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Join CDW as a Strategic Growth Associate to support senior growth executives in executing strategic sales initiatives focused on the Private Equity market. This role involves program management, market research, and sales enablement activities while offering valuable career development opportunities.

Responsibilities: The role involves conducting market research, maintaining Salesforce CRM data, executing sales outreach, preparing reports, and coordinating activities among various teams to support growth initiatives.

Skills: Required skills include experience in sales or operations within the professional services or SaaS industries, proficiency in Salesforce and market research tools, strong analytical abilities, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include 4+ years of relevant experience, direct experience with the Private Equity market, and familiarity with Pitchbook and other research platforms.

Location: Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $70,000 - $90,000.

Description

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

The Strategic Growth Associate is a key role within our organization, responsible for supporting senior growth executives in the execution of strategic sales initiatives. This role acts as a junior sales overlay and program management function, reporting to the Manager of Strategic Growth and working closely with our sales, marketing, and delivery teams. This role provides a unique opportunity to work closely with Senior Growth Executives on high-impact partnerships and accounts, particularly within the Private Equity channel. The Strategic Growth Associate will play a critical role in executing Mission Cloud's strategic growth program through program operations, market research, and sales enablement activities. This position offers excellent career development opportunities with direct exposure to executive communications, strategic sales cycles, and partnership development..

Responsibilities

• Execute GTM outreach and prospecting activities to identify and qualify new sales and partnership opportunities
• Conduct market and competitive research using tools, including Pitchbook, to provide strategic insights
• Maintain and optimize Salesforce CRM data, ensuring accurate tracking of opportunities, partnerships, and customer interactions
• Own communication channels with key customer and partner stakeholders to ensure proactive communication and follow-up activities
• Prepare executive-level and operational reports on program KPIs, including pipeline metrics, partnership status, and growth initiatives
• Assist Senior Growth Executives with sales-related activities, including meeting preparation, proposal support, and opportunity qualification
• Coordinate cross-functional activities between sales, customer success, marketing, and delivery teams to support strategic growth initiatives
• Develop and maintain program documentation, playbooks, and best practices
• Support the preparation and delivery of presentations on Mission service offerings and competencies
• Track and analyze partnership performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimization

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in sales, operations, business development or related roles within the professional services, consulting, or cloud SaaS industries.
• Direct experience with the Private Equity market preferred, either selling into PE value creation or supporting PE operating team or value creation function
• High-energy, self-motivated with strong competitive mindset, intellectual curiosity and drive to take ownership of workstreams in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Experience with Pitchbook or similar market research platforms is highly preferred
• Proficiency in Salesforce CRM and reporting tools
• Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create executive-level reports and presentations
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management capabilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience supporting sales teams or exposure to B2B sales processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data visualization tools
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification to be achieved within the first year of employment at Mission Cloud
• Must be able and willing to manage up to 20% travel

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CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

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