Strategic Alliance Sales Specialist, DDOS (East)
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The Strategic Alliance Sales Specialist, DDoS (East) develops territory sales strategy and manages the full sales cycle, from discovery through close. The role builds and forecasts pipeline, navigates complex procurement through cloud and distributor marketplaces, presents technical value to customer stakeholders, and reports deal progress and risks to leadership. Candidates need substantial DDoS, load balancing, or WAF sales experience and enterprise B2B technology sales experience.
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Why Join Us?
At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation. Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen. This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems. We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture. What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely. If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop and execute a territory sales strategy focused on net-new logo acquisition and expansion, owning the full sales cycle from discovery through close.
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Build, manage, and accurately forecast a robust pipeline by engaging internal teams, partners, existing customers, and net-new prospects.
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Navigate complex procurement paths—including AWS, Azure, and distributor marketplaces—guiding customers toward long-term commitments and removing deal blockers.
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Present confidently to all levels of the customer organization, from developers and architects to CISOs and CXOs, using compelling technical storytelling.
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Provide regular business reviews to leadership, articulating deal progress, competitive positioning, risks, and a clear path to close.
Qualifications
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5+ years of direct sales experience with DDoS, load balancing, and/or WAF solutions
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5+ years of B2B technology sales experience, with demonstrated success in net-new logo acquisition within enterprise or upper mid-market segments
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Proven track record of building qualified pipelines, closing complex deals, and consistently exceeding revenue targets
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Strong technical foundation in network architecture and application security principles
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Demonstrated ability to deliver compelling technical demonstrations and presentations that articulate clear business value and ROI
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Skilled at engaging and building trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, including infrastructure leaders, architects, CTOs, CIOs, and CISOs
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Experience collaborating effectively across Sales, Channel, Product, and Marketing functions to drive customer adoption and market success
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Self-directed professional with a collaborative, customer-centric approach and passion for driving results
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Must be eligible to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
Equal Opportunity Employer Check Point Software Technologies is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled
How this job compares
Set against the 2,405 open Sales Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$111–161K/yr54 salary ranges
- New York median$19–21/hr90 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 173 open Sales Specialist jobs in New York and 2,405 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Sales Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (692 postings).
- Education
- 223 of the 2,405 open Sales Specialist jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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