Account Manager, SLED

As the world's leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we've assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers' real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.

Check Point Software Technologies has been recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Places to Work four years in a row (2020-2023), ranking among the top 50 companies across the globe in the IT category. Check Point has also been named to Forbes' list of World's Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you want to make the world a safer place and join an award-winning company culture - you belong with us.

• Responsible for selling Check Point's products and solutions through Channel Partners and interacting directly with customers in State and Local Government accounts as well as Education accounts in a designated territory. You will also be working closely with a Sales Engineer in the territory
• Essential to success in this role is a keen ability to develop new accounts and to penetrate new divisions and organizations within assigned existing accounts
• Use relationship management techniques to develop selling opportunities within partner organizations; penetrate new divisions and organizations within assigned existing accounts; develop net new customer opportunities
• Schedule and attend sales call appointments with net new prospects and existing accounts. Check Point Channel Partner Representatives may also participate in the sales call to help qualify the opportunity
• Respond to RFP's and follow up with prospects. Develop an account plan to sell to existing customers based on their business needs. Build and strengthen the business relationship with current accounts and new prospects
• 50% of regional travel

• 8+ years of sales experience working with State / Local Government and Education accounts
• An aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems as well as the competitive landscape
• Experience that demonstrates a strong level of expertise in technical specifications required to sell Check Point products and services is required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Track record of exceeding assigned sales quotas in contiguous, multiple years
• Must be eligible to to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled