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Head of Cyber Security Services ABOUT COGNIZANT Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) is one of the worlds leading professional services companies, transforming customers business, operating, and technology models for the digital economy. With annual revenues of $19.4 billion and a market value of $38 billion, we help global corporations adapt to market disruptions and build stronger, more agile, and innovative businesses. At Cognizant, we give organizations the insights to anticipate what customers want and act instantly to deliver on those demands so our clients can achieve the goal of every modern business: staying one step ahead of a fast-changing world. In addition to honors such as being listed #208 on Fortunes 2023 Fortune 500 and recently named to the Fortune list of Americas Most Innovative Companies for 2023. For more than 25 years, Cognizant helps companies modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a. fast-changing world. COGNIZANT CULTURE Our culture attracts those with a true passion for changing organizations for the better, desires to do so within a success-oriented, yet professional atmosphere filled with business professionals who all manifest a belief in partnership, innovation, and excellence. Our Cultural Value Drivers are well-known and clearly communicated within the organization: Open, Transparent, Driven, Empowered, Opportunity-Filled, Flexible & Collaborative. COGNIZANTS CLOUD, INFRA & SECURITY (CIS) BUSINESS Cyber Security Services is currently a $200 million division of Cognizants $2.2 billion Cloud Infrastructure and Security Services and Hyperscaler business. When it comes to growth, theres nothing more powerful than Cognizants cloud expertise, services, and partnerships. Clouddone rightunleashes massive on-demand resources, enabling companies to innovate and scale through shared capabilities, processes and data on demand. Cognizant concentrates organizations processing power into one secure cloud platform and make bold, confident, insightful advances. COGNIZANTS CYBER SECURITY SERVICES (CSS) PRACTICE We provide security for the age of digital everything; eliminate security blind spots and accelerate innovation, transformation, and growth. Outdated security solutions, sophisticated cyberthreats or increasing complex compliance requirements.Faced with these and other security challenges, todays companies need a proactive partner who can anticipate and neutralize threats before they materialize. At Cognizant, we approach security as the starting point for delivering the outcomes that leading global organizations demand. Our end-to-end security solutions combine deep domain and industry expertise with a future-focused approach that encompasses advisory, transformation and managed services. We offer the foresight and expertise to solve your most complex challenges. By providing a 360-degree view of an organizations security ecosystem, Cognizant can identify and eliminate todays blind spotswhile also seeing and solving for the threats aheadso they can accelerate business innovation, transformation, and growth. OUR CYBER SERCURITY SERVICES OFFERINGS: END TO END SECURITY SOLUTIONS Cognizants end-to-end security solutions combine deep domain and industry expertise. Our future-focused approach gives you the confidence of a secure environment, so companies can move faster, be bolder and succeed into the future. Threat and Vulnerability Management Identity and Access Management Data Security Governance, Risk and Compliance Cloud Security THE ROLE We are seeking a global practice leader with a track record of high value-creation and building dynamic teams to scale our Cyber Security Services business. This executive will drive the vision, strategy, and capabilities for this $200 million practice, serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader to global corporations and provide inspiring leadership on multiple dimensions across Cognizant. Cognizants leadership anticipates this practice to be a $1B business within a few years. The Head of Cyber Security Services reports to the Global Head of Cloud Infra and Security Business. RESPONSIBILITIES Core member of senior leadership team responsible for developing and executing a GTM blueprint to substantially increase and expand market share, brand, and client awareness of the CSS practice. Develop vision & executable strategy for business growth for the next 3 years using the market insights & competitor trends. Ensure cyber security practice area revenue growth in line or above market. Define the cyber security practice area. Design and develop a suite of repeatable and scalable offerings that address critical client business outcomes. Manage/direct translation of business problems into IT solutions & work with sales leads; assist sales team qualifying prospects. Participate with sales and account teams in executing select account penetration strategies. Be accountable for directing the deal pursuit process end to end within the service line. Ensure Pre-Sales team is engaging clients in region to explore opportunities and better define desired business outcomes, through workshops/digital dialogues/demos/PoCs. Provide input for Pre-Sales team to support priority customers in imagining how solutions can support and improve their business. Engage with external analysts to position the cyber security practice area expertise. Define thought leadership & portfolio strategy, publish, educate the market and drive commercial conversations. Own alliance relations and partnership with vendors. Establish and develop new strategic alliances and partnerships to better business outcomes. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Demonstrated ability to identify and pursue business development opportunities, serve as a trusted advisor and interface with CxO clients and manage our alliance with Microsoft. Senior leadership role in product management, broad technical expertise, experienced in managing large global teams. Domain expertise across various platforms and key verticals in MS environment. Demonstrated commitment to building a practice and proven success leading, growing and developing a successful professional services team. Proven Experience managing a sizeable global P&L and revenue targets along with the demonstrated ability to exceed such targets. Proven ability to operate successfully in a collaborative, matrixed global organizational structure Ideally, experience with integrating acquisitions or identifying acquisition targets. Ability to generate and oversee actionable and impactful product roadmap to achieve strategic milestones. Technical prowess: Superior tech expertise (such as cloud migration, legacy and tech stack modernization, platform driven smart development. citizen and cloud native dev, platform led app maintenance) to understand client needs, industry trends and have capability to organize services to bring competitive offerings to market. Industry knowledge: Deep knowledge of IT services/IT outsourcing globally. Effectively communicate across senior stakeholders with executive presence. In addition, the successful candidate will be entrepreneurial, enterprising, collaborative, and personable; possessing gravitas, sound business acumen and strong leadership skills necessary to grow, support, and sustain the CSS practice. LOCATION This is a global role and the ideal location would be a major city in the US or India. QUALIFICATIONS The successful incumbent will be a seasoned practitioner with a proven track record of success in IT Services as well as: Minimum 15 years in IT services industry and 10+ years in senior leadership roles Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline required, MBA is a plus

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Employement Type: Full time
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Role Category: Application Programming / Maintenance
Functional Area: Not Applicable
Role/Responsibilies: Global Head of Cyber Security Services

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Keyskills:   Cyber Security Security Services Identity Access Management Data Security Governance Cloud Security Business Development Product Management Leadership IT Services IT Outsourcing Cloud Infrastructure Threat Vulnerability Management Risk Compliance