Senior Project Manager
Cognizant Digital Engineering practice is looking to hire a motivated, and energetic Project Manager with large scale implementation experience and hands on experience in Jira, confluence Tools. Someone who feels comfortable working in a fast paced, Agile environment; develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives.
Cognizant Digital Practice helps clients reinvent products, experiences, and business models to create new value, differentiation, and drive revenue in the digital economy.We take an Experience centered approachwhich uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing, and commerce capabilities
Location: Duluth, GA (on-site)
You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Cognizant will not sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work authorization for this role.
Day-To-Day Responsibilities
* Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and other project managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives
* Manage project teams for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives
* Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors
* Responsible for participating in all phases of the development and maintenance life cycle. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
* Collaborates with product owner, engineers, and graphic designers, analyzes and estimates requirements.
* Supervises the preparation of designs and technical and/or functional specifications.
* Comfortable working in a fast paced, Agile environment
* Develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives
* Track deployments and deployment support of the POD delivery end to end
* Generate and share weekly and monthly status reports
* Take proactive and corrective actions as applicable to avoid slippages in schedule, quality, and budget
* Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders
* Work with other project / program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department
* Conduct requirement gathering workshops and requirement grooming sessions
Key Qualifications:
* Senior Project Manager with at least 12+ years of experience with large scale implementation experience. Retail domain experience is an added advantage
* Should have managed and delivered projects in Agile SAFe
* Hands on experience in Jira, Confluence Tools
* Experience in tracking projects in Jira by creating Jira Dashboards, Jira Align / Miro based planning
* Should possess good presentation skills
* Should be aggressive in tracking dependencies and dependent teams in achieving project goals
* Should follow escalation path in getting things done quickly
* Possess superior oral and written communication skills in order to clearly and effectively convey issues and ideas to team members, management and customers
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: Benefits 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.
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.
Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies.
If you’re comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
About Cognizant
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 200, and recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing “All Star” by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant demonstrates a highly flexible business model, a detailed global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of outstanding companies that are leaders in their own space.
Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.
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Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : May 04 2023
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us
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