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Cognizant

Vice President - Global Industry Lead - CMT (Consulting)

Cognizant, Phila, Pennsylvania, United States,


ABOUT USCognizant 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 consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at

www.cognizant.com .COGNIZANT CONSULTINGWithin Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!The RoleOur Consulting Practice is looking for a VP, Global Industry Lead to join us on our journey to become the preeminent technology services partner to the Global 2000. We engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. Cognizant Consulting is the Cognizant business analytical and advisory group that drives Cognizant’s digital innovation and transformation strategy. Our Consultants apply industry-specific domain knowledge and understanding of Cognizant’s horizontal solutions to address client needs and requirements, to advise on and shape client strategies, to deliver optimum solutions that delight clients, and achieve client business goals. We work on some of the most exciting projects in the marketplace across our 6 verticals and 3 horizontals. We are looking for pure-play management consulting leader with expertise in Communications, Media, & Technology.This role exercises strategic practice oversight, practice-building, and overall consulting leadership responsibilities. To be successful, we’re looking for Management Consulting leaders who exemplify Cognizant’s

Five Pillars of Consulting : 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. At the VP Level, this means driving cost effective end-to-end execution of consultant engagements, cultivating practice innovations, achieving financial targets (utilization, expenditures, revenue, margin), promoting Cognizant Consulting’s vision & mission, and building high performing teams across the organization. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.ResponsibilitiesServe as a Global Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant’s clients.Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts.Exercise quality assurance for all engagements within area of responsibility.Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering.Establish and nurture relationships with client executives and strive to serve as their trusted advisor.Leverage industry expertise to propose a forward-leaning refinement or extension of Cognizant’s practice offerings.Develop a long-term vision for the practice and standardize consulting tools and methods.Lead the recruitment of consulting talent and the creation of a strong talent pipeline.Mentor and coach consulting associates, and lead people development activities.Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice.Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant’s capabilities.Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies.Qualifications20+ years of experience in deep domain or extensive cross-sector business management.A background of extensive management consulting leadership.A successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets.Possessing a robust network of contacts in professional organizations.International experience supporting or driving global initiatives.Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams.Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes.Work AuthorizationCognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

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