Executive Briefing Strategist - Cloud Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions • New York, NY

5d • $86,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Service Delivery team in the CMT vertical at Cognizant, you will be supporting a major cloud service provider's sales organization. We are seeking a detail-oriented Executive Briefing Strategist - Cloud Solutions to manage the planning, coordination, and execution of customer engagements in the Cloud Space. This role requires working 5 days from the office and close collaboration with sales leaders, clients, and internal teams to ensure efficient execution and optimal client experiences. Only local candidates will be considered Role Responsibilities Conduct initial planning calls to understand client and sales team needs Develop agendas based on client use cases and customer needs, using documentation provided by the Cloud Space team Gather required logistical information from sales teams (e.g. dietary restrictions, headcount, room setup needs) and communicate to the appropriate site teams Source and align an appropriate speaker to each agenda topic. Conduct speaker preparation calls and know before you go calls to ensure speakers and sales teams are aligned and ready for the engagement. Confirm that each speaker has relevant talking points and content ready to go Update agendas in Cloud Space tool to ensure sessions are properly tracked Leverage templates to create and share meeting slide content (e.g. meeting slide deck) using templates. Ensure smooth execution during client engagements; Send post-event surveys and document insights shared by account teams Track and report performance metrics Collaborate with various departments to ensure engagement success, from on-site teams for day-of experience (catering, reception, events, AV, demos) to product/technical teams for session content; Complete necessary trainings if processes are updated or new product training is required

Requirements

• Experience in Cloud sales and familiarity with cloud computing concepts.
• A Bachelor's degree with 3-6 years of experience in customer engagement delivery from SaaS/IaaS/PaaS domain
• Excellent planning and organizing skills, including stakeholder management.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including comfort presenting to executive and C-level audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience delivering presentations or demonstrations.
• Expertise in Agile & Scrum Methodologies

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial planning calls to understand client and sales team needs
• Develop agendas based on client use cases and customer needs, using documentation provided by the Cloud Space team
• Gather required logistical information from sales teams (e.g. dietary restrictions, headcount, room setup needs) and communicate to the appropriate site teams
• Source and align an appropriate speaker to each agenda topic.
• Conduct speaker preparation calls and know before you go calls to ensure speakers and sales teams are aligned and ready for the engagement.
• Confirm that each speaker has relevant talking points and content ready to go
• Update agendas in Cloud Space tool to ensure sessions are properly tracked
• Leverage templates to create and share meeting slide content (e.g. meeting slide deck) using templates.
• Ensure smooth execution during client engagements
• Send post-event surveys and document insights shared by account teams
• Track and report performance metrics
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure engagement success, from on-site teams for day-of experience (catering, reception, events, AV, demos) to product/technical teams for session content
• Complete necessary trainings if processes are updated or new product training is required

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees