Enterprise Technology Strategist - Field CIO

March 18

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CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions, offering a comprehensive range of products and services to address the needs of enterprises, government, healthcare, and education sectors. They specialize in providing IT infrastructure services, managed services, and security solutions. CDW partners with top technology brands to deliver customized solutions that enhance business productivity and performance across various industries. With a strong focus on digital transformation, security, and cloud solutions, CDW supports businesses in navigating the complexities of modern IT environments. Their expertise spans several domains, including digital workspaces, cybersecurity, and enterprise solutions, making CDW a key partner in driving technological advancements.

Security • Cybersecurity • Health Tech • Retail Tech • Small Business Tech

10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2015-07

📋 Description

• The CDW Executive Technology Strategist “ETS” provides thought leadership in IT transformation while aligning IT strategies with core business initiatives and processes to better leverage resources and infrastructure in achieving quantifiably tangible results. • The Executive Technology Strategist provides consultative leadership across the full range of technical aptitudes. • The ETS candidate must demonstrate the ability to assess a client’s business drivers for a given initiative and translate them into qualifiable, quantifiable and tactical solutions. • This person is able to identify and qualify business development across the organization while evangelizing sales and building a pipeline of both short-term and longer-term opportunities. • The Executive Technology Strategist provides recommendations pertaining to key objectives in which cutting edge technical solutions solve a given challenge. • This person illustrates the alignment (or misalignment) between strategic goals and key business decisions regarding products and services; partners and suppliers; organizational requirements and capabilities; and key business and IT initiatives. • The ETS works to develop an integrated view of the business by making technical recommendations pertaining to information gleaned from client engagements as well as solve problems by analyzing requirements and evaluating alternatives.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or computer/technical related field or equivalent experience. • Ten or more years’ experience in assessing business drivers and translating them into qualifiable, quantifiable and tactical solutions. • Five or more years’ experience establishing strategic direction. • High degree of organization and attention to detail. • Ability to work weekends and/or off hours as necessary to meet job requirements. • Exceptional technical and non-technical communications skills. • Broad knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, operating systems, high availability and IT communications. • Demonstrated ability to communicate, lead, build teams, work independently, and recommend business strategies. • Exceptional meeting facilitation skills. • Excellent creative writing, technical writing, and documentation skills. • Strong business skills. • Exceptional leadership and team skills. • Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. • Demonstrates skills in collaboration with virtual teams, cross-functional groups and is able to solve complex problems. • Experience providing project oversight, management, technical leadership or engineer mentoring. • Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information. • Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology. • Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize. • Ability to apply common sense in performing job. • Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines. • Ability to travel as needed.