The Company
Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.
Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities Consulting
Cognizant’s Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities (MLEU) Consulting unit is seeking talented consultants with extensive business analysis and consultative experience of executing large-scale business change and IT solutions for Automotive clients. This role provides an opportunity to join a rapidly growing, high energy and entrepreneurial team working with leading UK & Europe based clients.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Performed Business Analysis/ Functional Consultant roles on Business & Technology Transformation Programmes, with Energy clients; helping achieve their business, technology, strategic and operational goals
- Previous experience of working in a similar capacity in other Consultancy or automotive industry
- An appreciation of business and technical requirements and the ability to bridge the gap between the two
- Understanding of the changes taking place in the industry including partnership ecosystems, use of emerging technologies (AI, ML, IoT), new business models such as marketplaces and digital disruption
- Full project life-cycle experience Business Analysis experience - with demonstrable knowledge of different project life cycles: waterfall, agile
- managing a small to medium sized teams to execute mid-size program of work or of leading work streams within a larger program of work Experience of managing a small to medium sized teams to execute mid-size program of work or of leading work streams within a larger program of work
- Ability to develop creative strategic solutions to solve our clients’ business problems, and create accompanying execution roadmaps to implement the changes
- Has worked in a global delivery environment and with distributed teams
- Experience in product ownership, innovation lifecycle or development of MVP launches / roadmaps
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues as well as on your own. A team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues across different disciplines, geographies, cultures and skill sets
- Excellent communicator able to deliver a concise message either verbally, or in writing to senior internal and external stakeholders
- Creative thinker, able to quickly analyse problems and identify appropriate solutions
- Open-minded and pragmatic, with ability to guide teams to build customized tools/ templates for the engagements
- Flexible and enthusiastic about gaining new experiences across different clients and adapting to different, challenging environments
Contribution to Development of Practice:
- Contribute to practice activities such as Capability Development, Knowledge Management, Proposition or Solution Development
- Develop focused Thought Leadership assets including industry ‘points of view’ or ‘white papers’, podcasts, blogs, video interviews etc
- Coach and Mentor members of the team
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. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.
Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
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 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.
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, state or local laws.
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Disclaimer:
Compensation 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.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview.