Remote Facets Configuration Lead - Healthcare Transformation

Cognizant; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Configuration Manager to lead configuration delivery for healthcare payer transformation programs. This remote role requires 10+ years in project/delivery management and experience guiding cross-functional teams through complex Facets implementations, migrations, and transformations.

You will develop plans, manage milestones, and coordinate with business, testing, and deployment teams while maintaining strong governance and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10+ years of project, program, or delivery management experience.
• 5+ years leading large-scale implementation, migration, or transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams across business and technology organizations.
• Strong experience with project planning, stakeholder management, governance, RAID management, and executive reporting.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex programs with multiple dependencies and competing priorities.
• Experience managing offshore and onsite delivery teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end configuration workstreams across large-scale Facets implementation, migration, and transformation programs.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, release schedules, and delivery roadmaps to ensure successful program execution.
• Coordinate activities across configuration, business analysis, testing, migration, and deployment teams.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalation activities while driving timely resolution.
• Partner with business, operations, technology, and client stakeholders to align project objectives and delivery outcomes.
• Oversee release planning, implementation readiness, and production deployment activities.
• Deliver executive-level status reporting, governance updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Delivery management

Large-scale implementation

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Governance

RAID management

Executive reporting

Complex programs

Offshore delivery

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or related field

PMP Certification

Agile Certification

SAFe Certification

Scrum Certification

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Configuration Manager to lead configuration delivery for healthcare payer transformation programs. This remote role requires 10+ years in project/delivery management and experience guiding cross-functional teams through complex Facets implementations, migrations, and transformations.

You will develop plans, manage milestones, and coordinate with business, testing, and deployment teams while maintaining strong governance and executive reporting.