[Hiring] Strategic Advisory Services Principal Consultant @CrowdStrike

Role Description

CrowdStrike’s Strategic Advisory Services team assists our customers with a wide array of proactive engagements to help enhance security programs, educate employees, and develop tailored cyber initiatives. The Principal Consultant role is the leader on the ground, serving as the primary day-to-day lead for Strategic engagements, interacting with client leadership and ensuring that projects run on time and to our highest standards. Principal Consultants also assist our Strategic leadership team with staffing, thought leadership, business development, and other “back of office” tasks.

Am I a Strategic Principal Consultant Candidate?

• Do you find yourself keeping up with the latest cyber breaches?
• Do you want to help companies protect themselves against malicious adversaries?
• Are you interested in learning your customer’s maturity and pain points to develop a plan to improve?
• Do you thrive on engaging with executive and senior management?
• Are you comfortable being the face of the company and dealing with difficult client situations where necessary?
• Are you ready to “do the work” while also supporting business line development activities?
• Do you enjoy leading and working alongside a team of A-players?
• Are you self-motivated and looking for an opportunity to rapidly accelerate your skills?
• Do you crave new and innovative work that actually matters to your customer?
• Do you have strong communication and writing skills?
• Are you the smartest person on your current team? Would you prefer to engage peers who challenge you daily?

What You'll Do:

• Lead large and complex strategic advisory service engagements, engaging with executive-level individuals across a wide range of industry segments.
• Assess and develop cybersecurity and incident response programs in a proactive fashion to help mature the security posture of organizations prior to an incident.
• Develop cutting-edge scenarios to help customers exercise the full range of their response capabilities.
• Produce and ensure delivery of high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to customer management.
• Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts and public speaking events.
• Identify and address emerging trends in cybersecurity, drawing on both government and private sector perspectives.
• Manage internal programs and teams.
• Engage in some degree of sales and business development opportunities.
• Support staffing and scheduling of strategic resources on upcoming engagements.

What You'll Need:

• Successful candidates will have at least 8-15 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
• IT / Security Management Consulting: Held leadership positions and owned relationships with organizational executives as a management or technical consultant.
• Security Program Development: Contributed to the development, management, and implementation of a security program.
• Security Analysis / Operations: Held leadership or key delivery positions in organizations or on teams that focus on organizational security.
• Business Strategy / Risk Analysis: Helped businesses address a range of risks, including cyber risks.
• Cybersecurity Policy: Developed new policies or enhanced existing policies that inform how organizations manage their cybersecurity activities.
• Public / Government Affairs: Experience helping government organizations refine cybersecurity priorities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, specifically in fast-paced professional environments.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of customers and team members.
• Capable of completing complex tasks involving strategic analysis and development, without supervision.
• Desire to grow and expand cyber aptitude, technical awareness, and soft skills.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Consistent positive work environment and attitude.
• Ability to travel to engage with clients, up to 30% of the time, often on less than three weeks’ notice.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Education:

• BA or BS degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related fields.
• Applicants without a degree, but with relevant military or work experience and/or training will be considered.

Benefits

• 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.