CBC BFS is already working extensively with top tier clients to enable them to meet their strategic imperatives in Payments, Retail and Wholesale Banking, Capital Markets, Governance Risk & Compliance, Wealth & Asset Management.
The Consulting Principal will help us to build our consulting business further with our existing tier one BFS clients, who are already benefitting from a number of Cognizant solutions within Commercial Banking services and solutions. The Consulting Principal will also assist in opening out new relationships for our Commercial Banking business with new BFS clients.
Build and expand the existing team of Commercial Banking consultants within our CBC BFS US team, to enhance our overall capabilities and brand
Increase the level of Business Consulting at our top tier clients, in terms of Commercial Banking Consulting revenue and profit
Enhance mindshare and market share and strengthen Cognizant relationships within the targeted organisations
Work with Cognizant Client Account Partners and their teams to deliver that success
Lead some of the CBC BFS teams engaged across various accounts and leverage the required skills from across the broader CBC organisation
Play a leadership role within CBC BFS US
Required Skills
Experience in Commercial Banking domain and technology gained at either a consultancy or a financial institution
A strong understanding of the Commercial Banking Industry, challenges and opportunities
A strong understanding of the various functions of Commercial Banking
A sound understanding of disruption in the industry due to new entrants like fintech
Product Implementation understanding of leading Banking Solutions is desirable
A good knowledge and understanding of business analysis techniques
Excellent consulting and communication skills, including the ability to do strategic consulting work, target operating model work, business cases, roadmaps, etc.
People management experience
Business development track record
General client-facing expectations:
Strong results orientation with the ability to positively affect client outcomes
A strong track record of successful consulting business development in Commercial Banking space
Ability to influence decisions, approached through strong subject matter expertise, and appropriate positioning of relevant experience
Establish thought leadership position with key stakeholders and long term relationships with key clients – resulting in trusted partner status and repeatable revenue streams
Consulting Project Delivery leadership and oversight of multiple smaller consulting projects
General internal expectations:
The capability to operate at multiple levels of abstraction and detail – ensure quality of deliverables and inject creativity in proposals
Continually contribute to practice-level solutions and influence a positive feedback loop with client-level implementations
Ability to efficiently manage time and leverage a team - meeting deadlines without sacrificing the quality of the services
Ability to leverage expertise within a matrixed organisation and within an integrated consulting firm
Excellent leadership, organisational, decision making and team building skills to manage dispersed and matrixed teams.
Personal Characteristics
Superb team building skills with a predisposition to building consensus and achieving goals through collaboration and networking
A strong achievement orientation and an entrepreneurial spirit to build the next generation practice
A positive, results oriented style, evidenced by listening, motivating, delegating, influencing, and monitoring the work being done to develop the next generation of leaders
An extremely high level of energy, sense of urgency, creativity, and decisiveness coupled with the ability/willingness to work hard and well under pressure
An engaging/open interpersonal style complemented by the analytical pragmatism necessary to quickly dissect highly complex issues
Ability to establish immediate credibility among his/her peers and wider stakeholders as a professional who is respected for his/her intelligence and technical expertise
Unquestionable integrity, credibility, and character who demonstrates high moral and ethical behavior.
Strong leadership and interpersonal/communication skills with professional staff, senior level executives, and the business community at large
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