Team Lead - PL

About the Position

Team Lead - PL

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• Date published: May 19, 2026
• Location: Sao Paulo, SP-Avenida das / Brazil
• Job category: Business Processes
• Work model: Work from Office

As a Team Lead, you will make an impact by leading a high-performing team, driving revenue growth, and ensuring exceptional service delivery by motivating your team to achieve and exceed targets. You will be a valued member of the Media Sales Support team and work collaboratively with the manager.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Development: Provide mentorship, guidance, and career development to team members. Foster a culture of high engagement, collaboration, and accountability, and proactively address performance behaviors by implementing improvement plans to drive success.
• Revenue Growth and Sales Strategy: Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve and exceed sales and revenue targets. Inspire the team to think creatively and adopt innovative sales approaches, and identify opportunities to scale sales programs and maximize impact.
• Operational Excellence: Manage day-to-day team operations, ensuring adherence to SLAs and performance metrics. Monitor key metrics (e.g., Engagement Score, Adoption, Pitch Rate, etc.) and drive improvements through data-driven decisions. Streamline processes to optimize team efficiency and productivity.
• Strategic Insights and Reporting: Analyze performance data to identify trends, root causes, and actionable insights. Deliver clear, concise, and meaningful reports to stakeholders, with a focus on solutions, and ensure Business Reviews include actionable recommendations and a compelling narrative.
• Client and Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as a key liaison between the team, clients, and internal stakeholders. Work with cross-functional teams to align on business goals and implement best practices, and lead the team in building strong relationships with clients to drive engagement and retention.

Work Model

For onsite roles, this position requires 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in São Paulo - SP. 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.

Requirements

• Experience & Results: Proven track record of inspiring a team and driving results in a fast-paced environment. This role requires someone who can handle high expectations while maintaining a productive and positive team atmosphere.
• Adaptability & Problem-Solving: A high degree of adaptability is essential to align with leadership expectations and company goals. You must also be able to navigate challenging dynamics with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide mentorship, guidance, and constructive feedback to team members.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in Sheets and Slides for data analysis, reporting, and presentations.
• Language Fluency: Advanced English and full professional fluency in Portuguese are required.

Nice to Have

• Digital marketing certificate.
• Google Ads experience/knowledge.
• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze metrics to uncover strategic opportunities and translate complex data into a clear narrative for your team and stakeholders.
• Mentorship & Development: A true mentor who is invested in the long-term career growth of your team members.
• Adaptability: Thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure environment and can quickly pivot strategies in response to business changes or new challenges.
• Previous Sales Experience: Experience in a sales or account management role is highly desirable.
• Positive Influence: Known for maintaining a positive and motivating team atmosphere, even when facing high expectations.

We Offer

• Join a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another.
• Be part of a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge 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, realize tangible returns, and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Disclaimer:

Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview.

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