AI & App Security Growth Manager - NL

Perception Point; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager, AI & Application Security for The Netherlands. You will develop and execute GTM initiatives for AI Security and WAAP, expand existing relationships, and identify new market opportunities with Fortinet’s Dutch sales organization and partner ecosystem.

You will drive executive briefings, discovery workshops, and solution presentations that tie security challenges to business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or computer science.
• 7+ years in cybersecurity sales or GTM roles.
• Experience with AI, cloud or application security.
• Proven track record of creating opportunities and pipeline.
• Ability to engage CIOs, CISOs and CTOs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the GTM and business development strategy for AI Security and Application Security in the Netherlands, expanding existing customer relationships and creating new market opportunities.
• Work closely with Fortinet account managers, channel teams, distributors, and partners to identify opportunities, generate qualified pipeline and accelerate strategic sales pursuits.
• Drive customer-facing activities, including executive briefings, discovery workshops, use-case discussions and solution presentations that connect security challenges to business outcomes.
• Design and deliver enablement programs for Fortinet sales teams and partners, covering portfolio capabilities, customer use cases, competitive differentiation and effective sales positioning.
• Advise customers on securing AI adoption and modern applications, including AI governance, runtime protection, LLM guardrails, shadow AI, web application firewalls (WAF), API security and bot mitigation.
• Initiate and develop strategic opportunities with enterprise and midmarket customers, building business cases that demonstrate risk reduction, operational value and return on investment.
• Engage and activate Fortinet’s reseller, integrator, and service-provider partners through joint business plans, demand-generation initiatives and partner-led pipeline development.
• Build trusted relationships with customer decision-makers, including CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, cloud and application leaders and development and AI stakeholders.
• Coordinate with local sales leadership, channel, marketing, and product management to prioritize target markets, execute campaigns, monitor pipeline and refine GTM messaging.
• Represent Fortinet as a thought leader in the Dutch market, promoting secure AI adoption and application protection at customer meetings, partner events and industry forums.

Skills

Business development

GTM strategy

AI security

C-level engagement

Dutch & English

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or computer science

Job description

Fortinet is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager, AI & Application Security for The Netherlands. You will develop and execute GTM initiatives for AI Security and WAAP, expand existing relationships, and identify new market opportunities with Fortinet’s Dutch sales organization and partner ecosystem.

You will drive executive briefings, discovery workshops, and solution presentations that tie security challenges to business value.