Job description
- 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
- 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
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.
Apply today!
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Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : May 04 2023
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information.
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