Global Capability Center Sales Leader

AVP, GCC Sales Leader

Our Global Capability Center Practice is looking for an Assistant Vice President, GCC

Leading at Cognizant

This is a Leadership role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level: Drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future. Live the leadership behaviors, leading themselves, others and the business. Uphold our Values, role modeling them in every action and decision. Nurture our people and culture, creating a workplace where all can thrive.

At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders at every level to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.

About the role

As an GCC Sales Leader, you will make an impact by building and crafting an innovative and value driven practice with streamlined process operations. The role will drive digital transformation initiatives that both leverage BOT/BOTT delivery models and integrate process specialties such as TaaS and robust business process operations, ensuring a seamless blend of technology and process efficiency across our global delivery centers.. You will be a valued member of the GCC team and work collaboratively with [manager, primary team, or other stakeholders and teams], and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing your areas of domain expertise to Cognizant’s clients, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life with Global Capability Center solutions
• Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts, often owning quota for the practice, accounts, and ensuring profitable growth
• Exercise quality assurance for engagements within your remit
• Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, evolving regulatory contexts and the feasibility of transformation goals
• Maintain expertise in the industry or capability group: Global Capability Center [Organizational Change Management, Program Direction and Enablement, & Mergers & Acquisitions].
• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead, which means operating with Personal Leadership (building trust, collaboration, and inclusion), Organizational Leadership (driving vision and purpose, demonstrating a strategic and enterprise mindset, and creating and communicating a bold direction that inspires purpose), and Business Leadership (exemplifying client focus, managing ambiguity with accountability and results, and operating with financial acumen)

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until January 15th, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between 139,050 - $220,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, 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.

What you need to have to be considered

• 15 years of experience in deep domain or extensive cross-sector business management, including the creation and go-to-market execution of North American GCC practice offerings (pricing, resourcing, marketing) in the outsourcing practice industry.
• A background of extensive management consulting leadership.
• A successful track record of setting and achieving engagement targets, controlling budgets, managing forecasts, and driving an organization of professional consultants in winning business and achieving financial targets
• Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations and industry forums
• International experience supporting or driving global initiatives is a plus
• Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams or organizations recognized for excellence
• 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.
• Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others, & Leading the Business
• The embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The right Thing, & Own It

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in city, state. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.