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We are searching for candidates to fill future needs within the business. This job posting represents potential future employment opportunities with Cognizant. Although the position is not currently available, we want to provide you with the opportunity to express your interest in future employment opportunities with Cognizant. If a job opportunity that you may be qualified for becomes available in the future, we will notify you. At that time, you can determine whether you would like to apply for the specific open position. Thank you for your interest in Cognizant career opportunities.\nAbout Cognizant Consulting\nCognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice-we're a global community of 6,000+ 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\nAs a Sr Consulting Manager, Sales & Incentive Compensation Analytics, you will make an impact by leading day-to-day delivery on client engagements involving incentive compensation (IC) design, administration analytics, and sales force effectiveness. You will be a valued member of the Sales & Incentive Compensation Analytics team and work collaboratively with engagement leads, client Sales Operations, client Sales Leadership stakeholders, and clients.\nIn this role, you will:\nLead workstreams supporting incentive compensation plan design, administration analytics, crediting logic, and payout validation for client engagements, and develop sales performance reporting and dashboards (attainment, ranking, trend analysis) for client field sales and sales leadership audiences \nConduct analyses of sales trends, territory-level performance, and rep-level productivity to identify risks, opportunities, and outliers for clients, and support IC plan design, goal-setting, and quota-setting workstreams with data-driven recommendations and scenario modeling \nSupport client territory alignment, sizing, roster management, hierarchy analyses, and sales force effectiveness (SFE) engagements including field sizing, targeting, segmentation, and call planning optimization \nManage data quality, integrity, and reconciliation across client CRM, IC administration systems, and sales data warehouses; prepare and QA data feeds from common sales data sources (e.g., prescription/claims data, CRM data) used in client deliverables; and support internal controls, audit readiness, and SOX-related documentation reviews for client compensation processes \nServe as a working-level client contact for questions related to IC payout logic, crediting disputes, and sales performance reporting during engagements; coach and review the work of analysts and consultants on the case team; and contribute to proposal development, scoping discussions, and internal knowledge/asset development \nWork model\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. This role requires travel to client sites as required.\nThe working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat you must have to be considered\nBachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, Economics, or a related quantitative field, with 5-7 years of experience in sales operations, incentive compensation, or sales analytics for pharmaceutical, medical device, or healthcare clients, gained within a consulting firm, analytics advisory firm, or life sciences company \nClient-facing experience gained within a management consulting, analytics advisory, or pharmaceutical/biotech corporate commercial analytics environment, including experience supporting incentive compensation plan administration and/or field sales analytics \nKnowledge of common sales and prescription data sources (e.g., IQVIA Xponent/LAAD, prescription claims data, CRM/Veeva, territory alignment and roster data), and proficiency in core sales analytics techniques: quota-setting methodologies, territory alignment/optimization, performance segmentation, and statistical/trend analysis \nHands-on proficiency with reporting/BI tools (advanced Excel, Power BI or Tableau; SQL a plus) and incentive compensation administration platforms (e.g., Xactly, Varicent, SAP Callidus); working understanding of relevant therapy area(s) (e.g., disease state, treatment landscape, patient/HCP journey, competitive dynamics) sufficient to contextualize client analyses and recommendations \nStrong controls mindset and attention to detail (particularly regarding payout accuracy and compliance in client deliverables); effective client-facing communication skills; strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently; and comfort working across time zones and with culturally diverse teams \nThese will help you succeed\nPrior experience at a consulting or professional services firm serving life sciences clients \nExperience with territory alignment/optimization software \nExposure to AI/ML-enabled forecasting or quota-optimization tools \nExperience supporting a global or multi-country sales organization \nWillingness and ability to travel to client sites as required; familiarity with tools including IQVIA (Xponent, LAAD, DDD), CRM/Veeva, Xactly/Varicent/SAP Callidus, territory alignment tools (e.g., Aktana, Anthem/TerrAlign), Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SQL \nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. 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