About the Position

Principal Architect (ISG)

Date published: Jul 02 2026

Location: CHENNAI / India

Job category: Technology & Engineering

Work model: Hybrid

Job Summary

Cognizant Industry Solutions Group is seeking a senior TPM RGM Practice SME for the Consumer Goods practice. This individual will serve as Cognizant primary domain authority for Trade Promotion Management and Revenue Growth Management driving pre-sales solutioning, building platform alliances, representing Cognizant at industry forums, and providing functional advisory support on client engagements.

Responsibilities

Domain and Solutioning Leadership
- Serve as the TPM RGM domain authority across Cognizant Consumer Goods practice designing end-to-end solution architectures covering trade planning, fund management, promotion execution, deduction management, and RGM analytics.
- Lead client solution design workshops and discovery sessions driving alignment between business objectives, volume, margin, trade ROI, and platform capabilities.
Pre-Sales and Bid Support
- Lead RFP/RFI responses as the primary TPM RGM domain voice, authoring solution narratives, effort models, and PoC demonstrations for Salesforce CG Cloud and XTEL engagements.
- Collaborate with Sales and Delivery teams on pursuit strategy and competitive positioning, building and maintaining reusable solution accelerators, proposal templates, and reference architectures.
Thought Leadership and Practice Development
- Publish whitepapers, point of view papers, and industry blogs on TPM RGM trends, platform innovations, and CPG commercial technology.
- Represent Cognizant at conferences and speaking engagements.
- Build and contribute to Cognizant TPM RGM CoE, defining best practices, developing delivery playbooks, and reusable assets, and mentoring junior consultants within the Consumer Goods practice.
Alliance and Partnership Management
- Serve as Cognizant primary relationship manager with key TPM RGM platform partners Salesforce CG Cloud, XTEL, and relevant ISVs, nurturing joint GTM engagement, co-sell pipeline, and aligned solution roadmaps.
- Track partner roadmaps and identify partnership opportunities with CPG ecosystem players o9 Anaplan, BluePlanner to extend Cognizant TPM RGM service portfolio, develop joint collateral, and partner sales plays.
Industry Forum Participation and External Engagement
- Represent Cognizant at CPG technology conferences and industry forums Salesforce Consumer Goods Summit, CGT events, XTEL user groups, deliver presentations and panel discussions on trade transformation and AI-driven RGM.
- Engage analyst communities Gartner, Forrester, IDC to position Cognizant capabilities, build an external professional network across CPG trade marketing, and technology communities to generate leads and surface new service opportunities.
Techno-Functional Lead Customer Project Support
- Serve as senior functional advisor on select engagements providing domain expertise during blueprint, fit gap, and go-live phases without owning day-to-day workstream delivery.
- Act as the functional escalation point for delivery teams, resolving complex design decisions, and conducting periodic quality reviews of solution documents and test plans.

Requirements

Experience: 12 - 14 years
Required Skills:
- Technical Skills: Salesforce, Consumer Good cloud, Pricing & Promotions, Pricing strategies, Retail - Trade Management
- Domain Skills: Trade Promotion Management, Revenue Growth Management
Nice to Have Skills:
- Domain Skills: Pricing optimization

We Offer

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits program including retirement plans, financial education, healthcare plans, counseling, and more
Opportunities to explore new technologies, industries, and locations
A chance to turn bold ideas into solutions that improve lives everywhere

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process, and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes, and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or follow us on Twitter.

Additional employment information

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