Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Role Overview

• Lead strategic, cross-functional programs for Government ITS, serving as project manager for near-term priorities (including the Secure Enclave initiative for our Federal business) by defining scope, building integrated plans, and driving delivery through key milestones and sustainment/continuous improvement
• Establish and maintain program governance across strategic initiatives (e.g., operating cadence, integrated plans, RAID logs, decision tracking, and executive-ready status reporting), ensuring clear accountability, predictable execution, and timely escalation
• Coordinate stakeholders across Government ITS, GIS/security, product/engineering, Sales, Operations, and external partners/vendors to remove blockers and deliver compliant outcomes that support Federal workflows (including requirements related to CUI/CMMC)
• Partner with leadership to identify, prioritize, and execute additional strategic projects across the Government business (including government GTM work), translating strategy into measurable deliverables, timelines, and success metrics
• Create, implement, and provide visibility to senior leadership on ITS engagement with Sales, Marketing, PPM, and OEM partners—establishing best-in-class engagement practices, action plans, and mechanisms to track progress and outcomes
• Represent ITS as the “voice of our technical practices” on key cross-functional initiatives, interfacing directly with stakeholders from Sales, Orchestration, R&D, PPM, Analyst Relations, and other corporate functions to align priorities and remove friction
• Create and deploy layered GTM across ITS practices, including communication, messaging, and enablement strategies (training, office hours, readiness materials) that help coworkers execute effectively—especially as processes and tools change
• Support ITS executive leaders in executive reporting, communications, and strategy documentation, ensuring concise narratives, clear metrics, and decision-quality materials
• Manage and lead teams of program/project management and GTM/enablement professionals in the execution of programs that support cross-functional and cross-practice initiatives
• Lead efforts to infuse consistency across ITS practices to implement GTM and enablement strategies more effectively
• Support consistent and structured partner engagement within the practices where required with partner leadership ensuring alignment, action planning and execution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressive leadership experience OR, 9 years of progressive leadership experience
• Proven approach to build and execute strategic plans
• Ability to drive change and execute large-scale initiatives
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed to various CDW locations, meetings, or partner sites
• Demonstrated program/project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives end-to-end (planning, milestones, dependencies, risks/issues, stakeholder management, and executive reporting)
• Experience operating in or supporting regulated / security-forward environments (e.g., compliance-driven processes, secure environments, auditability, change control), a plus
• 8+ years’ experience within ITS organization or closely related practice, a plus
• Experience supporting Federal/government customers or internal teams; familiarity with concepts like CUI and CMMC/NIST-aligned requirements, a plus
• Experience leading or partnering on GTM / enablement motions (internal communications, training/readiness, playbooks, rollout adoption), a plus
• Experience driving outcomes through influence without authority across Product/Engineering, Security, Sales, and Operations, a plus

Benefits

• Annual bonus target of 25% subject to terms and conditions of plan
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off