at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Associate Relationship Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, redefining customers' business, operating, and technology models for the digital economy. With annual revenues of $19.4 billion and a market value of $38 billion, we help global corporations adapt to market disruptions and build stronger, more agile, and innovative businesses.
At Cognizant, we give organizations the insights to anticipate what customers want and act instantly to deliver on those demands so our clients can achieve the goal of every modern business: staying one step ahead of a constantly evolving world. For more than 25 years, Cognizant has helped organizations across every industry envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. And we're just getting started!
Who you are:
Cognizant is looking for talented individuals to join as an Associate Relationship Manager. We are seeking candidates who have the drive and eagerness to learn; ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team; and can demonstrate strong verbal skills, attention to detail with strong project management, presentation, and facilitation skills. Our goal is to build a uniquely fun and growth-oriented culture of problem solvers.
Successful candidates should possess the following qualifications:
Minimum of an MBA degree with 2+ years of work experience in a particular industry sector
Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment and drive to deliver new and innovative solutions
Strong work ethic with a commitment to client service excellence
Curiosity to develop domain experience/familiarity in one or more industries: Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Life Sciences or Communication and Media
Actively participate in developing client relationships with strong project management, presentation, and facilitation skills
Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary and/or geographic flexibility to engage a diverse range of clients
Position Overview
As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to operate at the confluence of industry and technology as our unique differentiation is domain expertise in our industry focus areas, combined with deep expertise and insight in exciting emerging technologies like generative AI, Industry 4.0 and Cloud infrastructure.
The Americas commercial organization is a cross-functional team that is continually expanding our client base and advancing our thinking on important technology perspectives. As an Associate Relationship Manager, you'll play an exciting role by working with clients to understand their difficulties and emerging trends in the industries and help them solve their greatest problems with technology. You will be tasked with monitoring trends and connecting the dots with Cognizant's insights and offerings to be able to offer a valuable perspective for our clients. You will play an important role in our impactful teams by driving thorough project management oversight. You will contribute to the creation and delivery of thoughtful and compelling proposals that identify what our clients need and how we'll specifically and uniquely address those needs with our solutions.
We provide mentoring where you will connect with peers and build your network. Throughout your first year, we will closely monitor your progress and offer coaching, training, and support to help you achieve your long-term career goals at Cognizant. Our associates' diverse set of backgrounds offer varied perspectives and fuel new ways of thinking. We encourage lively discussions which inspire better results!
Responsibilities
Work with a wide range of domain experts and client management teams to contribute to winning proposals for proactive deal pursuits, backlog growth, and pipeline generation
Assist in managing account budget, financial performance, and contracting and ensuring forecast and pipeline accuracy
Demonstrate potential in consultative sales techniques, technology solution knowledge, and industry expertise to influence client decisions
Contribute to research, design, and writing of articles/whitepapers/analyst briefings and participate as a team member in solution development
Track industry and competitor trends relevant to client business and bring proactive ideas and solutions
Engage internal and external collaborators to drive alignment and consensus on deal pursuit and delivery excellence
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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
