Delivery Leader - Banking AI-Driven Modernization (Remote)

Cognizant; Bismarck (ND); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead strategic technology delivery for a major Banking and Financial Services client. You will guide executive stakeholders and drive outcomes through modernization, AI-enabled engineering, and cloud adoption.

This remote US role requires expertise in banking domains and portfolio leadership. You will mentor cross-functional teams and shape governance, strategy, and client engagements while pursuing growth through consulting-led

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology delivery, consulting, program management, or engineering leadership.
• Proven experience managing large technology portfolios and strategic client relationships in Banking & Financial Services.
• Strong domain expertise in Banking, Payments, Wealth Management, and Retirement Services.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of strategic Banking, Payments, Wealth & Retirement technology programs with governance and business outcomes.
• Build and manage executive-level client relationships as a trusted advisor for technology strategy, modernization, and transformation.
• Lead large-scale digital transformation programs including modernization, cloud adoption, platform engineering, integrations, and quality engineering.
• Drive AI-led engineering transformation with GenAI-enabled SDLC practices, copilots, intelligent testing, and automation accelerators.
• Provide technology leadership across solution architecture, delivery planning, engineering execution, risk management, and operations.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams including delivery managers, architects, engineers, consultants, and program managers.
• Support account growth through consulting-led engagements, solutioning, proposals, and exec presentations.
• Establish delivery best practices, reusable frameworks, governance models, and productivity metrics.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Executive client relations

Program management

Banking & FS domain knowledge

AI-enabled transformation

Cloud adoption

Tools

GenAI-enabled SDLC

APIs

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead strategic technology delivery for a major Banking and Financial Services client. You will guide executive stakeholders and drive outcomes through modernization, AI-enabled engineering, and cloud adoption.

This remote US role requires expertise in banking domains and portfolio leadership. You will mentor cross-functional teams and shape governance, strategy, and client engagements while pursuing growth through consulting-led