Job Description

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, is ranked 195 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.  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   Sitting within the Consulting group is our CIO Advisory & Tech Modernization practice which assists CIOs in developing a competitive advantage for their organizations by strategically aligning IT with business objectives and emerging industry needs.   We’re looking for a Digital Transformation Director to join us as we help companies to thrive in the digital era by establishing the key strategic direction and capabilities needed for successful transformation. Implementing an effective digital strategy across front-, middle- and back-office IT environments is crucial to staying relevant. This role does require leading and mentoring a team, along with hitting sales targets. Yet, the urgent need to create and act on a digital strategy gives rise to a host of complex problems that enterprises must sort out quickly—or risk falling behind. We help clients set strategies in motion that unify business and technology architectures, generate growth and enable competitive advantage. That’s where you come in.   We’re looking for someone who is a seasoned transformational leader who can bring a breadth of capability and insight and talent across key areas such as:   - IT Strategy  - Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Transformation  - Platform Modernization   - Cloud  - Sales  - Digital Change Management at Scale  - Program Delivery Excellence   - Responsibilities:  - Manage and lead a team in the CIO Advisory group responsible for Digital Transformation and Enterprise Strategy  - Consult directly with F200 clients to develop solutions for Digital Strategy, Enterprise Architecture Strategy, Platform Modernization, Product Management, Automation, Service Management for complex?digital and?technology-based?transformation programs?that?deliver business value?  - Serve as a true management consultant, guiding clients in identifying the right IT sourcing strategies, demand management and optimization strategies, and achieving procurement transformation objectives; lead digital transformation programs  - Lead our clients through strategic transformations across digital architecture, product roadmap, product management, Agile delivery, service management, and business process services  - Assess clients’ current IT organizations and define operating models which are aligned to business objectives (IT Organization Assessment, IT Governance, Workforce Optimization, IT Skill Assessment, IT Process Improvement, IT Portfolio Management, Project Prioritization, SDLC assessments, etc.)  - Provide architecture & technology leadership experience; develop application blueprints and future state roadmap  - Lead and execute IT Strategy engagements following agile approach guide clients to successful business outcomes by identifying current IT trends, defining new business models and supporting IT capabilities needed to create competitive advantage  - Develop technology financial estimations and business case development  - Conduct and lead Application Portfolio Rationalization assessments to determine the best technology disposition of client’s IT application portfolio  - Conduct IT Cost Optimization assessments to help IT leaders assess their IT budgets and identify cost optimization/ rationalization opportunities  - Support development of solution proposal responses and business development  - Develop practice capability decks pertaining to Technology Modernization areas  - Serve as a leader on the team, helping to upskill talent and invest in the next generation of Cognizant talent   - Qualifications:  - 18+ years of experience in Information Technology, with at least 8 of those years in a Managing or Transformation consulting/advisory capacity including?significant?consultative solution and business development experience gained from multiple sectors?  - Expertise in at least 3 of these areas: Program Delivery Excellence, IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Transformation, Platform Modernization, Cloud solutions, Digital Change Management at Scale  - Sales initiatives and sales targets expertise ensuring business viability of complex solutions for Cognizant in key accounts   - Establishes and nurtures relationships with client executives in assigned accounts and serves as their trusted advisor  - Continuously assesses the business for profitability and initiates remedial interventions where needed  - Exercises financial accountability and responsibility for revenues and margin growth in practice area of control  - Knowledge of business and technology dependencies and ability to position service offerings and develop solutions accordingly  - Industry domain knowledge in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Insurance, Manufacturing or Energy & Utilities  - Manages and mentors a team of direct reports and the overarching recruitment, onboarding, development, and engagement of consultants  - Experience or working knowledge of Design thinking, Agile, DevOps, Advanced Analytics, UX, enterprise solutions, and RPA, and ability to translate these to business-outcomes when positioning?consulting engagements?  - The experience to lead engagements that may be related to service management, cloud migration, target operating models, process modernization, solutioning, IT Business process re-engineering   - Passion?for innovation,?and the ability to influence?and drive consensus with?multiple stakeholders (internal and external)  - Formalizes best-in-class practices, pursues the development of consulting thought leadership, and participates in industry forums and conferences to establish and enhance Cognizant’s brand  - Excellent professional judgement; strong communication skills   - Knowledge of cloud and data analytics with certification in AWS, Azure or GCP?  - Experience in structuring and developing compelling digital product and service proposals  - Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or MBA a plus  - In the world of Digital Consulting and Architecture, this Director role requires managing people, shaping sales proposals and driving sales, digital transformation, application portfolio rationalization, while working with the CIO on solution responses etc.  To be successful, you’ll need an in-depth understanding of how Digital Technology transforms the experiences of customers, employees, and suppliers, be able to apply it support the transformation journey necessary across the IT and business landscape. Our team serves as advisors to clients to help them be digital-ready and accelerate adoption through technology, process, and operating models and orchestrate transformation through an implementation roadmap. The ideal candidate will have a hybrid skillset with a mindset of Digital strategy, Program delivery excellence, Technical Acumen and Business development and use it to share complex solutions with our clients and lead execution activities for complex digital transformation programs.   Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with IT Advisory & Digital Strategy, 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!