Overview
In this role you lead a Manager and a team of Systems Engineers for the Public District, partnering with Sales leadership to drive excellence. You address client challenges, plan for future market demands, and align cross-functional initiatives across the Pre-Sales team. You act as an escalation point for pre- and post-sales issues, shaping security solutions for public sector customers. This position offers the opportunity to influence security strategy and growth within a global leader in cybersecurity.
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Lead a team of security experts from senior consultants to product specialists
- Recruit and develop top talent in the industry
- Collaborate with District Sales Director and Sales Leadership to drive sales excellence
- Build and maintain relationships with public sector customers, prospects, and partners at senior levels
- Understand client challenges and qualify opportunities effectively
- Anticipate future market demands and identify high-growth engines
- Coordinate with German and DACH Pre-Sales Management to align initiatives
- Serve as escalation point for pre- and post-sales technical issues
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Minimum 2 years as first line Systems Engineering Manager
- Deep knowledge of cyber security market trends (e.g., SASE, ZTNA, SecOps)
- Ability to map cyber security solutions to business requirements
- Strong blend of management, technical, and business skills
- Excellent presentation skills to C-Level and individual contributors
- Fluent in German and English; strong written and verbal communication
- Well-connected network to Public sector contacts in the region
- Self-motivated, independent thinker capable of advancing complex projects through the sales cycle
- leadership
- problem solving
- strategic thinking
- SASE
- ZTNA
- SecOps
Systems Engineering Manager – Public Sector in Heilbronn Arbeitgeber: Fortinet
Fortinet ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern in Deutschland, insbesondere in Frankfurt, Hamburg und München, eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Weiterbildung und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten fördert Fortinet eine offene Unternehmenskultur, die Zusammenarbeit und Innovation schätzt. Die Mitarbeiter profitieren von einem wettbewerbsfähigen Gehaltspaket, einschließlich Aktienoptionen, und haben die Möglichkeit, Teil eines erfolgreichen Teams zu werden, das einen bedeutenden Einfluss auf die Cybersicherheitsbranche hat.
