Fortinet Federal

Partner Sales Manager

Fortinet Federal  •  Reston, VA (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Fortinet Federal is seeking a high-impact Partner Sales Manager to drive partner-led growth across the U.S. Federal Sector. This role is responsible for building, enabling, and executing with strategic federal partners to accelerate adoption of Fortinet Federal’s cybersecurity solutions across DoD, Civilian, and Intelligence Community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own a defined federal territory by recruiting, onboarding, and activating key partners including VARs and MSSPs
  • Build and grow a partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline aligned to territory and agency priorities
  • Drive partner-led opportunities from joint account planning through deal close in coordination with Fortinet Federal sales teams
  • Develop and execute joint business plans to expand adoption of Fortinet’s Security Fabric
  • Enable partners through onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching to effectively position and deliver Fortinet Federal solutions
  • Leverage partner relationships to navigate federal procurement processes and influence key stakeholders
  • Deliver early wins while scaling toward larger enterprise programs, ELAs, and long-term services opportunities
  • Provide accurate pipeline forecasting, partner performance tracking, and weekly reporting
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Systems Engineering, and Marketing to drive strategic initiatives and campaigns
  • Act as a trusted advisor to partners, aligning Fortinet Federal resources to support growth and resolve business or technical challenges

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of channel sales, partner management, or alliances experience within cybersecurity, networking, or enterprise IT
  • Proven success working with federal partners (SIs, VARs, distributors) to drive revenue growth
  • Strong understanding of federal sales motions, including co-selling, contract vehicles (SEWP, GSA, IDIQs), and long sales cycles
  • Experience supporting complex opportunities through partner enablement and joint execution
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity solutions such as firewalls, SASE, Zero Trust, and secure networking
  • Strong relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills across partner and internal teams
  • Ability to manage multiple partners and opportunities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
  • Data-driven approach to pipeline management, forecasting, and performance tracking
  • Preferred Requirement:Residence in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area as regular in-person engagement with federal partners is required.
Fortinet Federal

About Fortinet Federal

Fortinet Federal is dedicated to bringing expertise and commitment to U.S. Government agencies, with a focus on meeting public sector priorities, standards, and evolving cybersecurity mandates. Staffed by a seasoned professional team, Fortinet Federal offers civilian and national security organizations alike the opportunity to upgrade their IT infrastructures and enable Security-driven Networking, Zero-Trust Access, Cloud Security, and AI-Driven Security Operations.

While agencies work to modernize IT, strengthen cyber defenses, and maintain effective citizen service delivery, they also must operate within budget and staffing constraints. Federal missions demand broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity technologies to meet mission objectives, reduce costs, and enable trusted operations. Fortinet Federal meets customer demands for advanced network and data security with products designed to protect systems, devices, and applications worldwide.

Fortinet Federal is laser-focused on making cybersecurity hygiene manageable by delivering cutting-edge solutions and prioritizing compliance with current security standards and unique agency requirements that combine to secure Federal government networks.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
Unknown
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