Workday Industry Strategist - Healthcare & FSI

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Healthcare Industry Strategist - Healthcare & FSI to lead our joint healthcare growth motion with Workday. This role will connect market strategy, executive relationships, and a differentiated payor solution built around Workday, TriZetto Facets and QNXT, and AI-enabled accelerators. The leader will create qualified pipeline, shape strategic pursuits, establish lighthouse clients, and build a repeatable industry offering, with a secondary mandate to adapt the solution pattern for Financial Services. Key Responsibilities Own the healthcare target-account strategy, account tiering, sales plays, and joint execution plans with Workday. Build executive relationships with health plans, Workday leaders, and Cognizant client teams to generate and advance qualified opportunities. Shape strategic pursuits through industry value propositions, competitive positioning, executive narratives, and co-sell models. Lead productization of the payor solution across Workday Financials and HCM, TriZetto Facets and QNXT, AI agents, healthcare data models, and packaged accelerators. Secure lighthouse clients and convert outcomes into references, case studies, and reusable sales and delivery assets. Represent healthcare priorities with Workday product and industry teams, including roadmap input and solution governance. Partner with the FSI strategist to adapt applicable close, allocation, reconciliation, and integration capabilities for insurance and banking. Qualif