Major Account Manager

Fortinet; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet seeks a results-driven Major Enterprise Account Manager to drive direct sales into major enterprise accounts. You will create strategic account plans, build executive relationships, and coordinate with internal teams to deliver compelling bids, proposals, and statements of work.

You will also negotiate terms to secure win/win outcomes, travel as needed, and consistently meet quarterly sales targets while expanding Fortinet's presence in enterprise networks and security offerings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in enterprise sales
• Experience selling to Major Enterprise Accounts
• Experience with security products is a plus

Responsibilities

• Generating Major Enterprise Accounts business opportunities and managing the sales process through to closure of the sale.
• Achievement of agreed quarterly sales goals.
• Generate a sales pipeline, qualifying opportunities, and accurately forecast pipeline

Skills

Major Enterprise sales

Quota attainment

Executive communication

Sales pipeline forecasting

Travel for sales

Self-motivated

Enterprise network security

Sales presentation

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

Job Description

In this key role, you will manage and drive direct sales into Major Enterprise Accounts. Create and implement strategic account plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Major Enterprise Accounts and leverage these during the sales process. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for solid ongoing relationships.

Job Description

In this key role, you will manage and drive direct sales into Major Enterprise Accounts. Create and implement strategic account plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Major Enterprise Accounts and leverage these during the sales process. Coordinate with appropriate internal groups to generate and deliver winning Contract Bids, Proposals, RFI/RFP Responses, and Statements of Work. Negotiate terms of business with clients to achieve win/win results that provide the basis for solid ongoing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Generating Major Enterprise Accounts business opportunities and managing the sales process through to closure of the sale.
• Achievement of agreed quarterly sales goals.
• Generate a sales pipeline, qualifying opportunities, and accurately forecast pipeline

Required Skills

• Proven ability to sell solutions to Major Enterprise customers.
• A proven track record of quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
• Experience in closing large Enterprise deals.
• 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
• 8+ years of experience selling to Major Enterprise Accounts
• 2+ years of experience selling enterprise network security products and services
• Results-oriented, Self-starter, Hunter-type mentality.
• The Major Account Manager, Enterprise is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.

About Us

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.