Senior Project Manager
- Cognizant
- 13 - 17 years
- Bengaluru
- 5 days ago
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Job Description
Overview:
Join Cognizant as a delivery leader within the Program & Project Management community. This role is responsible and accountable for project and program management activities within large-scale, complex offshore delivery programs (e.g., GCC). Successful candidates combine strong delivery execution with a consulting and transformation mindset understanding client strategy, contributing to solutioning, and leveraging AI-enabled PMO practices to drive efficiency and outcomes. They will ensure client satisfaction, maintain strong stakeholder relationships, and actively contribute to Cognizant's program management practice growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Project & Program Delivery
Manages project planning, scope management, resource allocation, and budget oversight across 3+ teams with cross-functional dependencies
Establishes and oversees program governance including stakeholder management, communication ceremonies, change management, and scope control
Ensures tracking and measurement against established metrics (e.g., bid vs did, SLA, operational and contractual measures)
Provides insights on improvements while ensuring adherence to operational best practices
Strategy, Transformation & Consulting
Applies a consulting and transformation mindset to delivery connecting project activities to client business outcomes and proactively advising stakeholders on risks, priorities, and value creation opportunities
Leads client-facing programs by defining outcomes, governance, and business value while supporting solutioning and proposals
Drives end-to-end program delivery using AI-enabled tools and modern PMO practices to improve execution, reporting, and decision-making
Contributes to practice growth through best practice development, knowledge sharing, and mentoring teams on AI-enabled program management
Supports program directors and managers in shaping transformation roadmaps and aligning project delivery to strategic program goals
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
Manages client stakeholders at senior levels across IT, VMO, and business functions
Supports pursuits, deal solutioning, and proposal activities as required, contributing to program strategy and risk identification
Collaborates with Commercial/Account Team to identify and define business value opportunities for the client
Leadership & Community
Leads teams of 412 direct reports; guides career growth, well-being, diversity, and inclusion
Mentors junior project managers and coordinators on modern PMO practices, AI-enabled delivery tools, and consulting-oriented engagement approaches
Contributes to the continuous improvement of the program management community (best practices, standards, training, tools)
Supports 1 or more PPM CoE OKR initiatives
Required Qualifications:
10-12 years in strategy, operations, process consulting, stakeholder management, project/program delivery within legacy modernization or digital transformations
Demonstrated consulting and transformation mindset ability to frame business problems, contribute to solutioning, and articulate program value to client stakeholders
Agile certification required; Project/Program certifications (PMI/SAFe 5.0/Prince II) strongly preferred; PL2 (Practitioner) proficiency across Project and Program Management, Consultative and Commercial, Industry/Archetype Specialization, Leadership, and AI Fluency
Experience in delivering complex projects/programs with 3+ teams and cross-functional dependencies in offshore or multi-geo environments
Experience supporting deal solutioning activities and identifying program risks from a delivery standpoint
Experience managing client stakeholders across IT, VMO, and business including client-facing escalation and relationship management
Adept with multicultural, multi-geo working teams and stakeholders
Practical experience with AI-enabled PMO tools, reporting automation, and data-informed decision-making
Experience in delivering Transformational commitments, productivity goals, and offshoring commitments
Science/Engineering or relevant degree required
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field required; MBA or Master's degree preferred
Work Authorization:
Must be legally authorized to work in India without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Project & Program ManagementRole Category: Other Program / Project ManagementRole: Project ManagerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: CognizantLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: execution project management program delivery legacy modernization consulting process consulting program management project transformation pmi scope management change management operations pmo stakeholder management agile digital transformation project planning
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