Job Summary

Consulting Manager role in a global technology services organization focusing on IT consulting delivery in a hybrid work model with day shift and no travel requirement. The role drives complex client engagements ensuring high quality solutions and measurable business value while guiding teams in up-to-date consulting methods and fostering strong stakeholder relationships across diverse industries.

Responsibilities

- Lead end to end IT consulting engagements by defining scope objectives and measurable outcomes that align with client strategies and the multinational company consulting standards
- Oversee delivery of complex technology advisory projects by coordinating hybrid teams and ensuring timely completion of milestones within agreed quality parameters
- Provide structured analyses of client technology landscapes by assessing applications infrastructure and processes to identify practical modernization and optimization opportunities
- Drive development of clear consulting deliverables by crafting business cases roadmaps and recommendations that help clients make informed technology investment decisions
- Coordinate day to day client interactions by facilitating workshops reviews and status discussions that build trust and maintain transparency throughout the consulting lifecycle
- Guide project teams in using proven consulting methodologies by selecting appropriate frameworks and tools that improve consistency repeatability and value of project outcomes
- Monitor engagement performance metrics by tracking progress risks and issues and by implementing corrective actions that safeguard client satisfaction and profitability
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders in sales and delivery by contributing to proposals estimations and solution approaches that strengthen the organization position in IT consulting deals
- Support continuous improvement of consulting offerings by capturing lessons learned and feeding insights into reusable assets accelerators and best practice libraries for global use




- Mentor consulting practitioners by providing constructive feedback coaching and guidance that enhance analytical communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Ensure adherence to compliance and governance expectations by applying company policies regulatory requirements and ethical practices across all consulting activities
- Promote data driven decision making for clients by encouraging use of analytics benchmarks and performance indicators to demonstrate impact of recommended technology changes
- Advance the organization broader purpose by designing IT consulting solutions that improve operational efficiency support sustainable practices and create positive outcomes for society

Qualifications

- Demonstrate eight to ten years of progressive IT consulting experience with proven accountability for leading medium to large client engagements in a hybrid work model
- Apply strong domain expertise in IT consulting by combining technology understanding business process insight and structured problem solving to deliver relevant advisory outcomes
- Exhibit proficiency in managing stakeholder expectations by using clear communication negotiation and conflict resolution skills to maintain alignment across diverse groups
- Utilize solid knowledge of enterprise technology environments including applications infrastructure and integration patterns to assess current state and propose feasible improvements
- Show competence in project and engagement management by planning work estimating effort prioritizing tasks and managing risks to achieve on time and on budget delivery
- Employ advanced analytical and documentation skills to produce high quality presentations reports and models that communicate complex ideas in an accessible consulting format
- Demonstrate experience working in hybrid setups by effectively using collaboration platforms and virtual facilitation techniques to manage distributed consulting teams and clients
- Display familiarity with day shift operations in global organizations by coordinating with cross regional teams while maintaining predictable schedules and responsiveness

📌 Consulting Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Chennai