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The role holder will manage the engagement and development of significant deals and have an outstanding track record of selling\ncomplex solutions and services in full collaboration with the in country/territory team of Major Account Managers, Channel Managers etc.\nOver time, there will be more and more Fortinet partners/customers whom have legacy infrastructure to run their workloads, but want to transform into the new agile, digital world. To ensure there is a stronger “pull” towards new world over legacy (ensuring long term customer/journey and revenues), we would need a BDM whose primary focus is on the digital world but also has legacy world experience. From an outside perspective, this will look smooth and consistent to our partners/customers/prospects.\nOverall sales/technical expertise \nHas held various roles across numerous sectors and consultancy experience desirable \nSuccess track record in growing business in an international IT vendor\nWhilst big organization experience is desirable for our high growth ambition, we require other more important factors relating to a new, digital world BDM role: in our mind, a BDM whom specializes in Cloud and everything encapsulatingthe new, digital world must possess the following skills/experience/qualities because they will be engaging with our future partner/prospects/customers and selling the future digital vision: \nQualified and expertise in a public cloud such as AWS or Azure or GCP and most importantly, understand new world approach to fault tolerance, resilient architectures (high availability, fail over, DR) etc..; \nUnderstanding of modern methodologies and movements such as: design thinking, agile and lean business models as this is even more important to partners/customers and proposals; \nUnderstanding of current and in future technologies such as: AI such as machine learning, container security etc…; \nExperience in big complex digital transformations \nUnderstand Innovation, how to enable innovation (different approach for each partner/customer) and how this leads to differentiation and market disruption \n\nResponsibilities/Accountabilities \nLead the development of an effective portfolio business plan outlining the strategy for success and maximising revenues. \nResponsible for ensuring partner/customer satisfaction is maintained at the highest levels. \nDevelop account plans that focus on client relationship development and account growth/retention within install base and net new customers/partners. \nFind and develop profitable new accounts and business opportunities within a channel driven mentality. \nManage and develop a long-term sustainable pipeline of new deals, into both install base and net new parterns/customers. \nMap, build and deploy a long term relationship with the Public Cloud Vendors (Microsoft, Google, AWS, Oracle, Alibaba…)\nAchieve the revenue targets set out, build pro-active plans generating pipeline. \nMaintain close knowledge of the client’s business and Fortinets’ service portfolio to ensure alignment of appropriate up selling and cross selling of Fortinet solutions. \nProduce workable quarterly/annual business and activity plans for the region and/or market segment and develop profit improvement plans to justify the value of our solutions/services to our partners/customers. \nRecord and maintain all relevant information regarding partner/customers and contacts, prospects and suspects in Salesforce. \nEnsure full communication of Fortinets’ sales & marketing objectives to all partners/customers/accounts. \nEnsure that the public cloud sales pipeline model is kept updated by providing timely and accurate 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