Cognizant

Program Manager

Cognizant$100K — $130K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in consulting or professional services in a client-facing role
  • Extensive background in relevant industry segments
  • Proven track record in selling and delivering consulting engagements
  • Strong personal leadership skills
  • Alignment with Cognizant's Core Values

Responsibilities

  • Lead client engagements and deliver impactful solutions
  • Drive project delivery and ensure client satisfaction
  • Mentor and develop junior team members
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships
  • Support business development and thought leadership initiatives

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • 10 paid holidays plus PTO
  • Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
  • Learning and development certifications and programs
Full Job Description
About the role
As a Program Manager, you will make an impact by leading and delivering complex consulting engagements for clients. You will be a valued member of the consulting team and work collaboratively with managers, primary teams, other stakeholders, and clients.

In this role, you will:
  • Lead client engagements and deliver high-impact solutions
  • Drive project delivery and ensure client satisfaction
  • Mentor and develop junior team members
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships
  • Support business development and thought leadership initiatives
  • Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead, which means operating with Personal Leadership (building trust, collaboration, and inclusion), Organizational Leadership (driving vision and purpose, demonstrating a strategic and enterprise mindset, and creating and communicating a bold direction that inspires purpose), and Business Leadership (exemplifying client focus, managing ambiguity with accountability and results, and operating with financial acumen)


Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a position requiring 4 days a week in a client office in Dallas, TX. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

What you must have to be considered
  • 12+ years of consulting, professional services, digital strategy development, advisory, or transformation programs operating in a client-facing capacity serving and leading external client engagements
  • Extensive experience working in the relevant industry segment
  • Excellent customer-facing capabilities, and an established track record for selling & delivering consulting engagements
  • Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes
  • Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others, & Leading the Business
  • The embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The Right Thing, & Own It

These will help you succeed
  • MBA or Master's or advanced business degree preferred

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.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • 10 paid holidays plus PTO
  • Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
  • Learning and development certifications and programs

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Learn more about Cognizant
Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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