AI Sales Specialist

Fortinet•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Fortinet is seeking a passionate and experienced AI Sales Specialist to support go-to-market strategy and execution for its AI security solutions, including the FortiAIGate AI security platform. This quota-carrying sales role focuses on accelerating adoption of solutions that help customers secure the creation and use of AI applications, including homegrown AI and agentic AI tools. The specialist works with regional sales leaders, account managers, partners, and cross-functional teams to build pipeline and win AI Security business. The role includes strategic account selling, customer consultation, executive engagement, product demonstrations, partner enablement, regional training, and customer education. The specialist advises enterprise clients on their AI environments and security challenges and serves as a thought leader on AI governance, controls, runtime protection, guardrails, automated red-teaming, and shadow AI.

Requirements

At least 7 years of quota-carrying technical sales experience, including at least 3 years specializing in AI and related technologies.
Proven record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota and closing multi-stakeholder, six- and seven-figure ACV deals in complex enterprise accounts.
Experience engaging C-level executives, including CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and Heads of AI.
Understanding of core AI technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI.
Exemplary written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Ability to travel up to 50%.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer science, or a related technical field is preferred.
Experience in regulated or data-sensitive industries such as financial services, healthcare, and semiconductors is preferred.
Familiarity with popular agentic AI tools, AI infrastructure, and their associated security implications is preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with regional sales leaders to shape and execute the regional go-to-market strategy for AI Security, expanding existing customer relationships and acquiring new customers.
Collaborate with Fortinet account managers and partners to build pipeline and identify, qualify, and close AI Security business.
Lead customer-facing executive presentations, discovery workshops, and live product demonstrations.
Design and deliver regional training for Fortinet account managers on product features, capabilities, competitive differentiators, use cases, and business outcomes.
Consult with enterprise clients to assess their AI landscape, identify security challenges, and architect effective solutions.
Act as a thought leader on AI governance and controls, runtime protection, guardrails, automated red-teaming, and shadow AI.
Conduct strategic account selling, business development, and ongoing customer success, emphasizing business outcomes and ROI.
Enable Fortinet channel and reseller partners with the knowledge and resources to close AI Security deals and lead with Fortinet.
Build trusted relationships with customer stakeholders, including C-level executives, security leaders, and AI decision-makers.
Partner with sales, marketing, and product management to align go-to-market execution and AI Security messaging.
Educate customers on agentic AI best practices and secure AI deployment, and position Fortinet as a leader in AI security projects.
Travel up to 50% to develop customer relationships and advance opportunities.