RVP Named Enterprise Sales, Northcentral
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Key details
- Location
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Lead / Staff+
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 15–18 yrs
- Function
- Sales & Solutions
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 14h ago
Skills
business developmentcontract negotiationcybersecurityenterprise salesfirewallsnegotiationnetwork securitypipeline managementrfp responsesvpn
About the role
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Regional Vice President, Named Enterprise Sales to lead and scale our named sales organization in your assigned territory. In this strategic leadership role, you will drive revenue growth, expand adoption of cybersecurity solutions, and build lasting executive relationships with organizations in the market.
The ideal candidate is a high-performing sales executive with deep expertise in enterprise technology sales, a proven record of exceeding revenue targets, and strong experience leading high-impact sales teams within the network security industry.
You will be responsible for developing and executing strategic sales initiatives, mentoring top talent, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver winning customer solutions that accelerate business growth and customer success.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of Named Enterprise Sales Directors focused on Regional and Named Enterprise Account teams
- Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans to consistently exceed revenue and quota objectives.
- Drive enterprise-wide adoption of cybersecurity solutions by aligning customer business needs with value-driven outcomes.
- Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key decisionmakers, influencers, partners, and stakeholders within named enterprise organizations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales Leadership, Solutions Engineering, Marketing, Legal, and Operations teams to deliver successful proposals, RFP/RFI responses, contract negotiations, and statements of work.
- Serve as the executive point of contact for accounts and ensure effective communication flow between customers and senior leadership.
- Partner closely with Sales leadership to align business priorities, maximize market opportunities, and drive organizational success.
- Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management to ensure visibility and predictable business performance.
- Lead complex enterprise negotiations and structure mutually beneficial agreements that foster long-term customer relationships.
- Travel as required within assigned territories to support customer engagement and business development initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of successful technology sales experience, including leadership and team management responsibilities.
- Demonstrated success selling complex solutions into large-scale named enterprise organizations.
- Strong background in the cybersecurity or network security industry.
- Proven track record of consistently exceeding quota and driving significant revenue growth.
- Extensive experience leading and closing named enterprise deals.
- Deep knowledge and sales experience in one or more of the following technologies:
- Firewall/VPN
- Antivirus (AV)
- IDS/IDP
- Exceptional executive presentation, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to coach, mentor, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, operational discipline, and customer-centric focus.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly competitive environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
- Experience leading geographically distributed sales teams.
- Established network and relationships within named enterprise accounts preferred.
What Success Looks Like
- Consistent achievement and overachievement of regional revenue targets.
- Expansion of named enterprise customer footprint and account growth.
- High-performing, engaged sales organization with strong retention and development.
- Strong executive customer relationships that drive long-term business partnerships.
- Accurate forecasting and operational excellence across the sales organization.
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@fortinet.com.
Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.