[Remote] Sr. Consulting Manager- Healthcare Payer SME

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a global community of experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. As a Sr. Consulting Manager- Healthcare Payer SME, you will lead client engagements and drive solution delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure strategic growth.ResponsibilitiesServe as Engagement Lead, managing teams of consultants for commercial projects to ensure effective negotiations, solution delivery, governance, profitability, and client satisfactionAssess proposed solutions for opportunity expansion and strategic growth, including partner and alliance involvementDrive collaborative solutioning across cross-functional teams, aligning interests, building shared goals, and enforcing governanceOversee daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team membersReview project deliverables for quality assurance, requirements alignment, and solution integrationLead project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and identify intellectual property for repurposingApply strategic thinking and a transformational mindset to ensure value-add opportunities for clientsDrive issue resolution and escalate engagement challenges to appropriate decision-makersSkills10+ years of strong industry experience in consulting, digital strategy development, advisory services, or transformation programs, with extensive client-facing experienceBachelor's degree in information technology (IT) or equivalent in a relevant business or technical disciplineProven experience developing and leading consultant teams in planning, task structuring, analysis, and solution deliveryExperience managing teams using an onsite/offshore modelProficiency in business/financial data modeling and analysisFamiliarity with various consulting frameworks, processes, and methodologiesMaster's or MBA degreeExperience in strategy divisions within Provider, PBM, Payer, and Life SciencesExperience collaborating with and reporting to CxO executivesBackground in Big 4 management firmsExperience coordinating workstreams in multi-team projects using an onsite/offshore modelExperience working in global organizations and/or with global clientsBenefitsCognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance401(k) plan and contributionsEmployee stock purchase planEmployee assistance program10 paid holidays plus PTOPaid parental leave and fertility assistanceLearning and development certifications and programsCompany OverviewCognizant 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 https://www.cognizant.com.Company H1B SponsorshipCognizant has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1384 in 2026, 11112 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.