Senior IT Asset Lifecycle Project Manager

Cognizant; Wayzata (MN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Wayzata, MN seeks an LCM Project Manager with 15+ years of experience to lead global and regional IT asset lifecycle programmes onsite.

You will manage planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and successful hardware refresh initiatives while coordinating with business leaders, IT, vendors, procurement and logistics. You will develop dashboards and drive process improvements to raise lifecycle maturity.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of program and project management experience.
• Expertise in IT asset lifecycle, procurement, and security compliance.
• Strong governance, budgeting, and vendor management skills.
• Experience with LMS/LCMS migrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead global and regional IT asset lifecycle programmes, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and successful delivery of hardware refresh initiatives.
• 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.

Skills

Product Lifecycle Management

Hardware Asset Lifecycle Management

Capacity Planning

Programme & Project Planning

Migration Planning

Job description

Cognizant in Wayzata, MN seeks an LCM Project Manager with 15+ years of experience to lead global and regional IT asset lifecycle programmes onsite.

You will manage planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and successful hardware refresh initiatives while coordinating with business leaders, IT, vendors, procurement and logistics. You will develop dashboards and drive process improvements to raise lifecycle maturity.