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We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level: Drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future. Live the leadership behaviors, leading themselves, others and the business. Uphold our Values, role modeling them in every action and decision. Nurture our people and culture, creating a workplace where all can thrive.\nAt Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is embodied in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders at every level to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.\nAbout Cognizant Consulting\nCognizant 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?\nAbout the role\nThe AVP, Client Partner - BFS is responsible for driving new business and growing a portfolio of strategic accounts across the Banking & Financial Services sector in Australia, This is a hunter-led growth mandate - backfilling an existing AVP, Client Partner role - requiring strong new-logo acquisition capability, consultative selling and senior client and partner relationships to win net-new business and expand existing accounts.\nReporting to the VP, Industry Lead - BFS Australia, the role carries a TCV target of $100M in FY26 with $40M in revenue generation across a portfolio of approximately five strategic accounts. The AVP, Client Partner is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports, and works closely with capability-led Service Lines, pre-sales and delivery to close strategic opportunities and meet revenue, TCV and margin targets - extending Cognizant’s positioning as an AI Builder and technology services provider into the BFS client base.\nKey responsibilities:\nAccount strategy & planning: Lead the development and execution of strategic account plans across the assigned BFS portfolio to achieve sales targets and business objectives.\n\nNew business & client relationships: Own senior client relationships and drive net-new logo acquisition alongside expansion of existing accounts, hunting rather than farming for growth.\nSales forecasting: Provide accurate sales forecasts using Cognizant’s Winzone sales forecasting tools to inform business planning and leadership decision-making.\nSolutioning & cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with capability-led Service Lines, pre-sales and delivery teams to shape and deliver tailored, AI-enabled solutions that meet client needs and position Cognizant as an AI Builder and technology services provider, not just a delivery vendor.\nBusiness reviews & account governance: Conduct regular business reviews with clients to assess performance, deepen relationships and identify opportunities for account growth.\nMarket expansion & revenue growth: Develop and implement strategies to expand Cognizant’s market presence and increase revenue, TCV and margin across the BFS sector.\nMarket & competitive intelligence: Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments and competitor activity within Banking & Financial Services to stay informed and maintain a competitive edge.\nClient issue resolution: Ensure timely and effective resolution of client issues and concerns to maintain high levels of client satisfaction.\nPortfolio management: Apply disciplined account management practices to manage the ~5-account portfolio and prioritize effectively across concurrent pursuits.\nReporting & executive communication: Prepare and present detailed reports on account performance and sales activity to senior management and the Industry Lead.\nContinuous learning: Engage in continuous learning and development to stay current with BFS industry best practices, emerging technologies and AI-led offerings.\nCulture & collaboration: Foster a collaborative and inclusive working environment across virtual and cross-functional teams that encourages innovation and teamwork.\nRole Requirements\nThis is a senior, individual-contributor hunter role; candidates should bring direct IT services sales leadership experience rather than a general program, account or non-IT sales management background. 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