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Global Account Director - Cognizant

Location: United States

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This position is no longer open.

Job Number: 27886

Position Title: Director, Partner Alliances

External Description:

Informatica is looking for a Global Account Director with the ability to accelerate our global ISV relationship with Cognizant and drive significant growth in pipeline and revenue for both Informatica and Cognizant.

You will report to the SVP Global Partners and Digital Transformation Solutions and you will be responsible for driving the field engagement with Cognizant. 

Our Ideal Candidate

  • Prior experience working with Cognizant in at least one other company is a prerequisite and you should have a ready network of contacts who you can begin to work with from day one.
  • Strong understanding of Enterprise Cloud Data Management and be able to articulate the importance of Data Governance, Data Quality and Master Data Management to a Data Driven Digital Transformation. 
  • Good understanding of cloud including Cloud Data Lakes and Cloud Data Warehouses and a previous working relationship with Global SI’s would be an advantage. A good understanding of Analytics and the role of AI and Machine Learning are must haves.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to get along with people and work across functions are essential.

Your Responsibilities

  • Accountable for working with cross functional team from Products, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Legal and Enablement to build and execute a plan to grow pipeline and revenue.
  • Work closely with the Informatica Sales organization to drive account mapping and meaningful field-level relationships that result in pipeline and revenue
  • You will be a strong spokesperson for Cognizant with the ability to articulate clearly and concisely, the joint value proposition to sales leaders and their teams as well as Cognizant teams.
  • You will collaborate closely with Cognizant and Informatica Field Sales Teams and Field Marketing teams to organize joint events which drive pipeline and revenue.
  • You will play a critical role in bringing together Cognizant teams and Informatica teams to work closely together in assigned accounts.
  • You will establish strong working relationships with Area VP’s of Sales in the Field as well as their teams of sales reps

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong track record of success. You should be able to point to specific examples of activities that you personally have driven, to drive growth in pipeline and revenue
  • You should have experience working at an executive level within client organization.
  • You must have a strong understanding of business and an ability to communicate about solutions to the kinds of business problems that large global companies face.
  • You must have strong project management skills and be well organized to ensure that events and activities happen on time, actions are followed up and people feel accountable.
  • You will be highly organized and detail oriented and have the ability to prioritize and multi-task with special attention to detail and follow-up
  • You will have a flexible and pragmatic mindset and the ability to run quickly with little supervision at times and adapt to a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
  • Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
  • Expert-level presentation skills, financial/business acumen, and negotiation skills are essential.
  • Complete, “big-picture” understanding of business and technical contexts of key accounts.
  • Driven, self-starter who exudes leadership and compels others to get on board.
  • BA/BS or equivalent educational background is preferred.
  • 15+ years of relevant professional experience.

Location

  • You will be expected to spend significant amount of time on site at Cognizant.
  • Travel requirements will vary but will typically be around 40% to 50% of the time and will include global travel.

 

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At Informatica we know diversity drives innovation. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and Informatica policy.

Travel Requirement: Up to 50%

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