Sr Delivery Leader - Banking Tech Transformation (Remote)

Cognizant; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a senior delivery executive in the United States. You will own end-to-end delivery of strategic Banking, Payments, Wealth & Retirement tech programs, driving modernization and AI-enabled transformation while mentoring cross-functional teams across client engagements.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in technology delivery, deep Banking/FS domain expertise, and a proven track record in large-scale programs, AI-driven SDLC, and executive relationship management.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technology delivery, consulting, program management, or engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing large technology portfolios and strategic client relationships within Banking and Financial Services.
• Strong domain expertise in Banking, Payments, Wealth Management, and Retirement Services.
• Demonstrated success leading application development, modernization, cloud, data, integration, and quality engineering programs.
• Hands-on experience driving AI-enabled engineering transformation and Generative AI adoption across the SDLC.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, digital transformation, cloud-native platforms, APIs, and modernization strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of strategic Banking, Payments, Wealth & Retirement technology programs, ensuring successful execution, governance, quality, and business outcomes.
• Build and manage executive-level client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor for technology strategy, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead large-scale digital transformation programs including application modernization, cloud adoption, platform engineering, integrations, and quality engineering.
• Drive AI-led engineering transformation by implementing GenAI-enabled SDLC practices, developer copilots, intelligent testing, and automation accelerators.
• Provide technology leadership across solution architecture, delivery planning, engineering execution, risk management, and operational excellence.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams comprising delivery managers, architects, engineers, consultants, and program managers.
• Support account growth through consulting-led engagements, solutioning, proposal development, and executive presentations.
• Establish delivery best practices, reusable frameworks, governance models, and productivity metrics to improve efficiency and time-to-market.

Skills

Technology delivery

Program management

Engineering leadership

Banking & FS domain

AI-enabled SDLC

Enterprise architecture

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a senior delivery executive in the United States. You will own end-to-end delivery of strategic Banking, Payments, Wealth & Retirement tech programs, driving modernization and AI-enabled transformation while mentoring cross-functional teams across client engagements.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in technology delivery, deep Banking/FS domain expertise, and a proven track record in large-scale programs, AI-driven SDLC, and executive relationship management.