Strategic Delivery Leader — Banking & AI Transformation

Cognizant; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead strategic technology delivery for a major Banking & Financial Services client. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executives, driving business outcomes through modernization, AI-led engineering, cloud adoption, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will own end-to-end programs, build executive relationships, lead large-scale transformation initiatives, mentor cross-functional teams, and help grow the account through

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology delivery 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

Delivery leadership

Client relationships

Banking domain

Cloud adoption

GenAI adoption

Enterprise architecture

Program management

Team leadership

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead strategic technology delivery for a major Banking & Financial Services client. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executives, driving business outcomes through modernization, AI-led engineering, cloud adoption, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will own end-to-end programs, build executive relationships, lead large-scale transformation initiatives, mentor cross-functional teams, and help grow the account through