Consulting Enterprise Strategist

CDW; Illinois; On-site; USD 132,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 25%

Benefits overview

Job summary

CDW seeks a Consulting Enterprise Strategist to lead Pre-Sales - Services Engagement, defining strategic visions and advising executive leadership. You will engage with top clients, shape roadmaps, and drive thought leadership across industry forums, serving as a principal thinker for CDW’s services practice.

The role includes developing financial impact models for new offerings, guiding transitions to scale solutions, and educating presales and delivery teams on practice offerings in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering.
• 7+ years of IT architecture and engineering experience in multi-domain environments.
• Experience designing multi-practice solutions and influencing executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-practice architectural engagements across complex customer environments.
• Architect digital transformation roadmaps and provide high-impact consulting at strategic and technical levels.
• Align technology strategies with business goals for major accounts and territories.
• Design comprehensive multi-practice solutions spanning CDW's portfolio with Solution Architects.
• Create high-level designs and future-state architectures scalable across environments.
• Coordinate stakeholder alignment across sales, operations and delivery teams for multi-practice opportunities.
• Guide partner selection and ecosystem alignment for enterprise engagements.
• Collaborate with sales and practice leaders to shape high-value opportunities.
• Develop client roadmaps, business cases, and proposals to demonstrate ROI.
• Accelerate pipeline by standardizing engagement processes and approvals.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

As a Consulting EnterpriseStrategist,youwill be the foremost authority in Pre-Sales - Services Engagement solutionswithin our organization. You will define the strategic vision for ourprograms andadviseexecutive leadership. You will engage with clients at the highest level, ensuring top-tier solutionsacrosstheir operations. You will also drive thought leadership,representingthe organization at key industry forums.

Job Summary

As a Consulting EnterpriseStrategist,youwill be the foremost authority in Pre-Sales - Services Engagement solutionswithin our organization. You will define the strategic vision for ourprograms andadviseexecutive leadership. You will engage with clients at the highest level, ensuring top-tier solutionsacrosstheir operations. You will also drive thought leadership,representingthe organization at key industry forums. The primary purpose of this position is to function as a thought leader and strategist for the CDW Pre-Sales - Services Engagement practice. The Consulting Enterprise Strategist will take a lead role in identifying, researching, and creating financial impact models in support of rolling out new products and services, as well as partner-adjacent activities to increase reach and revenue. This role will also educate and interface with presales and delivery teams on practice offerings, leading and developing transition plans to scale new solutions as a bridge to CDW's R&D Team, and providing guidance to corporate development teams on market trends and strengths/gaps associated with CDW's capabilities and how/if to close them.

What You'll Do

• Highly strategic, client-facing technologist responsible for leading multi-practice architectural engagements across complex customer environments. This role serves as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, aligning business objectives with integrated, scalable, and forward-looking technology solutions


• Operate across multiple domains - cloud, infrastructure, security, applications, and data and are expected to drive innovation, architect digital transformation roadmaps, and provide high-impact consulting at both strategic and technical levels.


• Serve as a consultative advisor to Sr leadership and CxO-level clients, aligning complex multi-practice technology strategies to business goals for Majors and Territory


• Lead the design of comprehensive multi-practice solutions spanning CDW's portfolio (infrastructure, cloud, applications, data, security, and AI) in partnership with Solution Architects


• Create high-level designs (HLDs) and future-state architectures that scale across multi-practice environments.


• Own stakeholder alignment across sales, operations, and delivery teams for multi-practice opportunities - driving consistency in engagement, standardizing solution approaches, and ensuring coordinated execution across practices.


• Guide partner selection and ecosystem alignment for enterprise-level multi-practice engagements


• Partner with sales and practice leaders to shape high-value opportunities.


• Build client roadmaps, business cases, and proposals (SOWs, LOEs, RFPs) that demonstrate measurable ROI.


• Accelerate pipeline for multi-practice opportunities by standardizing and effectively navigating internal structures, processes, and approvals.

What We Expect Of You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering and 7+ years of experience in IT architecture and engineering, spanning at least 2 technology practice areas OR equivalent experience.


• 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).


• Proven ability to influence business and IT stakeholders at the executive level.


• Demonstrated success building and delivering enterprise technology roadmaps and digital transformation strategies.


• Must have 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 , a plus.


• Executive Presence: Communicates with confidence and clarity to influence diverse executive audiences, a plus.


• Cross-Domain Expertise: Applies a systems-level view to architecting integrated technology solutions, a plus.


• Innovation & Agility: Thinks creatively to develop novel solutions and thrives in fast-paced environments, a plus.


• Collaborative Leadership: Works seamlessly across sales, engineering, delivery, and partner ecosystems, a plus.


• Outcome-Driven: Anchors all recommendations in measurable client value and business impact, a plus.

Pay range: $132,400 - $185,520 depending on experience and skill set

Annual bonus target of 25% subject to terms and conditions of plan

Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

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.

Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that's curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what's possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.

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 is 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.