Principal Solutions Executive I- Security

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CDW Security is the business unit within CDW Inc. built to help customers feel confident as they address security challenges and strive for impactful business outcomes. We maintain industry-leading expertise in the areas of strategy risk compliance identity and access management data privacy secure infrastructure and workforce development to name a few. The products and services related to this expertise provide CDW clients everything needed to develop and mature effective security programs.

As part of the Security Solutions Executive team you will be responsible for selling security services and products. The Security Solutions Executive is expected to enhance CDW Securitys presence market share and revenue growth in the cybersecurity market. Specifically you will support the sales team with full sales lifecycle management through strategic account planning research opportunity management relationship-building partnering with services teams and OEM vendors pursuit and closure.

Your skilled experience will enable you to quickly embrace CDW Securitys integrated sales approach demonstrating the ability to open and manage opportunities related to:

• 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

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute successful strategies that expand CDW Securitys 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. These key internal resources include Subject Matter Experts Practice Leadership Sales Management and Marketing.
• 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 Securitys 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.

Minimum Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business computer science or related technical degree or equivalent.

Other Qualifications:

• 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
• 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.

Pay range: $ 115200 - $140000 depending on experience and skill set

Annual bonus target of $30000 plus 12% commission on top line services sales subject to terms and conditions of plan. Benefits overview: make technology work so people can do great things.

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business government education and healthcare customers in the United States the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together we unite. Together we win. Together we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

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