Consulting Enterprise Strategist

Job Summary

The Consulting Enterprise Strategist will serve as a thought leader and strategist for the CDW Pre-Sales - Services Engagement practice. The role involves defining strategic visions, advising executive leadership, engaging with clients at the highest level, driving thought leadership, and representing the organization at key industry forums.

About the Role

This role functions as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, aligning business objectives with integrated, scalable, and forward-looking technology solutions. It requires operating across multiple domains such as cloud, infrastructure, security, applications, and data, and driving innovation, architecting digital transformation roadmaps, and providing high-impact consulting at both strategic and technical levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading multi-practice architectural engagements across complex customer environments
• Engaging with senior leadership and CxO-level clients to align complex multi-practice technology strategies with business goals for Majors and Territories
• Designing comprehensive multi-practice solutions spanning CDW's portfolio (infrastructure, cloud, applications, data, security, and AI)
• Owning stakeholder alignment across sales, operations, and delivery teams for multi-practice opportunities
• Guiding partner selection and ecosystem alignment for enterprise-level multi-practice engagements
• Building client roadmaps, business cases, and proposals (SOWs, LOEs, RFPs) that demonstrate measurable ROI
• Accelerating pipeline for multi-practice opportunities by standardizing and effectively navigating internal structures, processes, and approvals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience with 7+ years in IT architecture and engineering, spanning at least 2 technology practice areas
• 3+ years of experience designing multi-practice solutions for complex customer environments
• Strong understanding of CDW’s portfolio (Cloud, applications, data, security, modern infrastructure, DevOps, SaaS technologies, and AI)
• Prominent ability to influence business and IT stakeholders at the executive level
• Demonstrated success building and delivering enterprise technology roadmaps and digital transformation strategies
• Background in healthcare or demonstrated experience selling into hospital IT systems
• Certifications across multiple disciplines (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert), a plus
• Background in vertical-specific architecture (e.g., healthcare, financial services, manufacturing), a plus
• Strategic Mindset: Anticipates future trends and implications, translates vision into executable strategies
• Executive Presence: Communicates with confidence and clarity to influence diverse executive audiences
• Cross-Domain Expertise: Applies a systems-level view to architecting integrated technology solutions
• Innovation & Agility: Thinks creatively to develop novel solutions and thrives in fast-paced environments
• Collaborative Leadership: Works seamlessly across sales, engineering, delivery, and partner ecosystems
• Outcome-Driven: Anchors all recommendations in measurable client value and business impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in IT architecture and engineering, spanning at least 2 technology practice areas
• 3+ years of experience designing multi-practice solutions for complex customer environments
• Strong understanding of CDW’s portfolio (Cloud, applications, data, security, modern infrastructure, DevOps, SaaS technologies, and AI)
• Prominent ability to influence business and IT stakeholders at the executive level
• Demonstrated success building and delivering enterprise technology roadmaps and digital transformation strategies
• Background in healthcare or demonstrated experience selling into hospital IT systems
• Certifications across multiple disciplines (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert), a plus
• Background in vertical-specific architecture (e.g., healthcare, financial services, manufacturing), a plus

Skills

• Strategic Mindset
• Executive Presence
• Cross-Domain Expertise
• Innovation & Agility
• Collaborative Leadership
• Outcome-Driven

Benefits

CDW offers benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more details, visit https://cdw.benefit-info.com/.

Pay

Pay range: $132,400 - $185,520 depending on experience and skill set. Annual bonus target of 25% subject to terms and conditions of plan.

Schedule

CDW provides flexible scheduling options to accommodate the needs of our employees.