Cognizant · 6 hours ago
Health Payer Business Analyst, Senior Consulting Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$99K/yr - $158K/yr
6+ years expCognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager who will drive client engagement and lead teams to deliver solutions for complex business challenges. The role involves managing a consulting team, ensuring alignment with client needs, and overseeing project activities to enhance client relationships and project success.
ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Manages and directs a small-to-medium team of consultants through client engagement, analysis, business case development, and the development of focused and contextual solutions
Aligns functional industry expertise to consulting engagement requirements
Manages escalations, and balances responsiveness to clients with good use of resources
Ensures the appropriate alignment of team activities to priorities, and the efficient application of time and resources to common goals
Monitors and addresses team capability or experience gaps to ensure responsiveness to engagement opportunities
When needed, actively participates in client workshops, support of business analysis interviews, and the development of compelling business cases
Monitors and supervises the daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members
Leads communications with project stakeholders, including status reporting, priority setting, and timely issue resolution
Reviews project deliverables from the perspective of QA, and actively seeks out stakeholder feedback to identify areas for improvement
Participates in project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and to identify potential intellectual property for repurposing
Ensures client validation and documentation of project success as the basis both for enduring client relationships and repeat business
Qualification
Required
2+ years of Digital technology (Business or Technical Consultative) team lead experience, and client management responsibilities
6-8 years of consulting experience as an industry practitioner within a relevant vertical industry
Management Consulting experience, preferably with top consulting firms
Strong background in Healthcare industry, including health plans, claims, and provider operations
Project management and people management experience
Excellent communication skills, including creating and presenting professional PowerPoint presentations to stakeholders
Exposure to technology-driven projects and digital transformation initiatives
Deep understanding of payer functions and Medicaid plan implementations, including enrollment, billing, claims, care management, member portal, shopper tools, etc
Preferred
5+ years as a Digital Technology (business or technical consultative) team lead
Experience coordinating workstreams in multi-team projects using an onsite/offshore model
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
401(k) plan and contributions.
Long-term/Short-term Disability.
Paid Parental Leave.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company
Cognizant
Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.24MKey Investors
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-11-18Post Ipo Equity· $0.24M
1998-06-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ravi Kumar S
Chief Executive Officer
Anil Cheriyan
CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology
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