AddressAssistant Vice President, Consulting Lead CTO
Cognizant Consulting
Australia, US, or UK
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. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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. And we're growing!
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Assistant Vice President, Consulting Lead CTO will be responsible for the following:
- Acting as a member on one of our biggest client's CIO Leadership team, representing Cognizant
- Providing strategy and direction to clients on their technology transformation
- Lead the technology strategy, architecture and approach for the Cognizant engineering teams servicing clients
- Bring thought leadership and best practices on telecommunications and technology trends to the client and Cognizant to drive innovation and value
- Deep understanding and knowledge of the Telecommunications industry
- Ability to work and speak with C-level executives and walk them through their vision, solution discovery, sales design, and executive programs
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- 20+ years of experience in the technology services industry with the last 10+ years in the Telecommunications industry focusing on architecting next generation solutions and products for Fortune 100 clients
- Has acted/performed the role of a CTO (or similar) and has deep experience in software projects and products
- Strong strategic advisory and architecture background, with deep knowledge and experience of software products
- Strong Telecommunications retail background
- Executive presence and communication while able to articulate to all levels of the organization
LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES:
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to support C-level stakeholder discussions and relationships
- Strong strategic and business mindset
- Articulates the company's mission, vision, and objectives concisely that can speak to clients and employees at all levels
- Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
EDUCATION:
BS/BA in Computer Science or IT related field. Master's degree is desired.
LOCATION:
Australia (highly preferable), US, or UK
Travel:
Flexibility to travel up to 50% of the time to client sites
