Assistant Vice President - Capital Markets - Banking and Financial Services Consulting
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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.

The Role

Our Banking & Financial Services Consulting Practice is looking for an Assistant Vice President, Consulting with focus on Capital Markets solutions, to join us on our journey to become the preeminent technology services partner to the Global 2000.

We engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. Cognizant Consulting is the Cognizant business analytical and advisory group that drives Cognizant's digital innovation and transformation strategy. Our consultants apply industry-specific domain knowledge and understanding of Cognizant's horizontal solutions to address client needs and requirements, to advise on and shape client strategies, to deliver optimum solutions that delight clients, and achieve client business goals. We work on some of the most exciting projects in the marketplace across our 7 verticals and 3 horizontals.

This position will help us to build our consulting business further with our existing tier one BFS clients, who are already benefitting from several Cognizant Solutions Capital Markets related services and solutions. The leader will also assist in opening out new relationships for capital markets business with new BFS clients.

To be successful, we're looking for Consultants who exemplify Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. At the Director Level, this means driving cost effective end-to-end execution of consultant engagements, cultivating practice innovations, achieving financial targets (utilization, expenditures, revenue, margin), promoting Cognizant Consulting's vision & mission, and building high performing teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant's clients.
• Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts.
• Exercise quality assurance for engagements within your remit.
• Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering.
• Maintain expertise in Capital Markets operations and technology.
• Establish and nurture relationships with client partners.
• Leverage industry expertise to propose refinements or extensions of Cognizant's Advisory Capabilities.
• Support and develop a long-term vision for the practice.
• Work with others to standardize consulting tools, methods, curricula, and career development requirements.
• Partner with recruitment to attract high caliber consulting talent.
• Mentor and coach consulting associates.
• Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice.
• Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant's capabilities.
• Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies.

Qualifications

• 15 + years of experience in deep domain or cross-sector practice management.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree (engineering or science related degree preferred).
• Earlier experience in implementing and/or running technology-based solutions.
• Knowledge of current and anticipated industry developments in capital markets platforms/solutions.
• A background of extensive management consulting leadership.
• A successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets.
• Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations.
• International experience supporting or driving global initiatives is a plus.
• Experience in building high-performing consulting teams recognized for excellence.
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes.

Work Authorization

• Cognizant will only consider applicants who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.