Regional Account Manager - Public

Fortinet · Brussels

Regional Account Manager - Public

Location: Belgium (Diegem)

In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Public Sector Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining organization-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in your 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.

As a Regional Account Manager, you will:

Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve and exceed sales targets
Drive the adoption of Fortinet’s products and services across assigned public sector accounts, supporting long-term customer success
Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key decision-makers, influencers, and strategic partners within public administration
Coordinate internal teams to deliver customer-focused proposals, RFI/RFP responses, and statements of work
Promote cybersecurity awareness and best practices in alignment with Italian and European regulations
Serve as the lead contact responsible for the flow of information to and from executive management
Maximize Fortinet’s opportunity while delivering value-added solutions to assigned public sector customers
Maintain an accurate and consistent pipeline and sales forecast
Collaborate with internal stakeholders including partner channel managers, technical sales engineers, and consulting professionals
Travel within the assigned territory as required to support business opportunities

We Are Looking For:

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities:

Proven experience in technology sales, ideally within the cybersecurity or networking sectors
Demonstrated success in selling solutions to public administration customers, including education, healthcare, or local government entities
Strong knowledge of IT security technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, antivirus, IDS/IPS solutions
A track record of consistent quota achievement and career stability
Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
A goal-oriented mindset with strong business acumen and leadership capabilities

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. In this key role, you will manage, direct and drive direct sales into Public Sector Accounts. Create and implement strategic plans focused on attaining organization-wide deployments of Fortinet products and services. Develop executive relationships with key buyers and influencers in Commercial 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.

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