Cognizant
Senior Director – Retail, Consumer Goods Consulting
Cognizant, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Senior Director – Retail, Consumer Goods ConsultingQualifications
15-20 + years of experience in deep domain or extensive cross-sector business management, including the creation and go-to-market execution of practice offers (pricing, resourcing, marketing) in Retail Consumer Goods Industry.A background of extensive management consulting leadership.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.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 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).Responsibilities
At the Senior Director 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.Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant’s clients, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life.Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts, often owning quota for accounts, and ensuring profitable growth for the practice and for Cognizant.Exercise quality assurance for engagements within your remit.Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, evolving regulatory contexts and the feasibility of transformation goals.Maintain expertise in your industry of Retail Consumer Goods.Establish and nurture relationships with cross-functional client executives and strive to serve as their trusted advisor.Leverage industry expertise and market sensibilities to propose forward-leaning refinement or extension of Cognizant’s Advisory Capabilities (offerings).Support and develop a long-term vision for the practice.Work with others to standardize consulting tools, methods, curricula, and career development requirements.Partner with recruitment to attract high caliber consulting talent and the creation of a strong talent pipeline.Mentor and coach consulting associates; lead people development and community-building activities.Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice and advocates within Cognizant for the recognition of Consulting’s contribution to Cognizant’s profitability and market brand.Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant’s capabilities; gather insights on emerging business needs, requirements, technology, and competitive challenges.Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies to enhance practice effectiveness and cross-practice community building and act as a visible and respected spokesperson for Cognizant’s Advisory Practice.
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15-20 + years of experience in deep domain or extensive cross-sector business management, including the creation and go-to-market execution of practice offers (pricing, resourcing, marketing) in Retail Consumer Goods Industry.A background of extensive management consulting leadership.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.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 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).Responsibilities
At the Senior Director 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.Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant’s clients, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life.Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts, often owning quota for accounts, and ensuring profitable growth for the practice and for Cognizant.Exercise quality assurance for engagements within your remit.Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, evolving regulatory contexts and the feasibility of transformation goals.Maintain expertise in your industry of Retail Consumer Goods.Establish and nurture relationships with cross-functional client executives and strive to serve as their trusted advisor.Leverage industry expertise and market sensibilities to propose forward-leaning refinement or extension of Cognizant’s Advisory Capabilities (offerings).Support and develop a long-term vision for the practice.Work with others to standardize consulting tools, methods, curricula, and career development requirements.Partner with recruitment to attract high caliber consulting talent and the creation of a strong talent pipeline.Mentor and coach consulting associates; lead people development and community-building activities.Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice and advocates within Cognizant for the recognition of Consulting’s contribution to Cognizant’s profitability and market brand.Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant’s capabilities; gather insights on emerging business needs, requirements, technology, and competitive challenges.Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies to enhance practice effectiveness and cross-practice community building and act as a visible and respected spokesperson for Cognizant’s Advisory Practice.
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