**MBA Summer Associate - Cognizant Consulting** **Position Overview** As a Summer Associate, you play a key role with responsibilities that range from analyzing a client's issues/objectives and interviewing key client collaborators to developing recommendations and authoring presentations. You will participate and lead teams in both strategic advisory and transformation projects. **Responsibilities** + Work directly with our clients providing consulting services crafted to help them solve their most sophisticated business and technology issues + Draw conclusions from the market / industry trends, client issues and support go to market initiatives for Cognizant + Contribute to research, design and writing of articles/whitepapers and participate as a team member in collateral development + Support business development activities + Consultants will choose an industry (vertical) or function (horizontal) group as a primary focus area to serve as a subject matter expert to clients **Qualifications** + Currently pursuing MBA from top tier Business School (you would intern between the 1st and 2nd year of your MBA program) + Overall, pre-MBA work experience of 3 to 6 years + Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) + Solid Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access and Project are required **Desired Skills** + Work independently as well as in a team environment, and balance multiple task assignments + Ability to develop client relationships + Strong work ethic with a dedication to client service excellence + Strong project management, presentation, and facilitation skills + A strong interest in technology and digital modernization + Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment + Domain expertise in one of more of the following industries: Banking & Financial Services, Communications/Media/Technology, Health Sciences, Insurance, Manufacturing/Logistics, Energy/Utilities, Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality. **Location** Metro Atlanta-GA, Boston-MA, Chicago-IL, Dallas-TX, New York/New Jersey, Los Angeles-CA, San Francisco-CA and Washington DC, amongst others depending on practice area. While we attempt to honor candidate location preferences, business need and position availability will determine the final location assignment. **Start Date** The internship will last 4 weeks, starting in July 2025. **Business Unit Description** Cognizant Consulting is a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. As Technology becomes a more significant part of our clients' products and services, there is even more demand for us to provide counsel, challenge our clients' strategies in a respectful way, bring thought leadership, advance our clients' growth agenda, and make them more competitive. Cognizant is known for transforming IT, but in addition to IT, our Industry consultants are taking a fresh look at our clients' business model, their products and services every day. Our consulting team connects our clients' aspiration to the art of the possible and the broader Cognizant team delivers the future state. We serve as the bridge between technology and business outcomes. We serve the following industry domains: + Banking & Financial Services + Communications, Media & Technology + Health Sciences + Insurance + Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities + Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality + We have opportunities within the following areas: + Organizational Change Management + Mergers & Acquisition + Transformation Enablement + Enterprise Processes + Technology Modernization **Why Choose Us?** Cognizant delivers solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of our associates. You will be supported by high-caliber experts and employ some of the most sophisticated and patented capabilities. Our associates' backgrounds offer varied perspectives and fuel new ways of thinking. We encourage lively discussions which inspire better results for our clients. If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you. **Salary and Other Compensation** The annual salary for this position is $140,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Summer associates will be hired at a prorated salary dependent upon the number of weeks they work. **Disclaimer** The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. **Work Authorization** Due to the nature of this position, Cognizant cannot provide sponsorship for U.S. work authorization (including participation in a CPT/OPT program) for this role. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.