What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Technologist and Futurist Retail Americas position at Cognizant North America?
Chief Technologist and Futurist Retail Americas
Role Purpose
We are looking for an executive to be the technology spokesperson and technology champion of Cognizant's Retail BU in order to deliver exponential growth and establish a technical leadership position within Retail IT Services Market by influencing client technology executives, championing partner relationships and collaboration, defining and shaping Cognizant technology offerings needed for the Retail market, and engaging with industry advisors and experts to create a buzz about Cognizant's technology capabilities in the Retail industry unlocking large deal opportunities ($100M ) with new and existing clients, expanding the scope of potential opportunities, and championing the technical solutioning and integration of large pursuits to ensure higher success rates.
Key Responsibilities
Industry Mastery and Client Engagement :
- Study and understand key technology trends, capabilities, and priorities across the Retail industry and be known as a Retail domain expert in key Retail technologies including Customer Experience, Unified Commerce, Personalization, Targeted Marketing, Supply Chain and Distribution, Stores, IoT, and Contact Center
- Share thought-leadership and deep industry technology knowledge with C-level staff, architects, senior leaders, and prospects at industry conferences, user groups, and partner events
- Collaborate with external entities like industry and sourcing analysts, advisors, consulting firms, design agencies, and ecosystem partners particularly hyper scalers and platform firms to identify and shape client opportunities that enable business redesign leveraging technology
- Identify and champion tech debt elimination and modernization with client technology leaders to create value and enable transformation
- Work across the entire Retail team, providing thought leadership, supporting strategic customer and partner engagements, and actively providing input to service line teams to enhance offerings, driving new capabilities
- Connect regularly with partners to understand their offerings and how technology can best be applied to the Retail industry
- Educate the sales organization on key components, trends, and capabilities of Retail technologies
- Create connections between seemingly unrelated technologies and platforms to drive growth and enable competitive advantages
Deal Origination, Pursuit, and Solutioning :
BU Leadership and Transformation :
Experience
Education
Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Salary and Other Compensation :
Applications will be accepted until March 17, 2025.
The annual salary for this position is between $171,051 - $316,500 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 :
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.
Salary : $171,051 - $316,500
