CrowdStrike

Principal Technical Strategist – NextGen

CrowdStrike
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in defining and executing product strategies for Next-Gen SIEM, with a strong focus on AI integration, data ingestion, and competitive positioning. Proven ability to translate market signals into actionable product capabilities while collaborating across teams to enhance cybersecurity solutions.

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Next-Gen SIEM Product StrategyAI Integration RoadmapData Ingestion EconomicsDetection Engineering PipelinesProduct Management Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and own the Next-Gen SIEM product strategy, including capability roadmap, competitive positioning, and technical differentiation
  • Translate market signals, customer pain, and threat landscape shifts into product bets with clear success criteria
  • Drive product definition for new capabilities across data ingestion, detection logic, investigation workflows, and response automation
  • Partner with Product Management and Engineering to write strategy briefs that become epics and make short-, medium-, and long-term roadmap decisions
  • Own the NGSIEM data strategy, including native connector priorities, petabyte-scale ingestion economics, and federated search versus centralized storage trade-offs
  • Define the AI integration roadmap for analyst workflows, AI-native detection, and automated response
  • Develop frameworks for aggregating multiple information sources to streamline data-driven decision-making
  • Anchor NGSIEM within the Falcon platform consolidation narrative
  • Define cross-pillar integration with Endpoint, Cloud Security, Identity Protection, and Exposure Management
  • Shape the platform data flywheel narrative and improve prevention, posture, and response across the platform
  • Partner with NGSIEM, Fusion SOAR, Charlotte AI, and Falcon Foundry teams on automation and extensibility strategy
  • Represent the NGSIEM perspective in analyst briefings, customer advisory boards, and competitive positioning
  • Drive CrowdStrike's technical vision and strategy for Next-Gen SIEM
  • Engage in long-range strategic vision and bring new security technology concepts to market
  • Engage field sales, strategic accounts, customer success, and other stakeholders to research product ideas, pain points, obstacles, and market opportunities
  • Use stakeholder feedback to inform product improvements and adjustments
  • Maintain in-depth knowledge of the cybersecurity industry, competitors, and related developments
  • Support the wider CTO organization and broader CrowdStrike organization as needed

Requirements

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 heavy emphasis on security visibility and insights
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
  • 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
  • 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 through designing, evaluating/testing, or production use
  • 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 processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes
  • Direct customer experience is a bonus
  • Real-world experience with AI, SIEM, SOAR, or Log Management tools is a bonus
  • Experience articulating platform consolidation narratives to analysts or in competitive displacement scenarios is a bonus
  • Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Query Language (CQL), LogScale, or comparable query-time analytics at scale is a bonus
  • Background in building or evaluating AI/ML-driven security automation is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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
  • Bonuses
  • Equity grants
  • Health insurance
  • 401k
  • Paid time off

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Hard Skills
Product DefinitionData StrategyDetection LogicResponse AutomationPlatform EconomicsCorrelation Rule FrameworksAI TechnologiesLog ManagementCybersecurity InsightsFeature Shipping
Soft Skills
Superior Communication SkillsProject Management SkillsStakeholder Engagement
Tools & Technologies
CrowdStrike Query Language (CQL)LogScaleSOAR ToolsAI/ML-Driven Security Automation
Industry Keywords
CybersecurityLog ManagementCompetitive IntelligenceSales OperationsTechnical Marketing