ABOUT US

Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 16+ years of experience developing data strategies for clients that are tied to business objectives and outcomes
• At least 8 years in a consulting or advisory capacity including significant consultative solution and business development experience gained from multiple sectors.
• Strong experience communicating with both C-level business stakeholders including conducting tactical stakeholder interviews, gathering and evaluating business requirements, conducting gap analyses and devising plans of action that are clear and comprehensive to specialists, business stakeholders and C-level representatives alike.
• Expert anticipating potential future ways of data discovery, extraction, ingestion, data cleansing, data warehousing and monitoring, while dealing with large and various sets of structured and unstructured data.
• Experience in business development, including identification of leads and opportunities, pre-sales and post-sales support, marketing, and client relationship management.
• Demonstrated depth of experience in Life Sciences domain
• Ability to travel as and when required
• A successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets, controlling budgets, managing forecasts, and driving an organization of professional consultants in winning business and achieving financial targets
• Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations and industry forums
• International experience supporting or driving global initiatives is a plus
• Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams or organizations recognized for excellence
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant’s Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.

Cognizant Technology Consulting is changing the game in Data, Cloud and Generative AI based consultancy services. Tech Modernization is almost like a boutique consultancy inside of Cognizant that creates change in how technology is used and fosters an innovative engineering culture.
We strategically drive modern engineering practices and ways of working, along with helping clients in all aspects of enterprise technology solution modernization including AI, Cloud, DevOps, Data and more.
We’re looking for a Partner Consulting who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As the Partner Consulting, this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

Responsibilities

• Develop data strategies for clients that are tied to business objectives and outcomes
• Develop architectural strategies for data modeling, design and implementation to meet stated requirements for metadata management, operational data stores and ETL environments with a strong focus on cloud environments
• Review existing data architectures to determine overall effectiveness and develop comprehensive strategies for improving or replacing underperforming areas
• Manage end-to-end responsibilities for consulting engagements in areas of control
• Ensures the business viability of complex solutions for Cognizant in key accounts
• Continuously assesses the business for profitability and initiates remedial interventions where needed
• Formalizes best-in-class practices, pursues the development of consulting thought leadership, and participates in industry forums and conferences to establish and enhance Cognizant’s brand
• Exercises financial accountability and responsibility for revenues and margin growth in practice area of control
• Ensures appropriate pricing for consultants across engagements and promotes the education of project teams on consultative value
• Establishes and nurtures relationships with client executives in assigned accounts and serves as their trusted advisor
• Builds or facilitates the route to market of innovative practice solutions
• Actively builds the consulting practice community by driving consensus about and standardization on best practices; and
• Manages and mentors a team of direct reports and the overarching recruitment, onboarding, development, and engagement of consultants.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability)
• Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes
• Assess our client current state and design new processes and approaches in order to close tool and process gaps in order to guide our clients toward a more effective digital future with data
• Lead client presentations and conversations during both the sales and implementation cycles
• Research new technologies, data modeling methods and information management systems to determine which ones should be incorporated into client data architectures, and develop implementation timelines and milestones
• Be the principal advisor to key account initiatives and oversight on select client programs.
• Deliver outstanding client results through the oversight of client teams to implement recommendations
• Draw conclusions from the market / industry trends, client issues and support go to market initiatives for Cognizant
• Contribute to the practice through meeting sales targets