AI Sales Specialist
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Edel. Atlanta · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $85,315–$154,375.
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What you'll do
- Shape regional AI security sales plans with sales leaders, covering growth in current accounts and new customer wins
- Build opportunities with account managers and partners, then qualify prospects and close AI security deals
- Lead executive briefings, discovery sessions and live demonstrations, while advising enterprise customers on AI risks and solutions
- Train account teams and channel partners on product capabilities, competitive positioning, use cases and customer outcomes
- Develop strategic accounts and customer relationships, working with sales, marketing and product teams on regional execution
What you bring
- At least seven years in quota-based technical sales, including three or more years focused on AI or related technologies
- A record of reaching or beating quota and closing complex enterprise deals involving several stakeholders
- Working knowledge of machine learning, deep learning and generative AI, plus cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
- Strong executive engagement and presentation skills, including experience with senior technology and security decision-makers
Who this fits
This mid-level, quota-carrying sales role suits someone who can sell technical solutions into complex enterprise accounts and engage senior customer stakeholders. The role is based in Atlanta with a hybrid arrangement and includes travel of up to half your time. A technical degree is preferred, and experience in regulated industries or familiarity with agentic AI tools is also preferred.
From the employer
At Fortinet, we are at the forefront of securing the evolving Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape with our FortiAIGate AI security platform.
We are seeking a passionate and experienced AI Sales Specialist to support the go-to-market (GTM) strategy and execution for our rapidly growing AI security solutions. This critical quota carrying sales role will be instrumental in accelerating the adoption of our solutions that help customers secure the creation and usage of AI applications, including homegrown AI and popular agentic AI tools.
Your Responsibilities
Partner with regional sales leaders to shape and execute the GTM strategy for AI Security solutions across your region, focusing on both expanding existing Fortinet customers and driving greenfield acquisition.
Collaborate closely with Fortinet account managers and partners to build pipeline, and to identify, qualify, and close AI Security business.
Lead customer-facing activities, including executive presentations, discovery workshops, and live product demonstrations.
Design and deliver regional training programs for Fortinet account managers, educating them on new product features, capabilities, competitive differentiators, use cases and business outcomes, to ensure they can confidently pitch and represent Fortinet’s AI security strategy.
Consult with enterprise clients to evaluate their current AI landscape, identify security challenges, and architect effective solutions. Act as a trusted thought leader on AI governance and controls, runtime protection, guardrails, automated red-teaming, and shadow AI.
Personally engage in strategic account selling, business development, and ongoing customer success, with a focus on business outcomes and ROI
Engage deeply with Fortinet’s channel and reseller partners to equip them with the knowledge and resources needed to successfully close AI Security deals, ensuring they are positioned and motivated to lead with Fortinet for AI security.
Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with key customer stakeholders, including C-level executives, security leaders, and AI decision-makers.
Partner closely with sales, marketing, and product management to ensure alignment and effective GTM execution and AI Security messaging.
Serve as an AI evangelist to educate customers on agentic AI best practices, secure AI deployment, and position Fortinet as the definitive leader in AI security projects.
Qualifications
Your Experience
Bachelors degree in engineering, science, computer science or related technical field of study prefered
7+ years of quota-carrying technical sales experience, including at least 3 years specializing in AI and related technologies.
Proven track recorder of consistently meeting or exceeding quota and successfully closing multi-stakeholder, 6- and 7-figure ACV deals in complex enterprise accounts
Demonstrated experience engaging with C-level executives, including CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and Heads of AI.
Understanding of core AI technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI.
Experience working within regulated or data-sensitive industries (such as financial services, healthcare, and semiconductors) is preferred.
Familiarity with popular agentic AI tools, AI infrastructure, and their associated security implications is preferred.
Exemplary written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Ability to travel up to 50% to develop customer relationships and advance opportunities
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