Manager, Technical Frontier Educator

Cognizant; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Chennai is seeking a Manager, Technical Frontier Educator to design and deliver complex technical learning programs across entry-level talent and Cognizant associates. You will mentor Frontier Educators, lead curriculum quality for key tech stacks, and partner with product owners to deploy platform-specific training.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled facilitation, hands-on platform knowledge, and the ability to manage senior stakeholder interactions while traveling to Cognizant

Qualifications

• Ten to 13 years of experience in technical education, engineering or advanced facilitation roles.
• Full stack hands-on proficiency in at least two programming languages across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle of technical learning programs from curriculum architecture to independent training delivery, including advanced capstone projects and simulations.
• Mentor and coach Frontier Educators and Teaching Assistants through facilitation reviews and feedback sessions.
• Lead curriculum design and content quality for key technology stacks, ensuring materials are current and deployment-ready.
• Champion AI integration across learning programs using AI tools to scale facilitation and assessment.
• Develop and maintain hands-on competency across Cognizant products and platforms, partnering with product owners to design and deliver platform-specific training.

Skills

Full stack proficiency

GenAI tools

Executive presence

Facilitation/teaching

Tools

Salesforce Platform

Microservices/Distributed Systems

IT Infrastructure/ITIL

GenAI development tools

Job description

About the role

As a Manager, Technical Frontier Educator, you will make an impact by independently designing and delivering complex, high-stakes technical learning programs across entry-level talent, Cognizant associates and mentoring other educators across the organization. You will be a valued member of the Corporate Learning & Development team and work collaboratively with the in-house Frontier Educator ecosystem.

In this role, you will

• Own full-cycle of technical learning programs from curriculum architecture to independent training delivery, including advanced capstone projects and enterprise-grade simulations across all proficiency levels
• Mentor and coach Frontier Educators and Teaching Assistants through facilitation reviews, quality audits and feedback sessions to raise the bar across the learning ecosystem
• Lead curriculum design and content quality for key technology stacks, ensuring materials are current, industry-relevant and deployment-ready
• Champion AI integration across learning programs by identifying opportunities to scale technical facilitation, assessment and personalization using AI tools
• Develop and maintain hands-on competency across Cognizant products and platforms, partnering with product owners to design and deliver platform-specific training

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days a week in a Cognizant office in Chennai, Siruseri, Tamil Nadu.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Ten to 13 years of experience in technical education, engineering or advanced facilitation roles
• Full stack hands-on proficiency in at least two of the programming languages (like Java, .NET, C#, Python, Mainframe) across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing

(OR)

• Expertise in at least two of the below product skill areas:

• Salesforce (SFDC) Platform & Ecosystem,
• Microservices & Distributed Systems Architecture
• Cybersecurity
• IT Infrastructure Services (ITIS) including ITSM (ITIL-based practices), infrastructure operations
• Active proficiency in GenAI tools, AI-assisted coding, LLMs & prompt engineering, RAG, AI Agent Development & Agent creation, Agentic AI, LLM Orchestration Frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph/ CrewAI/ AutoGen), AI Automation & Workflow Orchestration
• Proven experience delivering complex technical trainings independently across all the proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate and expert) with strong executive presence
• Curriculum architecture and advanced technical program design capability with a consulting orientation
• Manage challenging classroom dynamics and senior stakeholder interactions
• Willingness to travel across Cognizant locations based on training needs

These will help you stand out

• Proficiency in AI-enabled learning tools, GenAI-assisted development and applied AI in facilitation and assessment
• Hands-on proficiency in Cognizant products and platforms with the ability to design and deliver platform-specific training

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. 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.