Job Description

Not Applicable

Qualification :


Bachelors in science , engineering or equivalent Responsibility :


Innovation and Thought Leadership• o Incubate new product assets/ tools/ concepts to improve non linear revenue o Create, publish/ review white papers / technical papers.
+ Present the papers in national/ international publications & conferences.
+ Foster a innovative culture within the team( eg, Encourage teams to identify solutions from other industries / verticals / partners and apply to problem context).
+ Identify newer opportunities for contribution / newer ways of leveraging technology for solving customer problems.
+ Understand the clients requirements, pain points and arrive at a customized solution by rightly positioning Cognizant assets.
+ Collaborate with technology groups and other alliances to bring best practices on various technologies and tools.
• Technology Consulting.
+ Understand the customer problem / engagement objectives.
+ Develop custom solution by leveraging assets / services from the global market place.
+ Provide recommendations to the client on tools, technologies for deployment on the basis of features, cost, performance etc.
+ Build relationships and credibility with customers.
+ Identify the appropriate quality model/ standard/ measure to be adopted in the project in conjunction with the customer requirements.
• Influence the customer to adopt the appropriate point of view on the solution aspects ( eg, quality standard, solution option, technology option etc).
• COE / Practice Roadmap Business Planning and Development.
+ Understand trends in technology landscape, customer buying patterns, market place shifts(eg, M&A, product expiry etc) & identify newer opportunities for contribution.
+ Understand pain points from a customer/vertical perspective for developing specific solutions.
+ Develop business case for the new service offering.
+ Identify the customer segment to position the new offering.
+ Develop the high level build and launch plan/priority for the offerings in alignment with Cognizant focus areas.
+ Develop the skills plan & budget requirements to support the new / current offerings.
+ Develop business case for the initiatives.
• New Solution Development.
+ Identify objectives and define the planning process.
+ Develop solution blueprint - involving partner capabilities, inhouse capabilities and new build.
+ Create inhouse capabilities to support delivery in these new offerings.
+ Develop business case , joint GTM plan with the partner and collaterals.
+ Create artifacts from perspective of technology, product, domain and infrastructure as applicable.
• Alliance Management.
• 'o Collaborate with alliances to bring best practices on various technologies and tools.
• Knowledge Management & Capability Development.
+ Identify technical skill gaps / capability gaps in comparison with the applicable business plan for the team.
+ Arrive at roadmap to close the skills/ capability gap in collaboration with internal and external partners as appropriate.
+ Support talent acquisition activities.
+ Develop / Review collaterals from current/past engagements.
• Project control and review.
+ Provide technical SME support in reviewing large transformational / complex technical solutions / data models in terms of compliance to requirements, efficiency of solution or implementation.
+ Act as the final escalation support for the respective technology areas.
• IP Building and Management.
+ Identify patentable components in the solution and follow up on IP filing with the necessary teams.
• People Management.
• 'For the teams reporting to this role.
+ Understand aspirations of associates, identify programs and certifications, growth areas for associates based on aspirations, project requirements.
+ Mentor and coach associates.
+ Monitor and manage the team member performance.
• Asset Development and Governance.
+ As part of innovation / solution development, arrive at the asset development plan and business case.
+ Provide the technical leadership, support and governance to build the assets.
+ Propagate the appropriate consumers - both internal and external.
+ Monitor the effectiveness of assets developed.
• Sales Support and Project Estimationo Develop (for large deals) / Review technical solution proposed.
+ Develop (for large deals) / Review estimates for proposed solution.
+ Validate/Propose leverage of accelerators.
Must Have Skills


• Stibo MDM
• Supply Chain Management
• Stibo
• JavaScript