Solutions Architect & Pre-Sales Lead

Cognizant; Elsene; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Solutions Manager to design and develop scalable, commercially viable business process solutions. You will lead end-to-end solutioning for new pursuits, RFPs, and client opportunities, collaborating across Sales, Operations, Technology and Finance to ensure profitability.

You will drive pricing, staffing assumptions and transformation roadmaps, and identify automation, GenAI and analytics opportunities to quantify productivity gains and

Qualifications

• Experience in solutioning, pre-sales or transformation.
• Strong understanding of operating models, pricing and business cases.
• Working knowledge of AI, automation, analytics and digital transformation.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel for modelling.
• Ability to translate client requirements into end-to-end solution designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design and architecture for opportunities across industries and service lines.
• Develop RFP/RFI responses and proactive proposals with value propositions and documentation.
• Participate in client workshops, solution presentations and oral defences.
• Collaborate with Finance for pricing, cost models and staffing assumptions.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, GenAI and analytics in roadmaps and business cases.

Skills

Solution design

Pre-sales

Transformation

Pricing & cost modelling

Business case development

AI / analytics

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Solutions Manager to design and develop scalable, commercially viable business process solutions. You will lead end-to-end solutioning for new pursuits, RFPs, and client opportunities, collaborating across Sales, Operations, Technology and Finance to ensure profitability.

You will drive pricing, staffing assumptions and transformation roadmaps, and identify automation, GenAI and analytics opportunities to quantify productivity gains and