Horizon Practice Director (Remote, West Coast)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Paid time off

Diversity & inclusion programs

Job summary

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Horizon Practice Lead to grow and position security business across geographic sales theaters.

This role collaborates across regional sales, sales engineering, marketing, product development, and services to execute Horizon playbooks and engage customers around the Falcon Platform. You will drive strategic initiatives, build relationships with CIOs and CSOs, coordinate with VPs and core sellers, and help customers integrate Horizon products into their

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in cyber security technology sales.
• Experience communicating with and advising c-suite, senior management, and architect-level customers.
• Proven success selling security at the C-Suite and senior management levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiative to secure customer environments.
• Lead strategic conversations with CIOs/CSOs and key decision-makers.
• Collaborate with regional VPs, Directors, and core sellers to position Horizon technologies.

Skills

Cyber security sales

C-suite communication

Procurement navigation

Sales pipeline management

Public speaking

AI decision support

Job description

About the Role:

The Horizon Practice Lead enhances CrowdStrike's ability to grow, position, sell, and maintain security business across all geographic sales theaters. This function will work with and across CrowdStrike regional sales, sales engineering, marketing, product development, and services organizations to execute Horizon sales playbooks, directly engage customers around CrowdStrike Falcon Platform capabilities, and help customers improve defenses by deploying more of the Horizon Portfolio. This position can be located remotely.

What You'll Do:

• Drive CrowdStrike's strategic initiative to secure customer environments
• Lead Strategic Conversations - build and nurture relationships with key decision-makers, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor to CIOs and CSOs
• Establish partnerships with Regional VPs, Directors, and core sellers to position CrowdStrike's Horizon technologies
• Collaborate with customers on incorporating Horizon security products within their operational workflows during technical evaluations and post-sales
• Work with marketing and sales teams to develop and execute outreach campaigns that develop platform sales pipeline and customer awareness
• Ad hoc collaboration with field- and product specialist sales teams to help close significant deals
• Train internal teams to better position Horizon products
• Provide Product Management teams customer feedback pertaining to new and existing features/capabilities
• Stay well educated and informed about CrowdStrike's vision, product roadmaps, and threat landscape
• May require modified work hours to accommodate accounts in other time zones
• Travel up to 50%

What You'll Need:

• Minimum 8 years' experience in cyber security technology sales
• Experience successfully communicating with and advising c-suite, senior management, and analyst/architect-level customers/clients
• Demonstrated success selling security at the C-Suite and senior management levels within the marketplace
• Experience successfully navigating procurement, contracts, and sales processes
• Operational excellence in managing sales pipeline and engagement with internal and external corporate sales teams
• Experienced and comfortable presenting to large audiences both virtually and in person
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Qualities of an Ideal Candidate:

• A high energy individual who is charismatic & personable to engage internal/external contacts
• Sharp/Quick Witted - thinks on his/her feet.
• Flexibility to handle a curveball
• Creative – Can think outside the box (when appropriate)
• Motivated - to learn, to succeed, to win, to grow
• Aptitude - Able to learn and implement new concepts quickly
• Confidence with absence of ego
• Self-Disciplined - proven to be good at time management and organization
• Technical aptitude and ability to learn new business and technical concepts quickly

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $130,000 - $175,000 per year, with eligibility for commissions, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off. For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please click here.

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