Regional Sales Director - SLED
At a glance
Director-level Sales Leadership role at Edel. Miami · full-time · $350,000–$425,000 OTE.
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What you'll do
- Lead and coach sales representatives serving SLED accounts, setting account plans to reach goals and exceed quota
- Build executive ties with enterprise buyers, decision makers and partners to advance Fortinet opportunities
- Guide bids, proposals, RFI/RFP responses and statements of work with internal teams
- Negotiate client terms and work with account managers to drive territory activity and ongoing relationships
- Maintain a reliable territory pipeline and oversee information flow to executive management
What you bring
- At least ten years selling technology while leading a team
- A record of selling solutions to enterprise customers, including experience in network security
- Closed large deals and surpassed quota, with career stability
- Sales experience with firewall/VPN, AV or IDS/IDP products
Who this fits
This director role suits a sales leader who has developed and motivated teams and sold enterprise technology solutions. You’ll work outside an office or home office to sell, with travel as needed and within your assigned territory.
From the employer
In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into SLED Accounts. Create and implement strategic 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 relationships. 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 strong ongoing relationships.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and motivate a team of Sales Representative focused on SLED Accounts
- Develop account plans to achieve goals and exceed quota responsibility
- Maximize Fortinet opportunity while providing value added solutions to enterprise institutions
- Serves as lead contact responsible for the flow of information to/from executive management
- Works closely together with the account managers in order to maximize the primary business focus and serves as team leader responsible for the quality and success of activities in the territory
- Develops relationships with key decision makers, influencers and partners
- Manages effective working relationships with assigned region MAMs, Technical Sales Engineers, and Consulting Professionals
- Consistently builds and delivers on an accurate territory pipeline
- Travels within assigned territory is required
Required Skills:
- 10+ years technology selling experience managing a team
- Proven ability to sell solutions to enterprise customers
- Experience in the network security industry
- A proven track record of significant over-quota achievement and demonstrated career stability
- Experience in closing large deals
- Selling experience must include one of the following : 1) Firewall/VPN, 2) AV 3) IDS/IDP
- Excellent presentation skills to executives & individual contributors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Goal oriented individual, with vast interpersonal managerial skills, strong business acumen and positive leadership abilities with proven results in mentoring, motivating and developing teams.
- The Regional Sales Director, SLED 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.
Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.
Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. On target earnings for this position is expected to be $350,000 - $425,000 per year. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, and this position is also eligible for commissions based on the terms of the Sales Compensation Plan
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