Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Consulting

At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.

Role Outline:

The candidate responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of IT-related projects, ensuring successful execution from initiation through closure. This role involves coordinating between business units, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved within scope, time, budget, and quality constraints. The candidate will focus on system implementations, integrations, application development, and change requests while ensuring alignment with organizational goals, compliance requirements, and digital transformation strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with business units to understand project ideas, assist in business case preparation, cost estimation, and budget securing.
• Develop project charters, plans, and RFPs (Request for Proposals) in collaboration with the Business Solutions development team.
• Participate in vendor selection and technical evaluations.
• Manage day-to-day project activities, including vendor onboarding, project kick-off, and baseline planning.
• Report on project performance, including progress against scope, schedule, budget, risks and issues.
• Monitor project progress, manage risks and issues, and ensure to projects on track
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders, vendors, and project teams.
• Ensure deliverables meet business requirements, quality standards, and RAC guidelines.
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and manage defect resolution with vendors
• Lead project closure activities, including final deliverables verification, documentation completion, and handover to operations.