Technical Project Manage

cognizant technologies; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager in Santa Clara, California. The successful candidate will manage and coordinate long-term IT projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to high quality standards. With a minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, ideally in banking and financial services, you'll utilize your skills in MS Project and other tools to enhance client relationships and achieve enterprise goals. This role offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT project management, especially in banking and financial services.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Ability to track project milestones and partner with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall coordination, status reporting, and project stability.
• Establish project management processes to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify opportunities for utilizing process reengineering to meet enterprise goals.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder communication

Business analysis

Customer relationship management

Tools

MS Project

MS Office Suite

Planview

Job description

Cognizant Technologies delivers value added turn-key solutions to our clients which accelerate their organization’s growth. Whether it’s entering new markets, introducing innovative new products, or initiating transformation process changes, Cognizant Technologies will provide consistent services to their clients.

Job Description

Duration – Long Term

Qualifications

Responsibility
Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT project management in the banking and financial services sector.
Manages overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts and establishing and implementing project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
Tracks key project milestones and partners with senior management of the IT community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing process reengineering and technology to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
Effectively applies project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and organizational change management techniques.
Responsible for plan development and execution, scope planning, schedule management, cost estimating and control, quality assurance planning, organizational planning, project communications, risk identification/ response control and management.
Effectively practice the business solution development process, including requirements gathering, analysis and design, development of tools, technology and supplemental materials, quality assurance, and deployment management.
Able to understand business needs and applications and apply these for competitive advantage
Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships with business owners.

Proficiency:

• MS Project
• MS Office Suite
• Plan view or other standard project management tools.