Senior Director - Projects

Cognizant


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Hyderabad, Telangana
Contract type: Full time
Role Description

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy will be a key leader on the Corporate Strategy team. Responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring streamlined execution and delivery across multiple projects on the Corporate Strategy team, pivoting effectively based on evolving agendas, priorities, and team capacity
  • Owning ‘trusted-adviser’ relationships with senior Cognizant clients (SVP+), fostering a sense of trust and credibility across multiple teams and projects
  • Setting (and raising) the bar for rigor and quality of analysis execution and outcomes, including developing innovative approaches, tools, and frameworks
  • Bringing senior leadership and broader industry perspectives to projects, ensuring approach and recommendations are practical and will drive positive results for the client and Cognizant overall
  • Managing career paths for junior staff on the team and identifying and directing initiatives that support professional growth and up-level the capabilities of the broader Corporate Strategy team

Job Responsibilities

  • Total experience: 18+ years; 8+ years of experience at a leading strategy consulting firm or in Corporate or Business Strategy role(s) at an industry-leading firm
  • Strong academic credentials (e.g., degree from a top tier MBA program)
  • Experience identifying and leading initiatives (both strategy and strategy execution) that advance the agenda of senior leadership
  • 5+ years of team or organizational leadership experience
  • Proficiency leading financial modeling and other complex data analyses
  • Comfortable engaging a global team remotely/virtually
  • Low ego, collaborative, direct, and impact-oriented

Preferred Qualifications

  • IT services or technology experience in Data/AI, Cloud, SaaS, Software Engineering, IoT, etc.
  • Experience in Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing & Logistics,
  • Energy & Utilities, Retail & Hospitality or Communications, and/or Media & Telecom industries

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