Associate Partner Consulting
Comms, Media & Technology Consulting Practice
United States
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. We are headquartered in the U.S. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within 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 Role
Our Communications, Media and Technology group is looking for a Director – CMT Consulting Practice to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is known for their ability to develop client relationships through their professional network and foster partnerships with account teams who have established relationships. As a member of our team, you will be responsible to provide leadership on multiple dimensions – business development, executive client leadership, thought leadership, and collaborative leadership within the Cognizant Consulting, and throughout Cognizant Technology Solutions more broadly.
To be successful, we’re looking for Consultants who exemplify Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. At the 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. 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
· Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant’s clients, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life.
· Structure and mobilize large scale transformations and program Manage large complex programs spanning multiple vendors and business units.
· 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.
· Oversee vendor risk management, ensuring all third-party relationships are effectively managed and risks are mitigated.
· Lead the delivery management process, ensuring all project deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations.
· Manage the API lifecycle, ensuring all APIs are effectively developed, deployed, and maintained.
· 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 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
Qualifications
· 15+ years of experience in deep domain or extensive cross-sector business management, including the creation and go-to-market execution of practice offers in Comms, Media and Technology
· Experience in Program Management i.e., ability to structure and lead large complex programs spanning multiple vendors, business units.
· A background of extensive management consulting leadership as a practice leader, or business or solution developer
· 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 values: Raise the bar, Work as one, Dare to innovate, Do the right thing, Own it
Work Authorization
· 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.)
La communauté Cognizant :
Nous sommes une équipe de professionnels dont les membres s'apprécient et se soutiennent mutuellement. Nos collaborateurs sont les garants d'un lieu de travail dynamique, collaboratif et inclusif où chacun peut s'épanouir.
- Cognizant est une communauté mondiale qui compte plus de 300 000+ collaborateurs dans le monde entier.
- Nous ne nous contentons pas de rêver de façons idéales, nous apportons des améliorations concrêtes
- Nous prenons soin de nos collaborateurs, de nos clients, de notre entreprise, de nos communautés et du climat, en faisant ce qui est juste.
- Nous favorisons un environnement innovant où vous pouvez construire le plan de carrière qui vous convient.
À propos de nous :
Cognizant est l’un des leaders mondiaux des services professionnels. Nous transformons les modèles commerciaux, opérationnels et technologiques de nos clients pour les adapter à l’ère numérique. Notre approche consultative, basée sur une connaissance sectorielle, aide nos clients à concevoir, développer et gérer des entreprises plus innovantes et plus efficaces. Basée aux États-Unis, Cognizant (membre du NASDAQ-100 et l’un des meilleurs employeurs du monde en 2024 selon Forbes) figure régulièrement parmi les entreprises les plus admirées au monde. Découvrez comment Cognizant aide ses clients à garder une longueur d’avance grâce au numérique sur le site www.cognizant.com.
Notre engagement en faveur de la diversité et de l'inclusion :
Cognizant est un employeur qui prône l'égalité des chances, la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion. Nous sommes déterminés à créer une communauté interne où chacun se sent écouté, accepté et accueilli. Votre candidature sera examinée en dehors de toute caractéristique discriminatoire (comme celles de votre race, votre couleur, votre sexe, votre religion, vos croyances, votre orientation sexuelle, votre identité de genre, votre origine, votre handicap, votre information génétique, votre état de grossesse, votre statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois de votre pays).
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Mentions légales :
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