Program Director

About Us:

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, redefining clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our outstanding industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a Program Director to join the team of IT professionals in a role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are in search of an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

Establishes, complete, and is responsible for program governance (i.e., customer management, communication ceremonies, benefits management, organisational change, scope management).

• Establishes, implements, and supervises delivery estimation and planning (team resource and timeline) across Cognizant organization (pursuit through sprints/PIs)
• Ensures tracking/measurement and progress against established measures and metrics (e.g., bid vs did, SLA, and any other operational or contractual measures)
• Provides insights on improvements while ensuring adherence to operational standard processes
• Drives efficient business value though scope management, organizational change, and communication ceremonies.
• Supports pursuits (and/or runs them as programs) as required
• Collaborates with Commercial/Account Team to grow the business by identifying and defining business value opportunities for the client
• Establishes and builds links with client and other partners for the program
• Leads team by supporting and driving career growth, personal/team development, well-being, diversity, and inclusion
• Demonstrates an active commitment to improving the program management community through continuous efforts to improve, including networking, standardization, training, and tool improvement.
• Leads the "activation" (or instantiation) for the MSA and SOW by knowing and supervising compliance and adherence to these terms and their intent

Required Qualifications

15 plus years in strategy, operations, process consulting, customer management, project/ program delivery within legacy modernization or digital transformations

• Project/Program training and certifications (PMI/SAFe 5.0/Prince II)
• Experience in delivering at least 3 or more sophisticated programs involving teams across multiple geographies
• Experience in senior team member management, communication, and relationship
• Experience being part of deal solutioning and identifying relevant risks
• Can present solutions from the Program Management standpoint
• Experience in handling client collaborators across IT, VMO, and business
• Comfortable with multicultural; multi-geo working teams and collaborators
• Experience in contract management
• Program delivery experience involving 3 or more service lines
• Experience in delivering Entrepreneurial dedication, efficiency goals, offshoring commitment
• Experience in delivering domain capability services or specialised technology capabilities or new technologies to the market
• Experience in leading/handling structured deals, takeover/acquisition, or divesture programs

Required Education: MBA or Master's degree strongly preferred; Bachelor's degree required

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for the position is between $104,850 - $166,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, 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, subject to applicable law