As a global leader in cybersecurity, Crowd Strike 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. Our customers span all industries, and they count on Crowd Strike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every Crowd Striker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented Crowd Strikers 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 Technology Strategist – Japan you will support the Japanese teams covering Japan plus others. You will work and support the CTO Labs & Tech Strategy team at Crowd Strike. The Field CTO team’s mission is to identify & deliver new strategic direction & thought leadership to customers, analysts, media & partners while supporting the global growth of customers, new markets and TAM. This includes driving strategy through cross functional collaboration across the company including Product, Sales, Marketing, and more.

As the Technology Strategist for Japan, you will be responsible for creating and communicating the company’s technical vision and strategy domestically and working closely with the company’s product CTO’s, Product Managers and Engineering functions on a regular basis. You will also work closely with other groups within the CTO Labs organization, which includes: public sector and industry teams, legal and corporate affairs, public relations, data science, advanced detection research as well as detection engineering.

This role reports to the Field CTO, International.

What You'll Do:

With your extensive cybersecurity background and your ability to think and operate at a strategic level, you will drive Crowd Strike’s technical vision and strategy across Japan but will also provide support on strategic engagements across the Crowd Strike organization.

• Informing Crowd Strike’s long-range strategic vision and product roadmap for security, and facilitating the entry of new security technology concepts to market to position Crowd Strike as the leading thought leader for Cybersecurity with customers, partners, and in importantly with industry analysts

• Driving and communicating Crowd Strike’s technology strategy to customers, partners and investors as well as media and industry events

• Engaging with governments and regulators on cybersecurity, technical policy, and innovation

• Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of the cyber security industry, the competitive landscape and related industry developments to ensure we continue to be thought leaders who innovate ahead of the market

• Using stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology

• Focusing on technology improvements that will improve your region

• Discovering new technologies that yield competitive advantage as part of the core platform or through technology partnerships

• Providing recommendations for continuous improvement

What You'll Need:

• Experience in developing security strategies for companies and/or governments and for overseeing the successful implementation and execution of these strategies

• Minimum Business level English, High Business Level Japanese (Must have verbal, non-verbal and cultural fluency in order to effectively communicate with C-Level executives)

• Experience building and executing corporate security strategy with the ability to be able to differentiate Crowd Strike’s products and services

• Broad information security competency and experience across strategy, governance, technology and policy.

• Deep and broad knowledge of security issues and trends, and are able to articulate a high-level security strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Have or willing to obtain detailed understanding of Crowd Strike’s security architecture with the ability to articulate Crowd Strike’s value proposition for security

• An ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders both within customers and in Crowd Strike, up to and including C-level executives

• Experience of working in a global environment, geo-politically aware, sensitive to different government sentiments towards technology organizations

• Proven history of speaking at industry conferences, published blogs, podcasts, white papers, books, etc.

• Experience or willing to support public relations and conducting media interviews (all mediums) on various security and current affair topics including crisis situations

• Working in a role such as or similar to Regional CTO, Enterprise Technology Strategist, Strategic Consultant, Enterprise Security Architect

• Hands on experience in detailed research and analysis

• Experience with/exposure to cybersecurity domain, in particular the threat landscape of nation-state/criminal actors and their varying methodology of exploitation

• Experience with/exposure to Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, SIEM/Log Management, Mobile Security, Identity Security, Incident Response as well as other cyber security domains

• Regional travel with some international travel is expected

Bonus Points:

• Hands-on experience aligning technical strategy to industry frameworks such as NIST,MITRE ATT&CK,ISO/IEC 27001, or Zero Trust Architecture.

• Cloud Security Thought Leadership : ability to build or influence cloud-native security architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Deep hands-on experience with Threat Hunting,SOC optimization, or Security Data Lake architectures.

Benefits of Working at Crowd Strike:

• 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

• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

Crowd Strike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

Crowd Strike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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