Client Executive - State and Local

CDW group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Job summary

CDW is seeking a Client Executive to drive strategic growth in State and Local portfolios by delivering high-value solutions and services. You will act as a trusted advisor to executives, promoting AI-driven transformation journeys and shaping roadmaps for sustainable outcomes.

Lead cross-functional engagements, craft innovative programs, and collaborate with practice areas to expand opportunities while maintaining traveling obligations up to 50% to ensure client success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in relevant fields.
• Minimum 5 years creating business strategy and execution.
• Experience selling tech solutions to Public Sector (Federal/DoW/DoN).
• Strong data modeling and forecasting capabilities.
• Detail-oriented with multitasking in fast-paced settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic growth by delivering high-value solutions and services.
• Promote products to support AI-driven transformation journeys.
• Lead sales engagements and identify expanded opportunities.
• Design cross-functional service solutions aligned with objectives.
• Craft innovative programs for long-term client impact.
• Build credibility with executives and manage top accounts.
• Collaborate with distributed practice areas to deliver outcomes.
• Travel up to 50% to manage State and Local portfolios.
• Collaborate with inside sales to monetize full portfolio.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Sales expertise

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, STEM or equivalent

Tools

Cisco

Microsoft

IBM

Dell

HPE

Job description

Description

The Client Executive is responsible for driving strategic growth through the delivery of high-value solutions and services, with a core focus on generating product gross profit (GP) and expanding services revenue within State and Local portfolio. This role requires a highly technical professional with a consultative selling approach, capable of orchestrating and managing large-scale programs across complex enterprise environments.

Job Summary

As a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, you will promote products and services to support complex AI-driven transformation journeys. Leveraging your deep technical expertise and industry insight, you will design and tailor cross-functional service solutions that align with the client’s strategic objectives. By working collaboratively across practice areas, you will craft innovative, outcome-driven programs that enable sustainable business impact. In this highly visible and influential position, you will lead sales engagements, identify expanded opportunities, shape strategic roadmaps, and ensure successful solution delivery that fosters long-term partnerships and client success.

What will you do:

• Prioritizing Accounts and Opportunities: When strategizing account management, identifying criteria for prioritizing accounts, evaluating the depth of customer relationships, assessing the competitive advantages of winning each account, gauging the overall potential of an account, and striking a balance between allocating time for short term gains and long-term impact.
• Developing an Account Strategy: Supporting the strategy for long-term success, creating an account objective, identifying measurable goals and contingency plans, aligning stakeholder values to offering and expanding opportunities in the account.
• Time-Constrained Discovery: In the process of discovery and needs assessment, identifying unique needs, uncovering opportunities, effectively communicating the importance of the discovery phase, actively listening to the stakeholder's input, and respecting time constraints to ensure productive and respectful interactions.
• Initial Negotiation: In the negotiation process, developing options, establishing credibility with the customer, setting the negotiations tone, asking questions to validate interests, including multiple negotiation variables, and identifying relevant stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Creating a Story to Share with a Customer: In the art of storytelling, defining the reason for the story, skillfully structuring narratives, maintaining a balanced flow of information, avoiding overwhelming details, considering the timing when stories are shared, and being adaptable in the way stories are presented to effectively engage and connect with an audience.
• Raising Awareness of an Unidentified Need: Facilitating discussions by carefully timing the conversation, applying suitable techniques, demonstrating the relevance of the need, and connecting the discussion to tangible business to enhance communication and collaboration in various contexts.
• Establishing Credibility with an Executive: To effectively engage with executives, prioritizing maximizing their time by focusing on results and opportunities that matter most to them. Tailoring your approach to their interests, taking actions that enhance your credibility, and positioning yourself as a trusted partner and advisor in pursuit of shared goals.
• Increased awareness of CDW's value proposition and total portfolio across assigned accounts.
• Consistently deliver specific Advanced Technology product GP and service revenue attainment.
• Market and sell the entire portfolio of CDW core products and solutions with the inside Account manager sales force.

What we expect of you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, STEM related fields or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing business strategy and execution
• Experience selling technology solutions to Public Sector customers, including Federal / Department of War (DoW) / U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in data modeling and forecasting.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• In-depth understanding of key technologies, including but not limited to Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, and HPE, as well as competitive equivalents.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven sales expertise, with a demonstrated ability to meet targets and inspire enthusiasm in the sales process.
• Strong strategic planning, time management, and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%

Pay range: $ 50,000 - $ 90,000 depending on experience and skill set
Uncapped commission subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization

We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner’s mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances—not replaces—human creativity and decision‑making. You don’t need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.

About Us

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That’s why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees—working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities.

As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.

Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.

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.