Principal Technical Strategist - NextGen (Remote)

About the Role:

Our Product CTO organization includes a team of Technical Strategy leaders. The primary responsibility of this role is to define and drive the company's technical vision, product strategy, and platform narrative for our Next-Gen SIEM and Log Management products.

This role requires deep technical knowledge in AI, SIEM/SOAR, log management, and data analysis, and a functional understanding of real-world deployments, extended use-cases, and customer motivations. The ideal candidate doesn't just advise on strategy: they define what we build, why, and in what order. This role reports to the Product CTO.

What You'll Do:

Product Strategy & Creation

• Define and own the NGSIEM product strategy, including capability roadmap, competitive positioning, and technical differentiation.
• Drive product definition for new NGSIEM capabilities across data ingestion, detection logic, investigation workflows, and response automation.
• Own the data strategy for NGSIEM, including source prioritization, petabyte-scale ingestion economics, and federated search vs. centralized storage trade-offs.
• Define the AI integration roadmap for NGSIEM, including where Charlotte AI accelerates analyst workflows and where AI-native detection creates step-function improvements.
• Work with Product Management and Engineering on short, medium, and long term roadmap decisions.
• Help develop frameworks for aggregating multiple sources of information to streamline data-driven decision making.

Platform Narrative & Cross-Pillar Integration

• Anchor NGSIEM within the Falcon platform consolidation narrative.
• Drive cross-pillar integration strategy with Endpoint, Cloud Security, Identity Protection, and Exposure Management.
• Shape the platform data flywheel narrative.
• Partner with NGSIEM, Fusion SOAR, Charlotte AI, and Falcon Foundry teams to define the automation and extensibility layer.
• Contribute to platform thought leadership in analyst briefings, customer advisory boards, and competitive positioning.

Market Intelligence & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive the technical vision and strategy for Next-Gen SIEM.
• Engage in long-range strategic vision and facilitate the entry of new security technology concepts to market.
• Engage with field sales, strategic accounts, customer success, and other stakeholders to research product ideas, pain points, and market opportunities.
• Use stakeholder feedback to inform product improvements.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the cybersecurity industry and competitors.
• Provide support to the wider CTO organization, including the Falcon Fund, Privacy & Cyber Policy, Data Science, and Detection Architecture teams.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the cybersecurity or log management market with emphasis on security visibility and insights.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in at least two of: sales engineer/pre-sales, competitive intelligence, solution architect, sales operations, product management, technical marketing, professional services, research & development, and technical support.
• Experience defining and shipping product capabilities, with demonstrated ability to turn strategy into shipped features.
• Understanding of platform economics, including data network effects, module attach rates, and consolidation pricing.
• Familiarity with detection engineering pipelines, correlation rule frameworks, or content-as-code approaches.
• Hands-on experience with products (designing, evaluating/testing, or in production).
• Superior communication skills, including presenting to senior and executive level management.
• Excellent people and project management skills.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points:

• Direct experience with customers (as a customer, or in a customer support or field role).
• Real world experience with AI, SIEM, SOAR, or Log Management tools for threat hunting, vulnerability detection, risk analysis, or compliance validation.
• Experience articulating platform consolidation narratives to analysts or in competitive displacement scenarios.
• Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Query Language (CQL), LogScale, or comparable query-time analytics at scale.
• Background in building or evaluating AI/ML-driven security automation.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
• Competitive vacation and holidays.
• Paid parental and adoption leaves.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities.
• Great Place to Work Certified across the globe.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $180,000 - $275,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.