Global wellness lead - Senior Manager at Cognizant in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Global wellness lead - Senior Manager
Who We Are
Our client’s mission is to provide a platform for the world to create and share ideas and information instantly,
and without barriers. They are also committed to ensure Trust and Safety practices are embedded at every
level, on and off the platform. This includes providing access to world-class resources to support the physical
and mental well-being of our global workforce.
To serve this, we are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Manager of Global Wellness. In this
role, you will draw from big picture thinking to design and deliver innovative and creative wellness and
resiliency programs balancing business needs and our diverse employee population.
Roles and responsibilities
● Create and implement wellness and resiliency programs that promote well-being and reduce physical
and mental health risk.
● Partner closely with key leaders across the business, People, Finance, and Legal, Trust and Safety, to
understand the needs and prioritize accordingly. You demonstrate assertiveness, maturity, leadership,
fortitude, creativity, influence, and the ability to be both strategic and executional.
● Focus on the development, implementation and delivery of activities, promotions, programs, and
special events centered on health care consumerism and wellness.
● Promotes program offerings, conducts outreach activities and works with third party counselors with a
particular focus on stress management and anxiety.
● Ensure wellness programs are communicated in a transparent and meaningful way that engages and
educates our resources on our wellness offerings and encourages participation.
● Drive health and wellness initiatives and programs at the local level by partnering with the business and
local HR Business Partners.
● Partner with the Analytics team to analyze data to customize personalized wellness programs based
upon local needs.
● Develop and maintain key metrics, inventories and assessments for mental well being.
● Perform studies and come up with insights and recommendations to change the way of working that is
beneficial to our employees.
Who You Are
● You are a subject matter expert, strategic thought leader around wellness and resiliency programs
● You love business, especially technology, and are motivated by the role wellness plays in keeping a
competitive edge
● You are instinctive enough to address critical business opportunities, scrappy enough to resolve
reactive or operational items quickly, and savvy enough to work with all levels in a matrixed
environment
● Status quo is your worst nightmare. You are motivated by complexity and challenges; you are
energized by fast paced environments that evolve before they have to
● You are competitive and like to win - together. You thrive off of working with smart, creative people that
challenge you to perform at a higher level and draw the best out of you;
● You have a high learning agility, are comfortable in ambiguity and can pull relevant components out of
complex situations to connect the dots and make sound decisions
If this sounds like it might be you, you probably have:
● Significant hands on experience with designing, implementing and operating global wellness and
resiliency programs. Specifically knowledgeable of wellness programming for employees focused on
content moderation.
● Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills and demonstrated ability to develop relationships and
influence at all levels within the organization, especially with senior leadership
● Experience working in a fast-paced, high growth, dynamic business environment
● Strong problem-solving, critical/analytical thinking abilities
● Excellent verbal and written communication, experience presenting analyses to management and
ability to lead and drive initiatives
Requirements
● 8+ years of Allied Health, Health Promotion, Employee Benefits, Wellness, Life Safety, and people
leadership
● Experience with managing corporate wellness programs in technology or fast paced, high stress
environments
● BA/BS in Business, Human Resources, Health or related discipline, or equivalent experience
●
Prefer candidates with the following:
● Advanced degree in Clinical Psychology
● Experience with managing wellness programs for employees focused on content moderation
● Group exercise class instruction and certifications (ACE, AFFA, ACSM, etc.) a plus
● Personal training certification from (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, NASM) a plus
● Experience in global or multinational organizations

 

Technical Skills

SNo	Primary Skill	Proficiency Level *	Rqrd./Dsrd.
1	Customer Service	PL1	Required

 

Domain Skills

SNo	Primary Skill	Proficiency Level *	Rqrd./Dsrd.
1	Services and Support	NA	Required

 

* Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level	Generic Reference
PL1	The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2	The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3	The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4	The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.

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