Cognizant - Business Analyst - Quality Engineering & Assurance

Quality Engineering & Assurance - Business Analyst

Level : SA and M

Education : B.Tech + MBA

Primary skills: Business Development, Bid Proposal, RFI, RFQ, Presales, Quality Engineering & Assurance

Position Summary : Support pursuit management activities through active participation in proposal building and creation of reusable sales collaterals.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

- Support pre-sales efforts - proposal building for RFPs / RFIs and related collaterals as well as proactive bids (technical and business solutions, commercial strategies etc.)

- Participate in customer presentations of proposals

- Track, maintain and report deal pipeline; perform deal analytics & account mining

- In-depth industry research activities to understand market trends, competitor landscape etc. and leverage the same to devise GTM strategies

- Build reusable sales collaterals (capability decks, case studies, solution playbooks etc.)

- Actively participate in industry forums - publish whitepapers / articles in preferred journals / public domains, participate in industry-leading conferences etc.

Competencies: (Desired / Necessary skills for this role)

- Analytical /Problem Solving skills

- Strong Communication skills

- Team / Interpersonal skills

- Positive attitude and drive

- IT experience (in relevant industry verticals) will be preferred

- Knowledge of emerging technologies like QA Automation, RPA, Cloud, AI/ML, Analytics, BlockChain etc. is desirable