Seeking an experienced professional to lead our Executive Sponsor program – a program that connects our top Executives to some of our most important clients.  The program leader will facilitate the establishment of the Executive Sponsor’s connection with the Cognizant account teams that support these clients and the Business Unit Leadership teams that lead and manage the Cognizant account teams.  

This Program Leader will modify and refine the structure of the Executive Sponsor program to include establishing clear lines of responsibility between the Executive Sponsor, the account team and the account’s leadership team.  In addition, the leader will work with our marketing, corporate strategy and sales education organization to lead the development of enablement, related support materials and processes for newly assigned Executive Sponsors, preparing them for their role and interactions with the client.

Finally, the Program Leader will also propose and implement key performance metrics and measurements and implement the processes/tools necessary for tracking account assignments, key activities (e.g. completion of Account Plans, meeting with key client executives) and other program performance related measurements.

Requirements:

• Exceptional communication (written/verbal/presentation) and organizational skills


• Demonstrated comfort level in working with C-Level Executives.


• A minimum of 5 years in a similar role, performing similar functions is required, as well as at least 15 years of professional/business experience.


• Ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment, prioritize work, and adjust to frequent workload fluctuations across multiple time zones.


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  Experience interacting with C level Executives 

  
  


• Ability to work in a rapidly changing and diverse environment.


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  Experience working in a professional services organization is a plus.