Country Manager, Saudi Arabia

Check Point Software Technologies; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point seeks a strategic Country Manager to lead our Saudi Arabia sales team and drive growth across customers and partners. You will shape the GTM strategy, mentor the sales force, and expand market presence in a dynamic IT security landscape.

The role requires deep IT security knowledge, a proven leadership track record, and the ability to navigate both local and virtual organizations to deliver results and growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales experience in IT security or related tech industries.
• Strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution ability.
• Deep knowledge of IT security landscape and local market context.
• Proven track record building and leading high-performance sales teams.
• Results-driven, proactive, and able to navigate virtual and dynamic orgs.
• Excellent relationship building with customers, partners, and distributors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow Check Point's Saudi Arabia sales organization.
• Drive new customer acquisition and expand channel ecosystems.
• Engage partners and end customers through GTM strategies and account planning.
• Manage pipeline, forecasting, renewals, and strategic projects.
• Mentor and develop the local sales team, including onboarding.
• Develop market intelligence and competitive take-out.
• Represent Check Point in local market events and partner forums.

Skills

Sales leadership

Strategic planning

IT security knowledge

Channel development

Forecasting

People management

Market intelligence

Job description

At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation.

Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen.

This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems.

We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture.

What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.

Job Description

We are looking for our next Country Manager inSaudi Arabia to lead our local sales organization to great things! In this key role you will have the opportunity to influence employees, business partners and end customers alike, while making sure that our market share in the local cybersecurity landscape keeps growing. If you are a natural-born leader, we want you on our side!

You will be responsible for:

• Lead and grow Check Point business inSaudi Arabia
• Focus on new customer acquisition, growing the channel eco-system through development of enterprise and sales channels, enhancing the performance of the current distributors/VARs and extending the market coverage through additional partners
• Building strong engagement and relationship withclients and business partnerby executing go to market strategy, programs and through account mapping and planning
• Managing pipeline generation and accurate forecasting including new solutions, projects, renewals and refresh
• Ongoing mentoring and development of the sales team, includes recruiting, on-boarding and training new sales representatives
• Develop Check Point expertise in the market
• Develop local market intelligence and competitive take-out

Qualifications

• Minimum10+ years of relevant sales experience within the IT industry, preferably within a high growth entrepreneurial environment
• Good business acumen with ability to strategize and plan as well as being hands-on when needed
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the IT security landscape including local insight on competitors, solutions and current trends
• Proven track record in building and leading a diverse high performance sales teams
• Result oriented and action-driven
• Out of the box thinking
• Experience navigating in dynamic and virtual organizations