About the Corporate Development (“CD”) Team
CD is the global team responsible for implementing Cognizant’s M&A strategy and inorganic growth mandates. The CD team works across the entire value chain of M&A including sourcing, execution, and value capture and integration. We work in tandem with our Business Unit partners and corporate functions within Cognizant to realize our inorganic goals around growth and differentiation.
Over the past 6 years we have completed over 30 acquisitions globally deploying approximately $7 billion of capital and we have committed to making further acquisitions that strengthen our position across strategically important markets, industries and service offerings.
CD is strengthening its global presence by establishing an India based team with focus on strategic commercial due diligence (SDD), value capture (VC) and post-merger integration (PMI) capabilities.
Who are we looking for
CD is a high-impact function within Cognizant. We are responsible for high stakes transactions, and we regularly interface with senior executives in that context. We are looking for hands-on leaders who are creative with a problem-solving mentality and a nuanced understanding of risk. We are a small but global team that works in a very collegial environment; successful candidates will find a platform for personal and professional growth within CD.
Your key responsibilities
- Ensure that all parts of integration work well together, coordinating with all teams to keep everyone moving in the same direction
- Manage the resources required for the integration including staffing levels, budgets, and tools
- Establish the rules and routines for the integration program including managing weekly check-ins, and handling risks and issues
- Provide the necessary tools, templates, documents, and technology to support successful integration
- Track the progress of the integration monitoring key goals, ensuring milestones are met, and providing updates to senior leaders
- Ensure active resolution to conflicts that arise during the integration
- Own the orchestration and completion of highly cross functional activities (i.e. Legal Entity Rationalization, Signing Authority Matrix, etc.)
What you bring to the table
- Industry Experience: Business services, Technology services or other professional services experience essential
- Functional Experience: Understanding of corporate systems and processes (SAP/Oracle/Salesforce); Prior experience in M&A integration, systems integration or program management in an international setting
- Years of Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience
- Education: MBA or other relevant professional/post-graduate qualification
What will make you successful in this role
- Action oriented – Driven, finds work fulfilling; is full of energy; approaches challenges with enthusiasm but also wisdom.
- Business acumen – Understands industry dynamics and is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
- Technology savvy – Knows and can quickly learn new technology trends and concepts; and able to extract financial metrics after speaking with technical teams.
- Positivity – pragmatic but positive, sees opportunities, adapts well to change.
- Relationship development – Understands what holds value for specific business executives; polished, tactful.
- Creativity and resourcefulness – Able to bring and execute fresh and innovative solutions.
- Organizational agility – Knows how to get things done formally and informally.
- Perseverance – Able to collaborate and work through barriers.
- Planning – Able to scope out tasks and set objectives and goals while anticipating changes