Cognizant

Service Line Specialist - Service Now

Cognizant$135K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in a sales or commercial leadership role
  • Proven expertise in ServiceNow platforms and emerging technologies
  • Strong understanding of industry verticals and regional market dynamics
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with C-suite executives
  • Experience in proactive opportunity creation and solution selling
  • Technical credibility with a background in guiding solution architects

Responsibilities

  • Manage a specific cluster of accounts to drive revenue growth
  • Achieve targets for both services and license sales
  • Collaborate daily with Account Teams and customers
  • Qualify and close new service and license opportunities
  • Leverage pre-sales resources for superior pursuit success
  • Build and maintain relationships with ServiceNow Account Executives
  • Ensure accurate pipeline management and forecasting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Generous paid holidays and time off
  • 401(k) plan with contributions
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Full Job Description
Service Line Solutions

ServiceNow Business Group • Americas Region

POSITION SUMMARY

The Service Line Solutions Representative is a senior, customer-facing commercial leader within the ServiceNow Business Group, responsible for driving focused revenue growth across a defined cluster of accounts. This is a dual-quota role covering both services revenue and license upsell. The successful candidate will combine deep industry, regional, and technical expertise with executive relationship skills to lead complex, transformative pursuits, shape proactive opportunities, and serve as a trusted partner to Account teams and ServiceNow field counterparts across the Americas.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Own and manage a defined cluster of accounts end-to-end
• Drive focused growth across Revenue, TCV, ACV, and Operating Margin
• Carry dual targets for both services and licenses (license upsell)
• Work closely with Account Teams (CPs & CRMs) and customers on a day-to-day basis
• Qualify, develop, and close services and license opportunities
• Leverage onsite and offshore pre-sales and solutions support for pursuit excellence
• Build strong, trusted relationships with ServiceNow Account Executives in territory
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast hygiene at all times

STRATEGIC & ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serve as the primary customer-facing expert, providing industry, regional, and practice area expertise to support CPs, CRMs, and AEs in closing new, expansion, and renewal deals - primarily in competitive situations
• Drive client orals for overall solution and proposal development on complex and large deals
• Lead pursuits alongside the Client Partner for strategic accounts, acting as the commercial and domain anchor through each pursuit lifecycle
• Own deal shaping and proactive opportunity creation within the practice area; guide Solution Architects on solution blueprints for complex, large-scale engagements

KEY ACTIVITIES
• Develop detailed account plans and cluster mining and growth strategies to identify and prioritize expansion opportunities within the portfolio
• Run end-to-end discovery, scoping, and commercial negotiations - from initial qualification through to contract closure
• Coordinate with the solutions team on complex, multi-workstream pursuits to ensure technical credibility and competitive positioning

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
Deep platform & technical fluency - Expertise in ServiceNow platforms and emerging technology domains including cybersecurity, AI, Industry 4.0, and risk functions
Industry & regional specialization - Highly specialized knowledge of industry verticals and regional dynamics, with the ability to connect a client's strategic priorities to concrete technology implications
CXO engagement - Proven ability to hold executive-level dialogue, build C-suite relationships, and influence buying decisions at senior leadership levels
Push-based origination - Drives proactive, market research-backed, theme-based opportunity creation rather than relying solely on inbound or pull-based sales motions
Technical credibility - Builds credibility and conviction in technical discussions; capable of guiding Solution Architects on blueprint direction in large, complex deals
Client workshop leadership - Proactively facilitates client workshops that rapidly and credibly link technology interventions to measurable business ROI within the client's specific context

Salary and other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $135,000 - $180,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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, based on applicable law.

Work Authorization

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or any time in the future.

About Cognizant

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Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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