Engagement Lead with BI Experience

Cognizant; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an Engagement Delivery Manager for Business Intelligence, Data Transformation, and Analytics. You will lead enterprise BI, data engineering, AI/ML, and cloud modernization initiatives, working with executives and delivery teams to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and successful program outcomes.

You will manage cross-functional teams, govern scope and budgets, and ensure quality across enterprise reporting platforms like Power BI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in related fields.
• 20+ years of IT experience with 6+ years delivering IT programs.
• 3+ years leading Business Intelligence, Analytics, or Data Transformation programs.
• Proven client-facing delivery leadership and services experience.
• Experience with BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau) and cloud data platforms.
• Strong governance, risk, contracts, and delivery operations knowledge.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban or hybrid delivery methods.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary IT delivery and operational partner for client leadership and stakeholders.
• Translate reporting requirements into roadmaps, plans, and technical solutions.
• Lead end-to-end BI, data analytics, AI/ML, and cloud data platform initiatives.
• Oversee governance, scope, finances, resource planning, and reporting.
• Manage cross-functional delivery teams including BI developers and data engineers.
• Drive enterprise reporting solutions using Power BI, Tableau, and cloud analytics.
• Establish quality standards, sprint planning, governance, and release management.
• Promote data governance, security, analytics performance, and optimization.
• Monitor program health, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Foster client relationships and identify opportunities for innovation and value.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Agile/Scrum

Financial management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

GCP

Palantir

Job description

Engagement Delivery Manager – Business
Intelligence & Data Transformation

About the role

As an IT Engagement Delivery Manager, you will make an impact by leading enterprise Business Intelligence, Data, Analytics, and Digital Transformation initiatives that enable data-driven decision-making and measurable business outcomes. You will be a valued member of the Data & Analytics organization and work collaboratively with client executives, business stakeholders, delivery teams, and technology leaders to deliver complex BI, data engineering, AI/ML, and cloud transformation programs.

This role combines strategic client engagement, delivery leadership, financial management, and technical oversight to ensure successful execution of enterprise reporting, analytics, and data modernization initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the primary IT delivery and operational partner for client leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Translate business reporting requirements and strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, delivery plans, and technical solutions.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and cloud data platform initiatives.
• Oversee project governance, scope management, financial performance, resource planning, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Manage cross-functional delivery teams, including BI developers, data engineers, solution architects, visualization specialists, and quality assurance professionals.
• Drive successful delivery of enterprise reporting solutions leveraging platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, GCP, Palantir, AI/ML, and modern cloud analytics technologies.
• Establish and maintain quality standards, sprint planning processes, delivery governance frameworks, and release management practices.
• Promote best practices in data governance, security, analytics, visualization, and enterprise reporting performance optimization.
• Monitor program health, proactively manage delivery risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster strong client relationships while identifying opportunities for innovation, growth, and business value creation.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days per week in a Cognizant or client office in Houston, TX.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 20+ years of overall IT experience.
• 6+ years of experience leading IT projects, programs, or enterprise delivery engagements.
• 3+ years of direct experience managing Business Intelligence, Analytics, Enterprise Reporting, or Data Transformation programs.
• Proven experience in client-facing delivery leadership, consulting, or professional services environments.
• Experience managing large-scale enterprise programs involving Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, or cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong understanding of project financials, resource management, contracts, governance, risk management, and delivery operations.
• Working knowledge of BI platforms such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Understanding of enterprise data ecosystems including ETL/ELT pipelines, dimensional modeling, cloud data warehouses, and analytics architectures.
• Experience working with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.

These will help you stand out

• Experience managing programs involving GCP, Palantir, AI/ML, Generative AI, or advanced analytics initiatives.
• Knowledge of Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, AWS Redshift, or modern cloud data platforms.
• Experience overseeing enterprise reporting modernization and self-service analytics initiatives.
• Familiarity with Power BI administration, Tableau administration, security models, semantic layers, and analytics governance.
• Experience leading global onsite-offshore delivery teams.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or comparable program management credentials.

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.