Client Relationship Manager-Banking & Financial Services
Overview
Client Relationship Managers are key contributors to commercial side of Cognizant IT and Consulting Business. They support the Client Partner and act as business owners for assigned accounts, leading the day-to-day activities and P&L of these accounts. The CRM works with delivery teams to enhance backlog, optimizing the resource mix and navigating scope changes to ensure client expectations are met. They work towards establishing a positive client experience. A CRM's shared measures are margin, revenue, client satisfaction & employee retention. CRM role-specific measures are renewal win rates, revenue, and margin.
Key Responsibilities
· Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders
· Understand the client environment, issues, and priorities
· Work with clients to define their problems and co-create solutions
· Drive RFPs / proactive bids with regards to renewals, extensions, and expansion
· Track of BFS industry trends relevant to client business and bring forth proactive ideas and solutions
· Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the clients
· Responsible for backlog growth including renewals and extensions of current engagements
· Lead the onsite project teams and ensure they understand the client environment
Required Experience
· Minimum 10 years of experience in a client facing role in a consulting firm or an account/engagement management role in the IT professional services offshore/outsourcing industry, within BFS vertical.
· Experience managing Client P&L of $15 + Million dollars including reporting and metric assessment for the account
· Excellent ability and aptitude to influence and communicate effectively with business stakeholders up to the C-Suite
· Ability to interface at all levels of an organization
· Excellent oral and written communication skills and executive presentation and persuasion skills are required
· Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Experience
· MS or MBA degree
· Strong background in a project environment and application development in the BFS vertical.
· Proven ability to contribute to new business development efforts and to lead and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
· Must be detail oriented and able to manage and maintain all facets of complex assignments.
· Demonstrable problem-solving abilities with the aptitude to identify strategic solutions to business problems with enterprise-wide implications
· Demonstrate the flexibility to work among diverse corporate environments, industries, and technical and non-technical audiences
Top Reasons to Join Our Team
Excellent compensation/benefits. A strong financial incentive package that includes a solid base salary with a highly attractive commission's plan. Further incentives include award programs, club trips, and excellent benefits package. Wide exposure to industry, product, and functional standard methodologies; as well as outstanding teams supporting your sales pursuits. Encouraging management team that rewards initiative & success. Exciting, industry leading practice where you can truly build a long-term career. Congenial, collaborative, and goal-oriented environment; 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.
Salary and Other Compensation:
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
A Good fit for the Cognizant culture
A person who possesses a true passion for changing organizations for the better, and desires to do so within a goal, yet professional atmosphere filled with business professionals who all manifest a belief in partnership, innovation, and excellence. Our “Cultural Value Drivers” are well-known and clearly communicated within the organization: Open, Visible, Motivated, Empowered, Opportunity-Filled, Flexible & Collaborative.
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbare resultaten en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op cognizant.ai of @cognizant.
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