Hybrid Senior OCM Manager — Lead Enterprise Change

Cognizant; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 159,000; 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 Consulting is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager - Organizational Change Management (OCM) to lead enterprise-scale transformation programs. You will partner with cross-functional teams, program leaders, and client executives to ensure adoption and measurable outcomes.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, change impact assessments, and training strategies, with a hybrid work model involving Fort Worth, TX client offices three days per week.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience leading Organizational Change Management initiatives within large-scale enterprise transformations.
• Experience operating at a program leadership level, overseeing multiple workstreams and driving strategic outcomes.
• Strong expertise in executive stakeholder management, communications strategy, and enterprise-wide training initiatives.
• Extensive experience conducting change impact assessments, readiness evaluations, and adoption strategies at scale.
• Strong client-facing consulting experience, with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Drive stakeholder engagement, communication planning, workforce transition, training strategies, and organizational readiness.
• Conduct change impact assessments and readiness evaluations to support effective adoption of new systems and processes.
• Partner with client executives and project teams to integrate change management activities into program delivery.
• Identify and mitigate change risks and adoption challenges.
• Apply structured OCM methodologies and digital adoption tools.
• Coach and guide project teams through the change lifecycle.
• Contribute to practice development through thought leadership and consulting solution development.
• Demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead through Personal, Organizational, and Business Leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Program leadership

Change management

Tools

SAP Enable Now

WalkMe

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager - Organizational Change Management (OCM) to lead enterprise-scale transformation programs. You will partner with cross-functional teams, program leaders, and client executives to ensure adoption and measurable outcomes.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, change impact assessments, and training strategies, with a hybrid work model involving Fort Worth, TX client offices three days per week.