Senior Project Manager
Qualification:Science or Engineering or other relevant graduate degree or Agile certification
Responsibility:Operational Excellence
Establishes executes and oversees project's operations (ie Budget forecasting margin metrics billing/invoicing purchase orders MSA/ SOW/ SLA compliance etc).
Metrics and Reporting.
Manage the tracking/measurment and progress against established measures and metrics (eg bid vs did SLA and any other operational or contractual measures).
Program Governance.
Establish execute and oversee a project's governance (ie stakeholder management communication ceremonies benefits management change management scope management team work enviorment on boarding etc.
Estimation and Planning.
Establishes executes and oversees project delivery estimation and planning (team resource and timeline) across Cognizant organization (pursuit through sprints/PIs)\\ nGrow the Business.
Supports pursuits (and running them as a project) as required.
Collaborates with Commercial/Account Team to grow the business by identifying and defining business value opprtunities for the client.
Drive for Results.
Drives optimal business value though scope management change management communication ceremonies acceptance criteria negotiation etc.
Execution Excelllence.
Lead the the setup and then the daily running of a project (ie task assignment and optimization resource schedules planning logistics tracking issues/risk management running meetings organizing events status reporting adhoc reporting sign offs etc).
Client Relationship Management.
Establishes and builds relationships with client and other stakeholders for the project.
Managing Teams.
Leads team by supporting and driving career growth personal/ team development well being diversity and inclusion.
provides input to HCM supervisors on performance of all direct reports on a program irrespective of the business unit of the direct report.
Community Development.
Lead and personally contributes to the continous improvement of the program & project management guild and community (best practices networking standards training tools etc).
Compliance.
Responsible for Project Management tool and process compliance (ie Delivery Governance Dashboard).
Must Have Skills
Core Java
Good To Have Skills
Bill Inquiry Handling
Technical Skills
SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd.
1 Core Java PL3 Required
Domain Skills
SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd.
1 Bill Inquiry Handling NA Desired
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level Generic Reference
PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No