CDW Director (Cybersecurity)

Location: Remote opportunity for qualified candidates in the Chicago metro area, United States.

Base salary: $160,000–$215,000 per year, with eligibility for commissions and equity grants.

Company

CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company providing an AI-native platform that protects organizations and processes almost 3 trillion events per day through large-scale distributed systems.

What you will do

• Lead and support National Alliance Managers working with CDW across business segments and geographies.
• Develop and implement strategic plans based on CDW’s go-to-market strategy to exceed growth and partner-sourced revenue targets.
• Work with Marketing, Enablement, Americas sales leadership, regional alliance managers, and technology alliance managers to execute alliance initiatives.
• Strategically allocate investment resources to maximize return on investment and support revenue growth.
• Elevate CrowdStrike’s brand within CDW at executive and seller levels and maintain bidirectional executive alignment.
• Engage CDW on services development and new licensing programs.

Requirements

• Deep working knowledge of CDW’s structure, leadership, and go-to-market strategies.
• Solid relationships with CDW executives in Sales, Technical, and Partner Management groups.
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, presentation, and communication skills.
• Conflict resolution, negotiation, and senior-level influencing skills.
• 4–10 years of experience creating innovative enterprise solutions and successful go-to-market plans with leading channel partners while exceeding revenue targets.
• Strategic thinking, a hunter mentality, initiative, hands-on problem solving, and the ability to generate ideas and solutions.
• Ability to work independently or within a team, multitask, and demonstrate strong leadership.
• Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Previous sales experience in the information security space.
• Strong technical knowledge across a broad range of security and networking technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work opportunity with flexibility and autonomy.
• Health insurance, 401(k), paid time off, competitive vacation and holidays.
• Paid parental and adoption leave.
• Physical and mental wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities, employee networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Equal employment opportunity and support for veterans and individuals with disabilities.