content Filtering.

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role in new business pitches, foster long-term relationships, and negotiate terms for enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet solutions.
• On-board new clients and grow existing accounts.
• Generate a robust sales pipeline, qualify opportunities, and provide accurate forecasts.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver bids, proposals, RFI/RFP responses, and Statements of Work reflecting commitment to excellence.
• Travel throughout the territory to support business needs.

Skills

Public Sector sales

Quota achievement

Solution selling

Executive presentation

Bilingual French and English

Network security knowledge

Job description

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Major Account Manager-Public Sector to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.

As a Major Account Manager Public Sector, you will:

• Play an integral role in new business pitches, foster long-term relationships, act as a catalyst in negotiating business terms to achieve enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet solutions and deliver meaningful results for all parties involved.
• Effectively on-board new clients and proactively focus on growing and developing existing accounts.
• Generate a robust sales pipeline, qualify opportunities, and provide accurate forecasts.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver contract bids, proposals, RFI/RFP responses, and Statements of Work that reflect our commitment to excellence.
• Travel throughout the territory to support the needs of the business.

We Are Looking For:

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team.

• Fully qualified, experienced sales professional that is forward thinking and has a professional understanding of the technology business sector.
• Minimum of 8+ years prior sales experience in Public Sector.
• Previous experience designing business plans and market strategies to increase sales.
• Proven ability to sell solutions.
• A proven track record of quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A self-motivated, independent thinker that can move deals through the selling cycle
• Results-orientated, Self-starter, Hunter-type mentality.
• Candidates must thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Bilingual French and English
• Previous experience in network security.
• Knowledgeable in the following technologies VPN, Firewall, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, Intrusion Prevention, and Content Filtering.

Why Join Us:

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.

Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 890,000+ customers around the globe.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Major Account Manager-Public Sector to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.