[Remote] Health Payer Business Analyst, Senior Consulting Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager who will drive client engagement and lead teams to deliver solutions for complex business challenges. The role involves managing a consulting team, ensuring alignment with client needs, and overseeing project activities to enhance client relationships and project success. Responsibilities • Manages and directs a small-to-medium team of consultants through client engagement, analysis, business case development, and the development of focused and contextual solutions • Aligns functional industry expertise to consulting engagement requirements • Manages escalations, and balances responsiveness to clients with good use of resources • Ensures the appropriate alignment of team activities to priorities, and the efficient application of time and resources to common goals • Monitors and addresses team capability or experience gaps to ensure responsiveness to engagement opportunities • When needed, actively participates in client workshops, support of business analysis interviews, and the development of compelling business cases • Monitors and supervises the daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members • Leads communications with project stakeholders, including status reporting, priority setting, and timely issue resolution • Reviews project deliverables from the perspective of QA, and actively seeks out stakeholder feedback to identify areas for improvement • Participates in project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and to identify potential intellectual property for repurposing • Ensures client validation and documentation of project success as the basis both for enduring client relationships and repeat business Skills • 2+ years of Digital technology (Business or Technical Consultative) team lead experience, and client management responsibilities • 6-8 years of consulting experience as an industry practitioner within a relevant vertical industry • Management Consulting experience, preferably with top consulting firms • Strong background in Healthcare industry, including health plans, claims, and provider operations • Project management and people management experience • Excellent communication skills, including creating and presenting professional PowerPoint presentations to stakeholders • Exposure to technology-driven projects and digital transformation initiatives • Deep understanding of payer functions and Medicaid plan implementations, including enrollment, billing, claims, care management, member portal, shopper tools, etc • 5+ years as a Digital Technology (business or technical consultative) team lead • Experience coordinating workstreams in multi-team projects using an onsite/offshore model 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 Company Overview • Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Cognizant has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11113 in 2025, 11423 in 2024, 13054 in 2023, 13876 in 2022, 12651 in 2021, 28659 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job