At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide as senior project manager
Job Summary
Serve as a senior project manager responsible for complex delivery initiatives across a diverse technology portfolio driving predictable outcomes through rigorous delivery management portfolio planning stakeholder engagement and proactive risk control. Operate in a hybrid work model with day shifts ensuring transparent communication and measurable business impact.
Responsibilities
- Drive end to end project delivery by defining scope planning milestones and managing execution to achieve agreed business outcomes within time and budget constraints
- Oversee the project portfolio by prioritizing initiatives based on strategic value resource capacity and risk to maximize overall return for the organization
- Coordinate cross functional project teams by clarifying objectives roles and timelines to ensure smooth collaboration and timely removal of delivery blockers
- Manage delivery governance by preparing status reports leading review forums and ensuring decision makers have clear visibility into progress issues and dependencies
- Monitor project financials by tracking effort burn variance and forecasts to maintain transparency and support data driven portfolio decisions
- Engage stakeholders by conducting regular touchpoints capturing expectations and aligning deliverables with evolving business priorities
- Handle complex stakeholder situations by mediating conflicting needs and negotiating realistic commitments that protect both value and delivery predictability
- Identify delivery risks early by conducting structured risk assessments and maintaining risk registers with clear mitigation and contingency actions
- Oversee issue management by driving root cause analysis agreeing corrective actions and following through until issues are fully resolved and lessons are captured
- Optimize delivery processes by applying standard frameworks and continuous improvement techniques to reduce cycle time and increase quality across the portfolio
- Coordinate change management activities by assessing impact planning communication and aligning implementation windows to minimize disruption to business operations
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies by adhering to security quality and audit requirements and by maintaining accurate and up to date project documentation
- Provide guidance to project team members by setting clear expectations modeling professional behavior and encouraging a culture of accountability and continuous learning
- Align hybrid work practices by coordinating on site and remote collaboration routines that sustain team cohesion productivity and transparent communication in day to day delivery
- Drive customer satisfaction by translating feedback into actionable improvements and by ensuring that delivered solutions are reliable scalable and aligned with user needs
Qualifications
- Possess extensive experience in delivery management enabling the candidate to manage complex multi phase initiatives with structured planning disciplined execution and measurable outcomes
- Demonstrate strong portfolio management exposure with the ability to balance demand capacity and strategic priorities while making informed trade off decisions for the organization
- Exhibit deep stakeholder management skills including communication negotiation and expectation setting tailored to senior business partners and technical teams
- Show advanced risk management capabilities including qualitative and quantitative analysis of risks and the design of clear mitigation plans that protect schedule scope and quality
- Bring a solid background of nine to twelve years in project and program environments with progressive responsibility and a track record of successful technology or transformation deliveries
- Display strong analytical and reporting abilities using project metrics to derive insights highlight trends and recommend corrective actions across the project portfolio
- Communicate with clarity in spoken and written form enabling effective collaboration across global teams and ensuring that complex status and risks are easily understood by all audiences
