Product Manager - Airlines Industry experience
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 26, 2024
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Job Description:
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 is
increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and
Gartner. And we're growing!
The Role
Our Travel & Hospitality consulting practice is looking for a
Manager within our Aviation practice, with expertise the Loyalty
space, both from a strategic and programmatic perspective, to join
our journey. We're looking for someone who can problem solve, is a
self-starter and is able to deal with ambiguity amongst several
different issues facing our clients. As a member of our team, you
will be responsible for the area of Loyalty for our Transportation
and Aviation Clients.
Our team has been rebuilding since the end of the COVID pandemic,
and we are looking for strong consulting individuals that will be
able to help continue grow our practice. With continued demand, our
airline clients are continuing to look at working with Cognizant to
help solve issues related to operations and optimize the way they
operate. We are looking for a candidate with strong aviation
expertise and can help continue to work in this space. In this
role, you will also be critical in mentoring more junior team
members as they continue to grow on their consulting journey with
Cognizant.
We're looking for Consulting Managers who can deliver within
Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1)
Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4)
Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Manager,
Consulting (which is a Senior Manager level position) this means
leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement,
managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream;
maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to
the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client
presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless
delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training
materials; and contributing to PeopleCare initiatives, recruiting,
and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence
through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements
for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a
difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless
leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want
to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great
together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities
Consult directly with our clients and provide advisory services
designed to help them solve their most complex business and
technology challenges focusing on the area of Loyalty and Customer
Experience
Extensive experience in Product Management; someone who has
demonstrated ability to define product requirements, create product
roadmap, prioritize product backlog by aligning with business,
create features / stories with clear acceptance criteria, work
closely with Dev team to provide necessary support on development
and liaise with business as needed.
* 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
* Lead communications with project stakeholders, including status
reporting, priority setting, and timely issue resolution
* Contribute to the thought leadership of your practice and
contribute to one or more practice initiatives or service offerings
(e.g., Strategic Consulting Points (SCPs), the building of
consulting assets or solutions)
* Encourage and facilitate the business development activities of
project teams through activities such as opportunity validation,
strategy approval, RFI support, storyline, proposals, & client
presentations
* Engage with client contacts to generate leads and identify new
opportunities for consulting services
* Recognize, capture, store, and promote the sharing of engagement
collateral and IP (e.g., blogs, white papers, case-studies,
articles)
* Supports the implementation of one or more practice initiatives
or service offerings (e.g., Strategic Control Points (SCP),
consulting assets, solutions)
Serve as a people leader within Consulting, supporting professional
development of the team
Leadership skills including conducting recruitment activities,
support onboarding, contribute or conduct performance reviews, lead
career growth discussions with Business Analysts, Consultants, and
Senior Consultants.
Qualifications
The track record and experience to achieve the above, which
includes ideally 6-8+ years of management consulting experience,
where at least 2 of those (though ideally 4+) have been Digital
technology (business or technical consultative) team lead
experience
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Information
Technology, Business, Communications, Finance, Logistics,
Marketing, Engineering, or equivalent
The ability to set and manage multiple project plans for a single
client; a command of project management principles and a track
record of applying them to drive transformation successfully
Experience leading technical and non-technical initiatives;
previous experience coordinating workstreams in multi-team
projects, ideally using an onsite / offshore model
Leadership skills that bring out the best in others; the ability to
oversee multiple Consultants and non-consultants who are working
toward a common goal - the best possible outcome for a client
A desire to work with enterprise-level clients and the ability to
manage through complexity
Relevant domain, industry, or product certifications, depending on
your industry/capability majors and minors (BFS, CMT, Healthcare,
Life Sciences, Tech Modernization, Enterprise Process, etc)
Experience with program quality frameworks, methods, and tools
(e.g., Six Sigma)
MBA or PGDM degree Preferred
* Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables
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.
The annual salary for this position is between $140,000 - $160,000
depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful
candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual
incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of
Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this
position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
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
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits
information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant
reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject
to applicable law.
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% of the TimeJob Posting : Mar 26 2024About CognizantCognizant
(Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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. Headquartered in the U.S.,
Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently
listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how
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opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
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