Automation Delivery Lead — Intelligent Processes

Cognizant; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Continuous learning opportunities

Job summary

Cognizant IPA is seeking an experienced delivery leader to manage automation and process transformation programs for clients across industries. You will drive day-to-day delivery, align milestones, and ensure quality and client expectations are met.

You will translate business requirements into structured designs, lead Agile ceremonies, build strong client relationships, and contribute to practice initiatives and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• 7–11 years of experience in consulting, operations, or process improvement.
• Solid understanding of process automation tools and their business applications.
• Experience with process analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for client-facing work.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of automation and transformation projects with milestones and quality.
• Coordinate PM activities to streamline legacy to new systems and data flow.
• Perform diagnostic assessments to identify automation opportunities and quantify impact.
• Translate requirements into structured solutions with technical teams.
• Build client relationships and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Lead end-to-end Agile lifecycle and Scrum ceremonies.
• Support proposals and statements of work for client opportunities.
• Coordinate delivery across teams and manage dependencies.
• Contribute to internal practice initiatives and knowledge sharing.
• Engage in continuous learning across automation tools and industry trends.

Skills

Consulting experience

Process improvement

Process automation

Stakeholder communication

Agile / Scrum

Data analysis

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree advantageous

Certifications (CSM, Lean Six Sigma)

Tools

UiPath

Blue Prism

Automation Anywhere

Power Automate

ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Workday)

Job description

Cognizant IPA is seeking an experienced delivery leader to manage automation and process transformation programs for clients across industries. You will drive day-to-day delivery, align milestones, and ensure quality and client expectations are met.

You will translate business requirements into structured designs, lead Agile ceremonies, build strong client relationships, and contribute to practice initiatives and knowledge sharing.