Manager, Talent Acquisition

Cognizant; Teaneck Township (NJ); Remote; USD 75,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Manager, Talent Acquisition to own a portfolio of mid-to-senior leadership hires and deliver thoughtful, high-quality talent solutions using market intelligence, analytics, and AI-enabled recruiting practices.

You will act as a trusted talent advisor, manage the full lifecycle from intake to offer, and lead recruitment teams across geographies while aligning with workforce plans and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive recruitment experience within management consulting, professional services, or executive search environments.
• Proven experience hiring mid-to-senior-level consulting talent in an in-house TA role, including recruiting across multiple geographies and complex organizational structures.
• Strong working knowledge of ATS platforms, CRM tools, AI-enabled sourcing technologies, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, dashboards, and market insights to influence senior stakeholders, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of Americas employment laws, hiring regulations, and recruitment compliance requirements across supported markets.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the full recruitment lifecycle for mid-to-senior-level consulting roles, from intake through offer and onboarding handoff, ensuring disciplined assessment, timely stakeholder engagement, and diverse, inclusive candidate slates.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to Consulting leaders and Hiring Managers, leading structured job calibration discussions and building hiring strategies aligned to business priorities, market realities, and workforce plans.
• Operate as a player-coach by personally driving critical hires while leading, coaching, and developing assigned recruiters/TA partners on performance, prioritization, capacity planning, and team well-being.
• Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools, ATS insights, CRM data, and sourcing automation to improve pipeline quality, speed, and predictability, and translate recruiting analytics into executive-ready insights.
• Design and execute targeted, cost-effective sourcing strategies while ensuring adherence to TA, HR, and operational governance, data accuracy, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS platforms

CRM tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI-enabled sourcing

Job description

Manager, Talent Acquisition

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice, we're a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we're looking for our next colleague who'll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will make an impact by owning a portfolio of mid-to-senior leadership hires for Cognizant Consulting and delivering thoughtful, high-quality talent solutions using market intelligence, analytics, and AI-enabled recruiting practices. You will be a valued member of the Global Consulting Talent Acquisition team and work collaboratively with Consulting leaders, Hiring Managers, global TA peers, sourcing COEs, workforce planning, HR partners, and clients.

In this role, you will

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to Consulting leaders and Hiring Managers, leading structured job calibration discussions and building hiring strategies aligned to business priorities, market realities, and workforce plans.
• Own and deliver the full recruitment lifecycle for mid-to-senior-level consulting roles, from intake through offer and onboarding handoff, ensuring disciplined assessment, timely stakeholder engagement, and diverse, inclusive candidate slates.
• Operate as a player-coach by personally driving critical hires while leading, coaching, and developing assigned recruiters/TA partners on performance, prioritization, capacity planning, and team well-being.
• Leverage AI-enabled recruiting tools, ATS insights, CRM data, and sourcing automation to improve pipeline quality, speed, and predictability, and translate recruiting analytics into executive-ready insights.
• Design and execute targeted, cost-effective sourcing strategies while ensuring adherence to TA, HR, and operational governance, data accuracy, and compliance requirements.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive recruitment experience within management consulting, professional services, or executive search environments.
• Proven experience hiring mid-to-senior-level consulting talent in an in-house TA role, including recruiting across multiple geographies and complex organizational structures.
• Strong working knowledge of ATS platforms, CRM tools, AI-enabled sourcing technologies, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, dashboards, and market insights to influence senior stakeholders, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of Americas employment laws, hiring regulations, and recruitment compliance requirements across supported markets.

These will help you succeed

• A strong consulting mindset with the ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and deliver results independently.
• Experience contributing to employer branding through recruitment marketing, social media engagement, and targeted hiring campaigns.
• A passion for continuous improvement, simplifying processes, and adopting new TA technologies.
• Comfort engaging senior leaders with a consultative, insight-led approach in a competitive consulting talent market.
• Personal leadership aligned to Cognizant values: Work as One, Raise the Bar, Dare to Innovate, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.

Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until October 20, 2026

• The annual salary for this position is between $74,700 - $118,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
• This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan