Sales Specialist- Contact Center Solutions

Cognizant’s strength is built on our ability to work together through lively discussions that inspire thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration!

At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will lead the way tomorrow.

Position Requirements:

. Experience leading a direct or indirect account team with proven results

· Experience working with new product/service development teams and their outbound functions

· Track record of building rapport with senior customer executives (e.g. CEO, CIO, CTO), building close relationships, and closing large revenue accounts

· Motivated self-starter, proactive and action-oriented

· Strategic problem solving and collaboration skills

· Prior experience growing a Contact Center

· Strong verbal and written communications skills

· Proven ability to deliver results in a matrix organization (leveraging multiple functions and teams)

. Experience working in onsite offshore model

Responsibilities include:

· Motivate, encourage and coach others to develop strong relationship building and sales skills

· Building and managing a healthy sales pipeline focused on driving revenue, adoption, and market penetration

· Negotiating complex deals with customers and partner.

. Ability to work towards targets and work in a matrix organization to take joint value propositions to client