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Yoel Szwarcbord

Ganei Tikva

Summary

Experienced business executive with a proven and successful history in the cybersecurity, cloud, and networking industries, covering Defense, Public Sector, Finance, Commercial, and Service Provider customers. Proven track record in achieving and exceeding sales targets, managing complex projects, and leading high-performing teams. Passionate mentor dedicated to fostering team success and individual achievement. Strong believer in teamwork and simplifying complexity. Possess robust executive and management skills, with expertise in business development, sales management, and operations with international business responsibility. Demonstrated success in consistently meeting and exceeding targets. Known for integrity, accountability, talent acquisition, and delivering results

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Head of Sales Google Cloud Security, Israel

Google
1 2024 - Current
  • Help core GCP sales team to expand Googles cloud security businesses within them customers
    Work with core promoters and channel partners to step into enterprise and high tech accounts with our Security solutions.
    Own the enablement, alignment, and introductions for our core promoters.
    Drive prioritization of our Security portfolio across promoters and corresponding channel partners.
    Construct and execute a territory development plan
    Develop and drive the pipeline to manage cycles from generation to customer onboarding, and build and maintain relationships to influence long-term strategic direction.
    Partner with Marketing, Customer Engineering, GCP, Channels, Product, and Engineering teams to understand customer needs and provide excellent customer experience.
    Represent Google Cloud Security in regional forecasts, all hands, and team meetings.

Head of Sales Mandiant Israel

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Lead the transition process of the team from Mandiant to GCP
  • Responsible for leading, developing & growing a sales team of quota carriers in Israel.
  • Own and drive revenue outcomes within the assigned region exceeding team sales quotas & goals.
  • Coach, develop and mentor representatives to success in all aspects of the sales cycle: lead generation, qualification, forecasting, and closing opportunities while using our channel/partner network
  • Build sales analysis for insight into weekly, monthly and quarterly execution & strategies
  • Work closely with other peer group business leaders on crafting business strategy to accomplish company goals

Strategic Client Executive Mandiant Services, Government, and enterprise markets

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2022 - 01.2022
  • Enlarging and expanding Mandiant services, mainly and focusing on cracking and developing the growth of the intelligence business in the government and finance industry.
  • Educating the sales team on Mandiant Intelligence.

Country Manager for Thales Cloud Security Licensing group

Thales C.P.L group for Israel and Cyprus
01.2022 - 01.2022
  • Managing sales cycles directly and indirectly with the extended team.
  • Hire, Coach, develop and mentor representatives to success in all aspects of the sales cycle.
  • Plan multiyear pipeline with the team to create sales growth in the excising accounts (Farming & Hunting).
  • Develop new logos, in new industries to expand Thales CPL solutions.
  • Rebuilding Thales partners in Israel and Cyprus

Global Sales Specialist Southern Europe Mandiant Services, Government, and enterprise markets

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2016 - 01.2022
  • Supporting the sales team in taly, France, Spain, Turkey, Israel, Benelux and Greece
  • Enlarging and expanding Mandiant services, mainly and focusing on cracking and developing the growth of the intelligence business in the government and finance industry.
  • Educating the sales team on Mandiant Intelligence.
  • Support the team with local events
  • Managed multi-disciplinary teams assigned to specific accounts that required global execution
  • Be the bridge of trust between the sales teams and the different professional BU’s.

Key Account Manger Government and Defense

FireEye
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • Leading FireEye’s strategic Defense, Government and Defense industries accounts.
  • Increasing FireEye Mandiant Intelligence Services & Technology segment sales by 150% YOY.
  • Won a first of its kind long term project in the Government
  • Won 'FireEye Champion' award for CY 2017, 2018 and 2019
  • Increased the local Intelligence and research team from one analyst to 6 analysts in 3 yrs.
  • Managed multi-disciplinary teams assigned to specific accounts that required global execution

Major Defense Account & Sales Manager

CheckPoint
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Leading Checkpoint's strategic MOD & Defense industries accounts. Leading Checkpoints security portfolio solutions by reaching target for profitable sales in assigned accounts
  • Maintain fruitful, professional & personal relationships with top decision makers

Senior Defense Account & Sales Manager

Cisco Systems
01.2007 - 01.2014
  • Leading Cisco's strategic volume Public Sector & Enterprise Accounts (MOD & Defense industries)
  • Reached targets for profitable sales volume & strategic objectives in assigned accounts $12M business volume
  • Won 'Cisco Champion' award for Fy14 (191%) and Fy10 (161%) of sales targets
  • Responsible for holistic business approach & development via prospecting, qualifying, selling products & services
  • Revived existing relationships with a fundamental client leading to a 200% revenue increase
  • Won 'Kdam Mamram' prestigious IDF prize in 2012 due to leveraging Cisco academy by training IDF candidates

Account Manager in the Telecommunication & Service Provider Sector

TNN Networks
01.2004 - 01.2007

Implemented strategies to increase revenue from existing accounts through upselling and cross-selling initiatives

Account Manager in the Telecommunication & Service Provider Sector

Malam Systems (Netcom Systems)
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • Generated leads to maintain a workable pipeline of potential business
  • Responsible for planning , decision-making, achieving results via customer requirements & business successes
  • Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth

System Administrator

MSD
1 1997 - 1 1999

Education

Business Administration, specialization in marketing -

Arison Business School, IDC
01.1996 - 04.1999

Skills

  • Negotiation expertise
  • Sales Coaching
  • Pipeline Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Relationship Building

  • Business development and planning
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Employee Coaching
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Timeline

Head of Sales Mandiant Israel

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2022 - 01.2024

Strategic Client Executive Mandiant Services, Government, and enterprise markets

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2022 - 01.2022

Country Manager for Thales Cloud Security Licensing group

Thales C.P.L group for Israel and Cyprus
01.2022 - 01.2022

Global Sales Specialist Southern Europe Mandiant Services, Government, and enterprise markets

Mandiant (former FireEye)
01.2016 - 01.2022

Key Account Manger Government and Defense

FireEye
01.2016 - 01.2020

Major Defense Account & Sales Manager

CheckPoint
01.2015 - 01.2016

Senior Defense Account & Sales Manager

Cisco Systems
01.2007 - 01.2014

Account Manager in the Telecommunication & Service Provider Sector

TNN Networks
01.2004 - 01.2007

Account Manager in the Telecommunication & Service Provider Sector

Malam Systems (Netcom Systems)
01.2000 - 01.2004

Business Administration, specialization in marketing -

Arison Business School, IDC
01.1996 - 04.1999

Head of Sales Google Cloud Security, Israel

Google
1 2024 - Current

System Administrator

MSD
1 1997 - 1 1999
Yoel Szwarcbord