Intern Strategy & Development Manager, Sales

• Lead the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for CDW’s Sales Intern Program
• Build an engaging, high-impact experience that develops foundational sales capabilities and strengthens CDW’s early-career talent pipeline
• Partner with segment leadership to create shared accountability for intern engagement, performance, and conversion outcomes
• Design evaluation frameworks, performance scorecards, and structured conversion pathways (e.g., Academy & Residency entry, post-program opportunities)
• Incorporate sales skills training, exposure sessions, executive interactions, and hands-on activities that prepare interns for seller-led engagement
• Develop program branding, communication rhythms, and recognition moments to elevate program visibility and importance
• Create and deliver development experiences tailored to early-career sales talent, including workshops, coaching moments, role-play simulations, and foundational sales training
• Partner with Academy & Residency leaders to ensure alignment between intern development and early-career seller readiness expectations
• Implement feedback loops with interns, managers, and HR to continuously enhance program design
• Ensure interns receive structured coaching, clear expectations, and meaningful exposure to CDW’s culture and GTM model
• Serve as a floating Sales Manager during leadership transitions, temporarily leading teams to maintain continuity, performance, and employee experience
• Provide targeted support to Sales Managers with high team-to-manager ratios to maintain engagement, development focus, and operational balance
• Serve as a thought partner to Sales Leaders on intern-to-seller progression, engagement approaches, and best practices in early-career talent development
• Support onboarding and ramp-up of new Sales Managers entering the Academy & Residency environment
• Partner with Learning & Development to enhance manager readiness training, toolkits, and knowledge transfer
• Deliver coaching and shadowing opportunities to help new managers build skill in developing early-career talent
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to define recruiting needs, align selection criteria, and ensure candidate quality
• Build strong partnerships with HR(CWS), Learning & Development, and Sales leadership to ensure the program supports organizational priorities
• Use data and analytics to diagnose performance trends, improve intern engagement, and increase conversion rates

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Human Resources, or related field
• 3-6 years of experience in sales leadership, program management, talent development, or early-career workforce programs
• Proven ability to design, launch, and scale programs that develop early-career or entry-level talent
• Experience managing interns, residents, or early-career sellers in a structured development environment
• Strong understanding of sales processes, seller development, and team dynamics
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, create clarity across stakeholders, and drive accountability
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Strong organizational, operational, and project management capabilities
• Ability to lead in multiple capacities (program owner, coach, floating manager) with agility and adaptability
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of intern program location, including Cherry Hill, Dallas, Bell Works, NYC, Shelton, Tampa and Tempe

Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan