About the Company: 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 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

About the Role: This position is responsible for providing advisory to the Enterprise Headcount Planning team leading in from the enterprise strategic imperatives goals and controls around including but not limited to C&B pyramid in-year promotions attrition and bench volumes. During the annual planning exercise that usually lasts 4 months the role also demands a hands-on approach requiring the incumbent to develop multi-dimensional and configurable annual headcount plans utilizing advanced statistical

Key Responsibilities: Key Deliverables/Responsibilities: Including but not limited to:Annual Enterprise headcount plans (multiple versions)Provide advisory to the Enterprise Headcount Planning team and assist them to build their quarterly and monthly plansCreate executive reports to track actual from plan. Also conceptualize and implement additional metrics as needed to drive effective quantitative analysis and insightsCoordinate with Corporate functions Business leaders and IT in identifying gaps in existing plans processes and conduct root cause analysis to drive changeOccasionally lead process transformation programs across the organization towards timely completion and provide project updates on a consistent basis to top management about strategy adjustments and progress.Prepare for enterprise audit/risk reviews/governance reviewsProactively look for optimization opportunities in business operationsLiaising with the IT team to design plan track and monitor rollout of corporate systems designed for process reengineering.