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Job description
Title: Consulting Principal (Automotive exp.)
Designation: Associate Director level
(Hybrid – Detroit, MI)
About Us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at
Cognizant Consulting
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner.
Job Summary
Consulting Principal role requiring 12 to 16 years of experience in automotive industry focused on delivering high impact advisory and transformation projects for global clients in a hybrid day shift work model driving operational excellence digital enablement and sustainable performance improvements for multinational automotive enterprises.
Responsibilities
Strong program management expertise – collaborate with clients, cross-functional Cognizant teams to deliver process improvements and help achieve client objectives
Lead Business Transformation for clients across the manufacturing value chain – help grow consulting footprint and revenue at the client
Proven ability to sell, lead, and deliver consulting engagements while influencing senior executives and developing consulting teams
Lead end-to-end consulting engagements, including strategy, operating model transformation, process optimization, and digital initiatives
Ability to drive AI-led discussions and workshops – helping clients navigate AI
Expertise in serving manufacturing clients (Industrial / Auto / Diversified) and ability to provide tailored solutions to address their specific needs
Work with a diverse set of external and internal stakeholders – clients, account leadership, service lines – to support proposal development, solution shaping, and client presentations (including supporting large IT transformation deals)
Manage client relationships, ensuring successful project delivery.
Driving thought leadership agenda for the consulting practice including authoring white papers, workshops, webinars, etc.
Lead and mentor consulting teams comprising consultants, analysts, and subject matter experts
Qualifications
Excellent customer facing capabilities, and an established track record for selling & delivering consulting engagements
Strong program management expertise –
A demonstrated ability to understand technology / architecture imperatives for consulting and IT transformation deals
Extensive experience working in manufacturing segment
Experience of working with C-level executives at the client organization
MBA with an excellent academic background (preferred). Preferably hold advanced education in engineering operations or business disciplines and have worked on large scale process improvement programs such as lean manufacturing reliability centered maintenance or integrated business planning.
Value ethical consulting practices inclusivity and sustainability ensuring that all advisory work supports responsible industrial growth safe working environments and positive societal outcomes through improved manufacturing performance.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or Master’s degree strongly preferred
Salary and Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until October 9th, 2026. The annual salary for this position is between $122,400.00 – $194,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Incentives
Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, subject to applicable plan terms.
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays plus PTO
401(k) with company contributions
Short-term/Long-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer
Salary, other compensation, and benefits are accurate as of the date of this posting and may be modified at any time, subject to applicable law.
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