COIN Graduate Program

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you? Position Overview The Cognizant Consulting team is a successful organization that is continually growing our client base. As a Consultant, you play a meaningful role with responsibilities that range from analyzing a client's issues/objectives and interviewing key client stakeholders to developing recommendations and authoring presentations. You will participate in strategic advisory, transformation projects, and career advancement opportunities. Your role as a full-time COIN (Consultant Incubator) Consultant will be to deliver immediate value to clients by working with a project-based team of consultants. Consultants help assess the client’s business and technology challenges and deliver innovative solutions. With a structured promotional path, COIN Consultants facilitate the requirements analysis process, develop strong working relationships with business partners, and build domain expertise across Cognizant Consulting. Additionally, COIN Consultants will continue to hone personal career skills, learning from a wide variety of subject matter experts and an award-winning learning and development program. At the conclusion of the program, you will specialize as a Senior Consultant, in a role that aligns with your interests and career aspirations, where you will be prepared to handle a variety of business opportunities and lead teams. Our associates' diverse set of backgrounds offer varied perspectives and fuel new ways of thinking. We encourage lively discussions which inspire better results for our clients. Responsibilities Support organisations to redesign how they operate, modernise legacy environments, and deliver better customer and employee experiences using digital platforms. Help clients apply data, analytics and AI to improve decision-making, automate processes, and unlock productivity across core business functions. Contribute to large-scale cloud and platform modernisation initiatives, helping organisations move to modern, scalable technology foundations. Work with clients across industries such as financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, retail and the public sector; applying industry context to shape practical, technology-enabled solutions. Develop relevant industry and technology knowledge and support go-to-market initiatives for Cognizant Support business development activities in the form of gathering best practices for RFI/RFP responses and help write proposals Work collaboratively within teams using company accelerators and methodologies to present and implement strategic and technology solutions Research industry initiatives, identify and respond to client opportunities and develop client deliverables Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business (Finance, Economics, Operations Management, Strategy), Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, Information Systems, or Engineering (all disciplines), Design or Digital Media Ability to grasp business needs and assess impacts to complex business operations and systems Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Curiosity and the ability to learn quickly in ambiguous environments Strong interest in business transformation, technology and digital modernization Comfort working with data, technology, or AI-enabled tools (experience not required) Collaboration, resilience, and a growth mindset Professional maturity and a client-focused approach Excellent written and verbal communication ; ability to clearly communicate and explain ideas simply Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team, including flexibility to support multiple time zones when vital Location New hires will be aligned to Cognizant offices in Sydney or Melbourne where you will work alongside other experienced Cognizant associates delivering technology solutions. Applicants must be willing to relocate to one of these major geographic areas. While we attempt to honor candidate location preferences, business need and position availability will determine final location assignment. Start Date COIN Consultants will start in the June 2026. Exact start dates will be communicated with enough time for you to plan effectively.