Business Development Specialist

Exceptional company growth, performance, and career opportunities abound

**An Overview of Fortinet**:
From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure.

We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperative fabric. Our unique Security Fabric combines Security Processors, an intuitive operating system, and applied threat intelligence to give you proven security, exceptional performance, and better visibility and control--while providing easier administration. The Fortinet Security Fabric delivers a unified approach that is broad, integrated, and automated. Reduce and manage the attack surface through integrated broad visibility, stop advanced threats through integrated AI-driven breach prevention, and reduce complexity through automated operations and orchestration.

Our flagship enterprise firewall platform, FortiGate, is available in a wide range of sizes and form factors to fit any environment and provides a broad array of next-generation security and networking functions. Complementary products can be deployed with a FortiGate to enable a simplified, end-to-end security infrastructure covering:

- Network Security - Protect the entire attack surface from headquarters to branch offices with advanced security.
- Security Operations - Implement advanced threat intelligence to detect, prevent, and respond sophisticated malware and improve security awareness.
- Network Operations - Leverage a smart security strategy that prioritizes automation-driven network operations that spots and prevents network breaches.
- Endpoint and Device Protection - Proactive protection, visibility, and control for all endpoints and devices across the network.

Our market position and solution effectiveness have been widely validated by industry analysts, independent testing labs, business organizations, and media outlets worldwide. We are proud to count the majority of Fortune 500 companies among our satisfied customers.

Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices around the globe. Founded in 2000 by Ken Xie, the visionary founder and former president and CEO of NetScreen, Fortinet is led by a strong management team with deep experience in networking and security.

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**The Role**:
You, as a Business Development Specialist (BDS), will provide support to a defined group of ANZ based Account Managers (Sales Representatives). Your primary responsibility will be to book qualified meetings with target contacts within target accounts for the Account Managers.

In addition to managing inbound leads, you'll work on high-value outbound into target accounts. We've got access to the best contact databases along with lists of leads and contacts acquired from marketing campaigns, marketing events, and 3rd party services.

**The important work you'll be doing**:

- Be a great team player - Our team is the best in the industry and we have the data to prove it

**Skills that you've already developed**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are paramount
- You speak with confidence and conviction. You're able to convince people to consider options beyond that of which they have already considered or discovered themselves
- You're well organized with effective time and activity management skills
- You have the ability to manage multiple tasks
- You're goal-oriented (You will have monthly and quarterly goals)
- You've got the energy and stamina to work well in a fast-paced environment
- You're able to work independently as well as on a team
- You've got a BS in Business Administration, Marketing, or related fields
- You're wildly curious to learn about security, technology, marketing, and sales

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in SYDNEY, NSW 2000