• Job Description

  Req#: 00057771661

  Director - Automotive Consulting

  Cognizant Consulting

  Locations – Michigan

  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. 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. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner.

  The Role

  Our Manufacturing & Logistics consulting practice is one of the most prominent and significant in the industry. And we are growing! We are looking for a senior leader to join us in a high-profile capacity as a Senior Director in our Consulting practice. This role will focus on automotive strategies at the intersection of business and technology, helping lead the way as we continue to scale our business.

  We’re looking for an industry expert to bring consulting-led change across a vast industry that has an appetite for innovation. The right leader who can assess and inspire change across heavily matrixed and regulated environments, and at the same time stay nimble and future ready as we move more deeply toward a digitally enabled future.

  To achieve this, you’ll need the right experience, the right mindset, and the right connections within this sector. As a Senior Director in our practice, we are looking for someone who is an expert in their field, can build and sell advisory services that changes the everyday life, and can lead teams of consultants to outcomes that truly change the world. While you are at it, you’ll be surrounded by highly competent and engaged colleagues.

  We are really excited about this opportunity, and we are looking for the right leader to join us in this critical role. Our solutions are in ever-increasing demand, and we are passionate about making a difference. If you have deep industry experience in automotive consulting, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you can bring expertise, vision, and execution; if you want to lead an industry to new heights and grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you!

  Responsibilities

  · Serve as a Senior Consulting Leader, bringing automotive domain expertise to our Manufacturing & Logistics Consulting Practice and advise Cognizant’s clients backed by automotive industry experience, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life

  · Own and develop business advisory book of business and actively engage in consulting-led business development efforts, often owning quota for accounts, and ensuring profitable growth for the practice and for Cognizant

  · Engage in domain-led key account expansion, consultative sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, and the feasibility of transformation goals

  · Establish and nurture relationships with client executives leveraging automotive industry expertise and strive to serve as their trusted advisor

  · Leverage automotive industry expertise and market sensibilities to propose a forward-leaning refinement or extension of Cognizant’s automotive practice offerings; lead the development of these offerings

  · Support and develop a long-term vision for the practice; work with the team to standardize consulting tools, methods, curricula, and career development requirements.

  · Partner with recruitment to attract high caliber consulting talent and the creation of a strong talent pipeline

  · Mentor and coach consulting associates; lead people development and community-building activities

  · Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice and advocate within Cognizant for the recognition of Consulting’s contribution to Cognizant’s profitability and market brand

  · Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant’s industry expertise and market presence; gather insights on emerging business needs, requirements, technology, and competitive challenges

  · Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies to enhance practice effectiveness and cross-practice community building.

  Qualifications

  · 15+ years of experience consulting for automotive clients, including the creation and go-to-market execution for Consulting practice offerings (product, pricing, resourcing, marketing) focused on Sales and After-Sales functions of Automotive industry value chain

  · Experience in technology enabled enterprise transformation

  · Demonstrated Experience in automotive industry focused on new automotive business models such as Subscription models, Pay-per-use models, Mobility as a Service, Data as a service models and sales & after sales consulting is highly preferred.

  · A successful track record of developing industry expertise-led relationships and consultative selling, managing forecasts, and driving an organization of professional consultants in winning advisory business and achieving financial targets

  · Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations and industry forums

  · Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams or organizations recognized for excellence

  · Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables domain-led exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant’s Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.

  Work Authorization

  · Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

• About the company

  Cognizant is a multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services.

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