Consulting Principal – Advisory
About The Position
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you? As a Consulting Principal – Advisory, you will make an impact by leading client engagements, driving solution delivery, and ensuring strategic growth for Cognizant’s consulting practice. You will be a valued member of our consulting team, collaborating with cross-functional teams, clients, and senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of strong industry experience in consulting, digital strategy development, advisory services, or transformation programs, with extensive client-facing experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology (IT) or equivalent in a relevant business or technical discipline.
- Proven experience developing and leading consultant teams in planning, task structuring, analysis, and solution delivery.
- Experience managing teams using an onsite/offshore model.
- Proficiency in business/financial data modeling and analysis.
- Familiarity with various consulting frameworks, processes, and methodologies.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive experience in client management and relationship building at the executive level.
- Experience working in global organizations and/or with global clients.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Engagement Lead, managing teams of consultants for commercial projects to ensure effective negotiations, solution delivery, governance, profitability, and client satisfaction.
- Assess proposed solutions for opportunity expansion and strategic growth, including partner and alliance involvement.
- Drive collaborative solutioning across cross-functional teams, aligning interests, building shared goals, and enforcing governance.
- Oversee daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members.
- Review project deliverables for quality assurance, requirements alignment, and solution integration.
- Lead project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and identify intellectual property for repurposing.
- Apply strategic thinking and a transformational mindset to ensure value-add opportunities for clients.
- Drive issue resolution and escalate engagement challenges to appropriate decision-makers.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- 10 paid holidays plus PTO
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning and development certifications and programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
