Lifecycle Management Project Manager

Cognizant; Wayzata (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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

Job summary

Cognizant in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Lifecycle Management Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning governance, execution, and reporting of global hardware refresh deployment and asset lifecycle programs. The role requires coordinating with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, procurement, logistics; overseeing lifecycle governance, budgets, and vendor performance; ensuring security and compliance.

Candidates should have 15+ years in lifecycle management in manufacturing environments and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of lifecycle management in a manufacturing plant.
• Windows Server and Windows 10/11 proficiency.
• VMware ESXi, vCenter and Nutanix experience.
• Storage and backup technologies expertise.
• SCCM / Patch management experience.
• Networking fundamentals.
• Linux administration.
• Asset lifecycle management expertise.
• Manufacturing plant support experience.
• Vendor coordination experience.
• Major incident reduction experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure lifecycle planning across plant locations, identifying EOL/EOS assets and scheduling refreshes.
• Lead infrastructure refresh and migration activities with minimal plant disruption.
• Maintain CMDB, inventory, warranties, onboarding, relocation and decommissioning of assets.
• Provide plant infrastructure support across Windows, Linux, VMware and Nutanix environments.
• Drive patching, security, disaster recovery readiness, and documentation.
• Engage stakeholders across business leaders, IT teams, vendors, procurement, and logistics.
• Establish procurement, deployment, refresh, redeployment, and disposal standards.
• Oversee budget tracking, forecasting, cost optimization, and vendor performance reviews.
• Develop executive dashboards and drive process improvements for lifecycle maturity.

Skills

Lifecycle management

Plant operations support

Vendor coordination

Incident reduction

Asset lifecycle management

Tools

Windows Server

VMware ESXi

vCenter

Nutanix

SCCM / Patch Management

Linux Administration

Storage & Backup Technologies

Job description

Location: Atlanta, GA

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Lifecycle Management (LCM) Project Manager will lead end-to-end planning governance execution and reporting of global hardware refresh deployment asset lifecycle warranty management and disposal initiatives. This role acts as the primary liaison between business stakeholders IT Infrastructure teams vendors procurement logistics providers and regional deployment teams to ensure successful delivery of LCM programs.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Manage infrastructure lifecycle planning by identifying End-of-Life (EOL) and End-of-Support (EOS) assets, maintaining refresh roadmaps, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and coordinating hardware replacement programmes across plant locations.
• Lead infrastructure refresh and migration activities, including server, workstation, storage, and network upgrades, while ensuring minimal disruption to plant operations.
• Maintain asset and configuration management by keeping CMDB records, tracking inventory and warranties, and managing asset onboarding, relocation, and decommissioning activities.
• Provide plant infrastructure support by coordinating with business users, vendors, and technical teams, administering Windows, Linux, VMware, and Nutanix environments, and ensuring infrastructure availability and stability.
• Drive security, compliance, and continuous improvement through patching, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery readiness, stakeholder management, and accurate infrastructure documentation.
• Manage stakeholder engagement by collaborating with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, procurement, and logistics teams to ensure smooth project execution and timely issue resolution.
• Drive asset lifecycle governance by establishing standards for procurement, deployment, refresh, redeployment, and disposal while ensuring compliance with security and asset management policies.
• Oversee vendor and financial management activities, including budget tracking, forecasting, cost optimization, supplier coordination, and vendor performance reviews.
• Develop executive dashboards and performance reports, identify automation and process improvement opportunities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and lifecycle maturity.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Over 15 years of experience with Lifecycle management in a plant setting
• Windows Server Windows 10/11
• VMware ESXi vCenter Nutanix
• Storage Backup Technologies
• SCCM / Patch Management
• Networking Fundamentals
• Linux Administration
• Asset Lifecycle Management
• Manufacturing Plant Support
• Vendor Coordination
• Majot Incident reduction

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.