Service Line Sales for Software Platform Engineering (SPE)
Location: St. Louis, MO (local or willing to relocate)
Job summary
Focused on Digital Engineering, Enterprise Application Modernization, Application Development & Maintenance (ADM), and Quality Assurance Services. Acts as a bridge between client delivery and business development to identify and close opportunities within SPE.
Responsibilities
Lead the market positioning of Cognizant’s custom application offerings within SPE. Â
Collaborate with Client Partners and stakeholders to craft and implement growth strategies and transformation roadmaps.Â
Own lead generation, pipeline development, proposal creation, and solution architecting for new and expanded business.  Â
Manage strategic pursuits end‑to‑end: account planning, RFP/RFI responses, and negotiations.Â
Interface with CXO, VP, Director-level executives to position Cognizant as a trusted advisor.
Drive outcomes via pipeline tracking—deliver QBRs, executive updates, reports. Â
Engage internal cross-functional delivery, presales, and service teams to build cohesive client solutions.
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Qualifications
- Expertise in Digital Engineering, App Modernization, ADM, or Quality Assurance, with proficiency in at least one and familiarity with the others.
- Proven track record in generating pipelines, qualifying high-priority deals, and achieving revenue or total contract value targets.Â
- Strong sales acumen in digital/cloud solutions, including generative AI, agentic AI, AI-led SDLC, legacy modernization, and cloud platforms.
- Experience selling at senior executive levels (CXO, EVP) and managing full sales cycles—including RFPs and contract closures.Â
- Exceptional strategic thinking, leadership, and collaborative skills within a global, matrixed organization.Â
- Comfortable traveling and working onsite 2–3 days per week for client engagements
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 Preferred Additional Skills
- Experience in Consumer Marketspace including modernizing enterprise apps in that domain.Â
- Knowledge of generative AI, AI-driven SDLC, cloud-native application design, and large-scale modernization.
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