Transformation Lead — Strategy & Value Realization

Cognizant; Toronto; On-site; CAD 172,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Transformation Lead in Toronto, ON to drive end-to-end transformation initiatives across roadmap development, governance, and value realization. You will align executive sponsors, Product Owners, and Project Managers, ensuring successful delivery and adoption.

The role focuses on strategic advisory, governance, and change management, with accountability for post-production stability and continuous improvement in a fast-evolving digital landscape.

Qualifications

• Advises on roadmap, priorities, milestones, outcomes and success measures.
• Leverages Cognizant COE expertise for proactive recommendations and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Co-establishes the joint roadmap and sequences releases against value and risk.
• Curates the right talent into the core team and holds it accountable to standard.
• Serves as escalation POC for Cognizant resources.
• Institutes governance and steers a clean transition to BAU maturity.
• Matures BAU for operational stability and continuous improvement post-production.

Skills

Transformation Strategy

Roadmap & Value Realization

Executive Stakeholder Management

Advisory

Governance & Risk Management

Change Adoption

Organizational Transformation

Service Transition

BAU Maturity

Continuous Improvement

Job description

Cognizant is hiring a Transformation Lead in Toronto, ON to drive end-to-end transformation initiatives across roadmap development, governance, and value realization. You will align executive sponsors, Product Owners, and Project Managers, ensuring successful delivery and adoption.

The role focuses on strategic advisory, governance, and change management, with accountability for post-production stability and continuous improvement in a fast-evolving digital landscape.