About the role As a Associate Partner - Consulting, you will make an impact by keeping the executive sponsor's office decision-ready for a multi-region, multi-year CRM transformation. You will be a valued member of an integrated global PMO pod and work collaboratively with the global PMO lead, regional PMO leads, executive sponsors, business and IT leaders, and platform and delivery partners.
In this role, you will - Own the executive governance calendar, meeting architecture, agendas, pre-reads and follow-up across global, US and out-of-US program cadences.
- Create decision-ready steering committee packs, executive briefings, decision papers and concise leadership communications that translate complex program information into clear choices and actions.
- Maintain the executive action and decision log, drive follow-through with accountable owners, and escalate overdue or blocked items through agreed governance routes.
- Synthesize integrated status, critical-path milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, capacity implications and required sponsor interventions into a coherent executive narrative.
- Coordinate sponsor-office interactions with Client, Veeva, Cognizant and other workstream leaders, ensuring meetings are prepared, outcomes are recorded and commitments are closed..
- Support stakeholder mapping, leadership alignment, communications planning and governance effectiveness from mobilization through go-live.
- Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead through strategic agility, client value creation, AI-led innovation, disciplined execution, collaborative ecosystem building and amplifying human potential through a culture of growth, inclusion and effective human-AI collaboration.
Work model At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a client-facing position supporting stakeholders across US, European and Asia-Pacific time zones. The final work location and remote or hybrid arrangement will be confirmed based on business and client requirements.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you must have to be considered - Significant experience supporting a chief of staff, executive office, transformation office or enterprise PMO for a complex, multi-year technology or business transformation.
- Proven ability to prepare C-suite and executive sponsor materials, including steering packs, decision papers, briefings, dashboards and leadership communications.
- Strong program-management discipline, including governance cadence, RAID, action, dependency and decision tracking, and rigorous follow-through.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex inputs from business, IT, regional and vendor stakeholders into concise, decision-ready narratives.
- Experience coordinating senior stakeholders across multiple geographies, functions and organizations in a regulated or enterprise environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, judgment, discretion and ability to manage confidential program information.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust, exercise ownership and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture aligned with the Cognizant Way to Lead
These will help you succeed - Experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical or medtech industry, including commercial, medical or field-facing initiatives.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms such as Veeva and Salesforce and PMO tooling such as Smartsheet, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams.
- Experience supporting global CRM, commercial technology or operating-model programs across US, European and Asia-Pacific regions.
- Ability to use data, automation and AI-enabled productivity tools responsibly to improve reporting, insight synthesis and executive decision support.
- Exposure to agile and hybrid delivery practices across multi-vendor, cross-functional teams.
- Experience thriving in fast-evolving environments by translating global strategy into regional execution and championing continuous learning.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary and Other Compensation Applications will be accepted until November 20, 2026.
- The annual salary for this position is between $220,000 - $250,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
- This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits - Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Additional employment informationCompensation 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.
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.
