Associate Partner (Director), Telco Consulting

Leading at Cognizant
This is a Leadership (D+) role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level:

• Drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future.
• Live the leadership behaviors, leading themselves, others and the business.
• Uphold our Values, role modeling them in every action and decision.
• Nurture our people and culture, creating a workplace where all can thrive.
  At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders at every level to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.

About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role
As an Associate Partner (Director), Telco Consulting, you will make an impact by leading and developing the Telco advisory business within the Communications, Media and Technology (CMT) practice. You will be a valued member of the CMT Consulting team and work collaboratively with the Europe Head of Consulting, CMT, senior management, and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Develop Practice business strategy in conjunction with the wider CMT strategy, inputting to GGM Consulting strategy and aligning to Corporate strategy.
• Support annual Business Planning cycles, setting ambitions, targets, and budget allocations.
• Lead the delivery of practice targets in terms of revenue, profitability, ‘pull-through’ and capability development.
• Lead and develop a profitable and rapidly growing Telco advisory business, including account plans and owning the sales process.
• Drive the development of cutting-edge thought leadership, service offerings, and knowledge in Telco.
• Directly enable sales and support delivery of major consulting projects with far-reaching impact.
• Curate a European client network in Telco.
• Act as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ to key clients by ascertaining client aspirations, industry dynamics, trends, and challenges.
• Take long-term ownership of client satisfaction and development.
• Establish an effective and influential internal network across Cognizant globally to effectively sell or deliver.
• Work with the Europe Head of Consulting, CMT to recruit and develop senior and SME management consulting talent, building a leadership pipeline or ‘right-shaping’ the Practice.
• Manage and grow a team of client-focused business consultants delivering regular consulting projects with an eye for quality in deliverables and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and empower team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Build and leverage Cognizant’s ecosystem of partners, alliances, start-ups, academia, and design agencies to provide ready-to-deploy teams to build customer-specific strategies and solutions.
• Engage with the market through events, thought leadership, and other marketing opportunities in Telco.

Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring regular presence in a client or Cognizant office in Stockholm, Sweden. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• Strong Telco domain knowledge and consulting experience at a CxO level.
• Deep knowledge of Telco market, commercial industry dynamics, and changing business models.
• Significant exposure to leading complex consulting, delivery, and technology projects in Telco.
• Strong personal network and reputation in key markets and with CxO clients.
• Ability to discuss business and technology-enabled transformation.
• Proven experience in managing and connecting global multi-disciplinary teams.
• Entrepreneurial and creative thinker.
• Delivers concise and effective communications with authority, excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Highly adaptable in dynamic environments.
• A leader who inspires trust and confidence with courageous and decisive actions.
• Customer-oriented, keeping up to date with market and technology trends.
• Cross-cultural awareness is well regarded.
• Preferably with an MBA.
• Excellent team player who actively supports peers.

These will help you succeed

• Ability to own and drive executive relations (VP-Technology, CDO/CIO, and Senior Director levels).
• Deep telecom and technologies knowledge (AI/Data/automation, platform).
• Storyboarding and visual storytelling, orchestrating across customer and internal teams.
• Represent Cognizant in industry events and forums.
• Go-getter and make-it-happen attitude.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

À propos de Cognizant 
Cognizant (NASDAQ : CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif : améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus : cognizant.ai ou @cognizant. 

Renseignments suppplémentaires sur l'emploi
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