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Manager - Consulting
10-18 years
Bangalore / Bengaluru
1 vacancy
Manager - Consulting
Cognizant
posted 27d ago
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Flexible timing
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Job Description
Bachelor s Degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or other relevant field (Required)
- Advanced Degree in Business (Preferred).
Responsibility :
Problem and Scope Definition :
- - Work with engagement leadership and client to fully estimate scope and plan project accordingly.
- Translate engagement objectives into defined scope and executable tasks for team members.
- Lead team to form problem statement for project (engagement or component of engagement).
- - Coach team members to identify root cause of issue(s).
- - Lead team to construct problem statement to include problem description, those affected and benefits of solving the problem, and implications of not doing so.
- - Define project boundaries and reporting cadence.
- - Identify key stakeholders and lead team to construct stakeholder analysis.
- - Identify project risks and mitigation strategies.
Requirements Gathering :
- Leads team to gather requirements.
- Partner with client and team to identify key process stakeholders.
Facilitate requirement gathering workshops :
- - Provide guidance and direction regarding workshop outcomes.
- - Create an environment that is inclusive of all points of view yet also gets to the heart of the matter quickly.
- - Ensure the big picture and appropriate detail is captured for all requirements.
- - Lead team to close open items captured and next steps for writing the requirements.
- - Be accountable for requirements signoff with appropriate client leads.
Business Analysis :
:
Analyze findings presented by team members and provide feedback re :
hypothesis, conclusions and solution structure - Engage with internal team to solicit thoughts and challenge each other s thinking.
- Develop and present summary recommendations, including relevant people/process/technology solutions and industryspecific comparisons.
Engagement Delivery :
:
- Create and manage project, including work plans and allocation of tasks.
- Support recruiting and managing the team required to deliver the engagement In the event of resource constraints, perform required effort to reduce client and project risks.
- Drive effective communication and teaming with Cognizant verticals / horizontals within the same engagement to ensure strong collaboration for a One Cognizant.
- Deliver consistent status updates to client regarding performance to objectives, engagement constraints and mitigation plan for risks/issues.
- Serve as first line of defense to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.
Engagement Governance :
:
Manage engagement cost, associate performance, and value delivered against engagement objectives and client satisfaction via :
- - Effective communication up/down that builds trust for open dialogue.
- - Best use of resources, tools and processes.
- Manage project risk and develop mitigation plans.
- Manage team conflicts/constraints.
- escalate to engagement leadership as needed.
Thought Leadership :
:
Manage teams re :
research, development and authoring of consulting mindshare ie articles, whitepapers, and other collaterals via traditional and social media channels Business Development :
:
- Support and lead team in the development of RFI/RFP responses and other business development opportunities.
Customer Relationship Management :
:
- Build and maintain trusted working relationships with client counterpart(s).
- Be seen as a trusted resource who understands client objectives, manages project, and leads team to deliver superior results.
Practice Development :
:
- Identify and support areas to build practice capabilities and presence.
- Lead teams to package and cleanse engagement deliverables for practice reuse.
- Support service line development and case studies through the gathering of industry best practices and selfknowledge.
Revenue Management :
:
- Ensure personal utilization targets are achieved by working standard hours and actively seeking new opportunities we'll before current engagement ends (if possible).
- Support team members to achieve personal utilization targets, including support in internal marketplace as in advance of current project close.
Knowledge Management :
:
- Lead team to create case studies, white papers and PoVs to both the practice and Cognizants knowledge management repository.
People Management :
:
Manage project team on a day-to-day basis, including :
- - Setting clear expectations for team/associate.
- - Delivering continuous and constructive feedback.
- - Helping each team member to improve performance.
- Support recruitment for campus hires M and below.
- Help deliver training solutions.
The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Cognizant is a global community with more than 350,000 associates around the world.
- We don t just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
- We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what s right.
- We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that s right for you.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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