Cognizant · 8 hours ago
Sr Consulting Manager - Payer/Provider Advisory
Teaneck, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$99K/yr - $158K/yr
6+ years expCognizant is a global community of experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. As a Sr. Manager - Advisory, you will lead and manage consulting teams to deliver high-value solutions for clients, ensuring alignment of team activities and addressing capability gaps.
ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Manage and direct a small-to-medium team of consultants through client engagement, analysis, business case development, and the development of focused and contextual solutions
Align functional industry expertise to consulting engagement requirements
Manage escalations and balance responsiveness to clients with good use of resources
Ensure the appropriate alignment of team activities to priorities, and the efficient application of time and resources to common goals
Monitor and address team capability or experience gaps to ensure responsiveness to engagement opportunities
When needed, actively participate in client workshops, support business analysis interviews, and the development of compelling business cases
Monitor and supervise the daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members. Lead communications with project stakeholders, including status reporting, priority setting, and timely issue resolution
Review project deliverables from the perspective of QA, and actively seek out stakeholder feedback to identify areas for improvement
Participate in project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and to identify potential intellectual property for repurposing
Ensure 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
Project management and people management experience
Preferred
Masters or MBA degree
Experience in strategy divisions within Provider, PBM, Payer, and Life Sciences
Experience collaborating with, and reporting to, CxO executives
Experience in Big 4 management firms
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, and life insurance
401(k) plan and contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee assistance program
10 paid holidays plus PTO
Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
Learning and development certifications and programs
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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