Service Line Specialist - Cloud and Infrastructure Services

Service Line Specialist – Cloud and Infrastructure Services

Location: Basel or Zurich, Switzerland

As a Service Line Sales Specialist (SLS) – Cloud and Infrastructure Services, you will play a critical role in Cognizant's consultative selling approach. You will combine deep domain expertise with strong business development capabilities to help clients accelerate their digital transformation journeys through cloud, infrastructure, and platform solutions.

Working closely with Client Partners, Account Teams, Solution Architects, and Service Line leaders, you will identify, shape, and close strategic opportunities while growing Cognizant's Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms business across the Swiss market.

You will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders and help clients unlock value through cloud adoption, modern infrastructure services, and innovative digital platforms.

• Lead and champion Cognizant's Cloud Infrastructure and Platform offerings within the Swiss market.
• Collaborate across Cognizant's AI, Data, IoT, Engineering, and Applications practices to deliver integrated digital transformation solutions.
• Achieve agreed sales, revenue, and business growth objectives.
• Work closely with Client Partners and account teams to develop and execute client growth strategies.
• Provide subject matter expertise to solution development, proposals, and executive presentations.
• Promote Cognizant's capabilities across Cloud and Infrastructure Services, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud practices.

• Execute account plans in partnership with Client Partners and client leadership teams.
• Strengthen existing client relationships through strategic engagement and business reviews.
• Build trusted relationships with C-level executives, VPs, Directors, and key business stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor by providing perspectives on industry trends, innovation, and cloud strategies.

• Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities within Cloud Infrastructure and Platforms.
• Develop proactive proposals aligned to client and account strategies.
• Respond to client requests, RFPs, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Lead pursuits from qualification through closure, coordinating cross-functional Cognizant teams.
• Engage solution, delivery, and practice teams to create compelling and differentiated proposals.
• Manage opportunity pipelines, forecasts, executive reporting, and quarterly business reviews.
• Contribute to account planning, budgeting, forecasting, and operational reviews.

This role supports Cognizant's Core Technology & Insights (CTI) business with a focus on:

• Cloud and Infrastructure Services
• AWS Business Group
• Microsoft Business Group
• Google Business Group

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring regular attendance at a Cognizant office and client locations within Switzerland.

The 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in client-facing consulting, technology sales, account management, business development, or service-line leadership roles.
• Proven experience selling and shaping cloud, infrastructure, and digital transformation solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies and infrastructure services,…