Director – Consulting Full Time

The Cognizant Difference – Helping our Clients Win In Digital

At Cognizant Consulting, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game—across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge. Our strategy is built around elevating business and industry understanding of the aspirations and unique abilities of our clients and by building these relationships based on trust and value.

Summary Of Role

The role of Director-Consulting is to drive and lead Cognizant’s consulting business, focusing on Banking & Financial Services (BFS) for the markets of Middle East. Candidates expected with 15+ years leadership & management experience across consulting, technology strategy & implementation, with deep domain expertise in BFS.

Role Responsibilities
Drive Cognizant’s consulting business across BFS areas such as (inclusive but not limited to) private banking, wholesale banking, retail banking, SME/corporate banking, cards & payments, risk, compliance & regulatory implications, etc
Own & manage practice P&L for the BFS consulting business across the region / countries
Proactively define & drive growth strategy and execution initiatives for regional consulting practice, with focus on BFS
Build and develop strong thought leadership across key topics / business trends across domain & functional aspects
Work with Cognizant’s BU & Consulting leadership (regional & global) in supporting long-term strategic initiatives like market expansion, service line expansion, client engagement etc
Build strong relationship with Cognizant’s regional and global service line leaders, in defining the go-to-market strategy & value proposition for BFS clients
Bring in and establish/build strong & trusted relationships with clients at CXO levels & senior client stakeholders. Identify key business opportunities (strategy & tactical) and drive client conversations as a trusted advisor
Hands-on-delivery of highly complex & large scale transformation programs for clients by leading a team of Cognizant’s consultants. Overall ownership and governance for in-flight engagements managed through the team. Ensure resolution of issues / client priorities as part of overall consulting delivery portfolio
Lead a team of highly dynamic & talented consultants, managing team’s overall consulting execution, talent management, expert mentoring and escalation/conflict management
Build and drive partnerships with business partners / vendors / FinTech as part of growth strategy
Hands-on and detailed management of team’s goals, targets, performance progress, annual appraisals, periodic guidance for performance improvement with overall ownership for building successful career for reporting tree & overall practice team
Own & drive practice management initiatives such as consulting asset development, knowledge management, training, domain & functional expertise development, effective collaboration with consulting units across other regions, talent management (including hiring & recruitment)
Strongly support Cognizant’s regional initiatives across marketing, building relationship with academia, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership development etc
Skills & Experience
15+ years of deep domain experience across BFS, consulting, technology strategy/execution
Experience in managing APAC / ASEAN region
Hands-on experience in managing consulting business with direct client management / P&L responsibilities
Experience in market expansion, business development & growth and driving consulting sales
Direct experience of senior level client stakeholders at CXO levels as trusted advisor to drive & support business decision making (including management of client priorities, delivery escalations, conflict resolution etc)
Established domain expert in one or two primary or multiple secondary areas within BFS space, including evidenced thought leadership/expertise in functional areas (e.g., analytics, digitalization, big data, target operating model, business architecture etc)
Hands-on experience across independent consulting delivery/execution, business development, client relationship management, service offering development and thought leadership (Experience in building service offering suited to changing market & business trends, with a strong intersection of business & technology in BFS space)
Direct hands-on exposure in having delivered large scale transformation programs (multi-service line, multi-year) for BFS clients, with clear business impact to clients. Consulting execution including business case development, program management, business analysis, requirement management, operating model definition, domain expertise, business / technology solution design & development, solution launch to business and business benefits realization etc
Experience of having worked in a multi-vendor, business partner set-up with exposure in managing partnerships
Experience in managing a team of highly talented consultants, having handled all aspects of talent development & people management
Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Jan 10 2023

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

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