Director, Revenue Technical Accounting

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.

We are seeking a Director of Revenue Technical Accounting to lead revenue accounting policy and technical assessments. As our products, pricing models, and commercial arrangements evolve, this leader will help the business grow while maintaining consistent, well-supported revenue accounting. This role will serve as a key partner to Sales, Alliance, Deal Desk, Legal, Revenue Operations, and Finance. The ideal candidate combines deep ASC 606 expertise with practical business judgment, communicates complex issues clearly, and translates accounting conclusions into processes that can scale.

Technical Accounting and Policy Lead the evaluation of complex customer arrangements under ASC 606, including license subscriptions, consumption and usage-based offerings, flexible commitment pools, enterprise agreements, OEM arrangements, and reseller and managed service provider models. Assess revenue implications of AI offerings, including bundled services, capacity and token-based pricing, consumption commitments, and evolving monetization structures. Establish and maintain revenue accounting policies covering performance obligations, standalone selling prices, variable consideration, contract modifications, material rights, principal-versus-agent considerations, and contract acquisition costs. Prepare clear, audit-ready accounting memoranda documenting relevant facts, authoritative guidance, judgments, and conclusions. Commercial and Business Partnership Advise Sales, Deal Desk, and Legal on nonstandard contract terms, identifying accounting implications early and recommending practical alternatives that support business objectives. Partner with Product, Pricing, and Finance on new offerings and go-to-market initiatives, establishing accounting treatment and operational requirements before launch. Evaluate how contractual rights, provisioning, activation, service availability, and consumption affect revenue recognition. Develop contract review guidelines and training that help business partners recognize terms requiring accounting review. Partner with FP&A to assess the implications of significant transactions and new offerings for revenue forecasts and key metrics, including ARR and NPAVC, and clarify their relationship to GAAP revenue. Financial Reporting Controls and Audit Provide technical oversight of significant revenue judgments, estimates, and unusual transactions during quarterly and annual reporting. Partner with Revenue Accounting and Financial Reporting on revenue disclosures, remaining performance obligations, contract balances, and related reporting requirements. Lead discussions with external auditors on revenue