Consulting Enterprise Strategist- Education

Job Summary

As a Consulting Enterprise Strategist (ES) supporting Education enterprise and majors accounts, you serve as the enterprise‑wide, multi‑practice strategic and architectural authority guiding complex education‑sector organizations through long‑range digital transformation. This role represents Security, Hybrid Infrastructure, Digital Experience, and Digital Infrastructure, aligning academic, operational, and public‑mission priorities to scalable IT strategies. The Enterprise Strategist engages with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Presidents/Chancellors, and Superintendents, operating within executive‑level, long‑cycle, multi‑practice sales motions.

Acting as the technological strategist for large, institution‑wide pursuits, you help customers modernize safely while navigating governance, funding, regulatory, and stakeholder complexity. Your core objective is to align institutional mission and business outcomes with integrated IT strategy, translating educational objectives—such as student success, research enablement, digital equity, safety, resilience, and operational efficiency—into actionable IT roadmaps and multi‑year transformation programs. The Consulting Enterprise Strategist ensures Education customers receive cohesive, outcome‑driven architectures, not siloed point solutions.

This role bridges strategy, architecture, governance, and execution, supporting institutions that operate under: shared governance and decentralized decision‑making, multi‑year budget cycles and constrained funding models, regulatory, privacy, and compliance requirements, and diverse stakeholder communities (academic, IT, finance, public leadership).

• Enterprise Strategy & Architecture (Education) Lead enterprise‑wide, multi‑practice strategy and architectural engagements across higher education systems, large universities, and K‑12 districts. Translate institutional goals—student success, research enablement, digital access, security, resilience, and operational efficiency—into integrated IT roadmaps and future‑state architectures. Design high‑level designs (HLDs) and scalable architectures supporting campus, district, or system‑wide modernization initiatives.
• Executive Engagement & Sales Motion Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, including CIOs, CISOs, academic and operational leaders, aligning technology strategy to mission outcomes. Operate within an executive‑level, long‑cycle, multi‑practice sales motion typical of Education. Act as the technical quarterback for complex, cross‑practice pursuits—driving clarity, alignment, and forward progress across long decision cycles.
• Account & Opportunity Leadership Co‑plan strategic Education enterprise and major accounts with CE and SE teams to ensure orchestrated engagement and sustained value delivery. Shape, qualify, and accelerate large, institution‑wide opportunities that span multiple practices and funding periods. Guide partner and ecosystem alignment, including OEMs, cloud providers, and software partners appropriate for public‑sector environments.
• Cross‑Practice Orchestration Own alignment across sales, presales, delivery, partners, and leadership for multi‑practice Education engagements. Standardize enterprise solution approaches while respecting institutional autonomy and governance models. Navigate internal processes, approvals, and public‑sector procurement dynamics to reduce friction and enable execution.
• Business Outcomes & Value Creation Build multi‑year roadmaps, business cases, and formal proposals (SOWs, LOEs, RFP responses) aligned to measurable education outcomes. Support financial impact and value modeling appropriate for grant‑funded, bond‑funded, or operating‑budget initiatives. Drive outcomes such as integrated architecture, modernization at scale, security posture improvement, digital equity enablement, and operational resilience.
• Thought Leadership & Enablement Act as a thought leader for the Education enterprise strategy, mentoring presales and delivery teams on large‑scale institutional engagement. Represent CDW in executive briefings, workshops, advisory councils, and industry forums relevant to higher…