Are you ready to be a change-maker? This is your chance to be part of the success story: we are hiring an Account Executive dedicated to our strategic Consumer Goods segment.
This role will be based at our French headquarter in Paris la défense and offers hybrid work model.
At Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life because we're dedicated to making a lasting impact. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life.
Your Role :
- Reporting to the EMEA CCO and aligned to Cognizant’s CMT Business Unit, you will join our new business sales team.
- Selling the full suite of Cognizant’s services and solutions, including market leading capabilities in Digital, Data, AI, and Cloud, etc, you will be the Sales trigger who will create value and drive business outcomes.
- Your responsibility : pursuing 10-15 targeted Accounts in France
- You will work with French Client Partners and Sales team that will support all sales pursuits. Your extended team being in different geos in Europe and India.
- You will get the support of dedicated teams to provide targeted marketing into designated accounts.
- Your target portfolio will be of several millions.
Your Background:
You need to feel comfortable in leading from the front and show strong ability to be identified and trusted as a partner. You have strong ability to transform a prospect base into clients through a differentiated selling approach. You have a mix of strategic thinking and tactical execution and define yourself as a self-starter :
- Strong track record in new business / net new logo sales for a large Tier 1 or Tier 2 Global Systems Integrator
- Experience of working alongside and building relationships within major CG/ FMCG organizations
- Background in a Global Services Firm with onshore, nearshore and offshore capabilities is good to have
- Knowledge and experience selling Digital, Data, Cloud, Consulting and application modernization offers
- Demonstrable success selling multi million, multi-year deals.
- Strong hunting abilities, consecutive quarterly and yearly quota achievement in complex selling environments utilizing a solution selling model.
Top Reasons to Join Our Team:
- Excellent compensation/benefits. A strong financial incentive package that includes a solid base salary with a highly attractive commissions plan.
- Wide exposure to industry, product and functional best practices; as well as world-class teams supporting your sales pursuits.
- Supportive management team that rewards initiative & success.
- Exciting, industry leading practice where you can truly build a long-term career.
- Congenial, collaborative, and success-oriented culture; the opportunity to work with and learn from a diverse, highly experienced team of business professionals. Tremendous opportunities for growth with a real career path promoting career advancement.
At Cognizant, we embrace diversity. We believe it’s what helps us thrive. Our goal is to include everyone at the table, and to value and respect their unique voices and backgrounds.
Need a change in 2025 to grow in responsibility and evolve in your career ? Join us ! Please share you CV in English and we will connect soon.
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What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
