Major Account Manager - Nigeria at Fortinet Technologies Canada Inc

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Enterprise Sales, Cybersecurity, Networking, Consultative Selling, Account Planning, C-Level Relationship Management, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Client On-boarding, Market Research, Communication Skills, Listening Skills

Industry

Computer and Network Security

Description

Major Account Manager Location: Nigeria As a Major Accounts Manager, you will play an integral role in new business pitches, hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new clients and focus on growing and developing existing customers across Nigeria. This exciting role will allow you to use your extensive network to run and grow opportunities, write business and account plans for all current and new business tender opportunities and act as the key interface between the customer and all relevant divisions. At Fortinet you will * Learn and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of Fortinet’s technology in order to articulate our value proposition to decision-makers. * Develop strong relationships with customer contacts up to Executive C-level to gain insight into their business imperatives and IT drivers, enabling development of a strategy to sell Fortinet solutions. * Sell Fortinet products and services through a consultative selling approach and maintain good relationships with key individuals within the accounts. * Research customers, identify decision makers, educate prospects and qualify buying interest and sense of urgency. * Create and implement strategic account plans through a consultative selling approach focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services * Develop strategies and orchestrate company resources to maximize sales volume within assigned accounts. * Effectively engage and build cooperative relationships with System Engineers, Channel Managers, and specialist sales team and executives as required. * Drive quarterly business reviews with customer to ensure value from Fortinet investment. * Ensures the customer is kept up to date with Fortinet product roadmaps enabling the customer to plan and mitigate risks to their business. Apply if you * Have a proven track record of enterprise sales experience in hi-tech industry (preferably Cybersecurity and Networking) developing strategic customer relationships. * Have a strong technical background within cyber security is a must (background in pre-sales engineering will be an advantage) * Possess a consistent track record of quota over achievement and demonstrated both career stability and growth. * Are a highly motivated self-starter with a competitive personality, strong attention to detail, and a hunger to win – hunter mentality * Have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with excellent listening skills. * Fluency in English

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Responsibilities

The Major Account Manager is responsible for driving new business pitches, onboarding new clients, and growing existing customer accounts across Nigeria. This includes developing strategic account plans and acting as the primary interface between customers and internal divisions.