Executive Strategist, UK Public Sector (Remote, GBR)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

As the Executive Strategist, UK Public Sector, you will advise current and future government customers and deliver thought leadership while supporting the growth of CrowdStrike's strategic partnerships across UK government. You will be joining a team dedicated to making a difference in national security by protecting critical government infrastructure and services against the most advanced nation-state and criminal adversaries in the world.

The CrowdStrike Executive Strategist Team provides executive liaison support, engaging current and potential government clients externally, while interacting internally with teams across the company including Sales, Product, Marketing, Government Affairs, Legal and more. This role is specifically focused on the UK public sector, including central government departments, devolved administrations, defence and intelligence communities, NHS, policing, and local government.

As CrowdStrike's Executive Strategist for UK Public Sector, you will be responsible for sharing the company's capabilities, strategic vision and cybersecurity strategy, working closely with the UK Public Sector sales team, Government Affairs, marketing, the CTO's Office, and Product Managers on a regular basis. You will also work closely with CrowdStrike's policy, legal and corporate affairs, and public relations teams to position CrowdStrike as a strategic partner to UK government.

This role reports to the Director, UK Public Sector, with a dotted line to the VP of the Executive Strategists Team. With your extensive UK public sector cybersecurity background and your ability to think and operate at a strategic level, you will drive public sector vision and strategy while providing support on strategic industry events and speaking engagements across the United Kingdom.

This position requires UK citizenship and is based in the United Kingdom, with eligibility for Security Clearance as required.

What You'll Do:

Are You Our Executive Strategist?

Are you mission led; committed to protecting the UK's national security, critical infrastructure, and public services from advanced cyber threats?

Are you self-motivated and looking for an opportunity to advance government cybersecurity programs and sector wide cyber strategy development?

Do you crave new and innovative work that actually matters to the nation and its citizens?

Do you have experience leading security teams in large UK public sector organisations (central government, NHS, defence, intelligence, policing, or equivalent)?

Are you capable of articulating complex security problems through easy-to-understand solutions, drawing upon your lived experience as a practitioner?

Do you love working around like-minded, smart people who you can learn from and mentor on a daily basis?

Do you have established relationships within the UK public sector CISO and security leadership community?

Strategic Advisory & Customer Engagement:

Serve as an advisor to UK public sector CISOs and security leaders, providing practitioner-level guidance on strategic planning initiatives, the current threat landscape, and proactive initiatives to stay ahead of adversaries

Establish and maintain active relationships with key customers and decision-makers across UK central government departments.

Conduct executive briefings with current and prospective government clients, providing independent, non-commercial cybersecurity modernisation guidance and strategic advisory

Facilitate peer-to-peer engagement between UK public sector security leaders, creating forums for knowledge sharing and best practice exchange

Support strategic partnership development with key government bodies aligned to the Government Cyber Action Plan

Thought Leadership & Industry Engagement:

Speak at national and regional industry events, including CyberUK, government cyber forums, defence and security conferences, and public sector technology events

Host customer roundtables and advisory sessions, sharing industry strategies, threat intelligence, and facilitating feedback opportunities for product enhancements relevant to UK government requirements

Produce high-quality written content including blog posts, articles, white papers, and government consultation responses that establish CrowdStrike as a thought leader in UK public sector cybersecurity

Represent CrowdStrike at parliamentary cyber security groups, industry working groups, and public-private partnership forums

Deliver threat landscape briefings specific to UK government threats, including nation-state activity, ransomware targeting public services, and supply chain risks

Internal Collaboration & Enablement:

Advise the company and sales teams on the most effective approaches to UK public sector engagement, procurement frameworks, and security assurance requirements.

Coach, train and mentor UK Public Sector sales teams, sales engineers, and partners on public sector CISO priorities, government procurement processes, and effective engagement strategies.

Develop strategic engagement plans with sales teams for major government opportunities, providing practitioner insight on stakeholder mapping, technical validation approaches, and competitive positioning

Collaborate closely with Government Affairs to understand policy-level relationships.

Work with Product and Engineering teams to translate UK government requirements (data sovereignty, supply chain security, certification needs) into product roadmap priorities

Strategic Partnership & Market Intelligence :

Support CrowdStrike's strategic partnerships with NCSC, contributing practitioner expertise to joint initiatives, threat intelligence sharing, and industry collaboration programs

Maintain in-depth knowledge of the UK cybersecurity landscape, including government cyber strategy, regulatory developments (NIS2, DORA, Cyber Security and Resilience Bill), competitive positioning, and emerging threats to public sector

Provide market intelligence on UK public sector priorities, budget cycles, procurement trends, and competitor activity to inform CrowdStrike's UK strategy

Support the Executive Briefing Program for UK government customers, either virtually or at CrowdStrike facilities

What You'll Need:

Essential Qualifications

Security Leadership Experience:

Extensive track record in cybersecurity, with experience of senior leadership roles in UK public sector organisations

Deep understanding of UK government cyber security requirements, including NCSC guidance, Government Security Classifications, protective monitoring, and security assurance frameworks

Technical & Strategic Competency: