CDW

Principal Solutions Executive – Security

CDW

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: VirtualIllinoisMinnesotaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $192,000 per year

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About the role

  • Develop and execute successful strategies that expand CDW Security’s customer base and achieve bookings, revenue, and gross profit targets.
  • Establish a detailed, comprehensive understanding of all capabilities, service offerings, value proposition, market positioning, selling strategy and process, as well as key differentiators.
  • Cultivate productive relationships with key personnel in current and targeted accounts.
  • Identify, engage, qualify, develop, and earn new clients.
  • Manage, support, and grow relationships as part of the extended sales team with prospects and clients as a consultative seller.
  • Network with a broad range of client organizations and leadership in key fields, including: Information Technology, Information Security, Finance, Internal Audit, Data Privacy, Compliance, and Legal, Enterprise Risk Management, Procurement / Supply Chain Management.
  • Proactively coordinate with other CDW Security resources to drive sales cycles, meet company objectives, and exceed client expectations.
  • Build strong relationships with the partner community to identify opportunities for CDW and those partners.
  • Understand industry landscapes and follow trends that impact our clients’ business risk, strategic decision-making, and budget planning and expenditure.
  • Provide accurate sales pipeline updates and forecasts.
  • Proactively populate and maintain all information in Salesforce.
  • Provide onboarding support and mentorship to entry level Security Solutions Executives.
  • Enhance CDW Security’s and your personal brand through participation at industry events, speaking engagements, blogging and other forms of acceptable public communication.
  • Proactively work with marketing to develop regional events that attract senior leadership from key accounts and prospects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or related technical degree or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience identifying opportunities and full lifecycle management for security services and products and/or equivalent experience as a security practitioner.
  • Mastery of at least seven of the security focus areas in the security portfolio: Identity and Access Management, Security Program Development Privacy, Risk and Compliance, Third-Party Risk Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Cyber Workforce Development, Cloud Security, Secure Infrastructure, Physical Security, Emerging Security Technologies.
  • Experience with enterprise sales, with both strategic planning and day-to-day execution.
  • Proven performance record with demonstrated year-over-year metrics.
  • Successful record of meeting or exceeding sales goals.
  • Ability to take personal ownership of professional goals and achieve financial targets.
  • Strong ambition and sense of urgency.
  • Energetic networker and relationship-builder.
  • Ability to work with and effectively coordinate across extended internal teams and partners.
  • Excellent, professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to travel as needed for customer meetings and to develop/maintain partner relationships.
Benefits
  • Annual bonus target of $25,000 subject to terms and conditions of plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
sales strategysecurity servicesidentity and access managementsecurity program developmentprivacyrisk and compliancethird-party risk managementthreat and vulnerability managementcloud securitysecure infrastructure
Soft Skills
relationship-buildingconsultative sellingnetworkingcommunication skillsownershipambitionsense of urgencyteam coordinationmentorshippublic speaking