Business Development Representative - Fluent Polish Warsaw jobs at Fortinet in Poland, Warsaw

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs to provide technical information, guidance and support
• Become a trusted advisor by proactively guide your customers with technical recommendations and best practices
• Run advanced troubleshooting on the full range of Fortinet products, reproduce customer environments on lab equipment, recommend potential new solutions
• Take initiatives and ownership of customer incidents to drive for timely resolutions
• Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case
• Participate in customer conference calls or face to face customer meetings
• Produce service reports to summarize service activity and performance for key stakeholders
• Report Software/Hardware related issues to R&D department and assure follow-up

Skills and Attributes Requirements:

• Good understanding of data networking protocols, specifically TCP/IP, routing and switching
• Hands-on experience on security products and technologies (e.g. Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DDos, VPN, Web application Firewall)
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Face to face and remote customer management experience
• Previous experience in a technical support position with telco or large enterprise space.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience on Fortinet products is an advantage

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical support/post-sales role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or an equivalent experience
• Fortinet certification FCP, FCSS, FCX a distinct advantage
• Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage internal sales relationships, as well as be a key point of contact for Cloud Security solution opportunities with the end customer.
• Build and implement account / marketing plans for account penetration.
• Generate a sales pipeline as overlay with Field Sales, qualify opportunities, and accurately forecast pipeline.
• Achievement of agreed quarterly sales goals.
• Cloud Channel Development: Working with Cloud native channel partners in the region to build pipeline and help them close opportunities.
• Work closely with the Regional Cloud Service Provider (CSP) teams to build Co-Sell engagement and sell through their marketplace.
• Excellent communicator including the ability to make engaging and effective presentations to an executive audience.
• Effective in a collaborative environment, particularly interacting with product and business professionals.
• Collaborate with Regional Sales Managers and Regional Systems Engineers ensuring customers understand how to deliver value to their customers and partners.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified, experienced sales professional that is forward thinking and has an expert understanding of the technology business sector.
• Exceptional business and financial acumen with a demonstrated ability to understand both short-term and long-term financial impact of business decisions.
• Previous experience designing business plans and market strategies.
• Proven ability with solution selling with a hunter mentality.
• A proven track record of quota achievement and demonstrated career stability.
• A self-motivated, independent thinker that can move deals through the selling cycle.
• Competitive, Self-starter, Hunter-type mentality.
• Previous experience with selling solutions through the Cloud Service Provider Marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Previous experience in network security recommended. Knowledgeable in the following technologies: Virtual Firewall, Web Application Firewall, CNP, CNF and others.
• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills to evaluate complex problems to find a systematic approach to gain a quick resolution.
• Ability to work independently with little direction – travel will be required in territory.
• Fluency in Polish and English

Experience:0-3 Years

Hybrid (3 days on-site/ 2 days remote)

As a BDR, you will:

• Learn and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of Fortinet’s technology in order to articulate our value proposition to decision-makers, as well as being able to successfully manage and overcome objections.
• Research customers, identify decision makers, educate prospects and qualify buying interest and sense of urgency.
• Prospecting into multiple organizations via calling, networking and e-mail, with the help of cutting-edge digital platforms for intent based leads such as Bombora and 6Sense, and contact discovery using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Discover.org, and other digital tools and Internet sources, to build and maintain a high-quality lead pipeline.
• Schedule well qualified appointments with key decision makers within targeted companies.
• Meet and exceed daily and weekly call goals, as well as deliver a high quantity of well qualified sales opportunities.
• Maintain accurate activity, contact, and account information of all customers and prospects in our CRM (Salesforce).
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing and other Fortinet business functions in the development of strategic sales approaches.

Requirements:

• Self-starter with positive and energetic phone skills, excellent listening skills, strong writing and presentation skills
• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, customer focus, and highly data-driven are musts Basic knowledge in IT or cybersecurity
• Ability to work in a high-energy sales team environment; phenomenal and collaborative teammate
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities

What you can expect from us:

• On the job and more formal online training and development opportunities, with the possibility to get the industry recognized certifications.
• A competitive salary and incentive compensation package, including stock awards, health and welfare benefits.
• An excellent role to start a career in enterprise technology sales, with opportunities to get involved with marketing, technology operations and sales
• Employee days to meet and learn about our key sponsorships and events