Technical Project Manager (onsite)

Cognizant North America; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager in San Leandro, CA. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative, diverse team, demonstrating leadership and advanced problem-solving skills. This role involves governance, resource management, and client relationship building within a fast-paced environment, supporting high-impact projects.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a global, public company is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated strength in multi-tasking and prioritizing work.
• Exceptional judgment regarding confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships.
• Manage risks and issues relating to the Program.
• Support the production of status and milestone reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Role:

Cognizant is looking for an experienced and innovative Technical Project Manager to serve our diverse base of global clients. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a diverse, collaborative, geographically distributed team. Similarly, the ideal candidate is a seasoned PM who values the "team", drives continuous improvement and is unafraid to challenge the legacy status quo.

Location: This is an in-office role in San Leandro, CA

Responsibilities:

* Establish and maintain effective and cooperative professional business relationships within the Client and wider Program team

* Ability to act quickly, seamlessly and professionally in response to fast-changing problem situations

* Ensure Program governance including Financials, Delivery Status and Compliance/Audit requirements across multiple delivery teams are reported accurately and in a timely manner to the Program leadership and wider Portfolio Operations team

* Updating of resource allocations and forecasts monthly or as and when required based on changing requirements

* Assist with developing and own the updating of complex Excel spreadsheets and documents in the PMO, providing improvement suggestions as and when found

* Augmentation of multiple data points into standardized reporting suites

* Support the production of Project plan updates, status and milestone reports and presentations

* Prepare and support project/work stream meetings, including meeting management, minute taking, preparing agendas and document distribution

* Manage risks and issues relating to the Program, ensuring timely updates including mitigating actions are provided to Client and Cognizant leadership team

Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree highly preferred

* Experience in a global, public company

* Discretion combined with poise and professionalism in all communications

* Must be able to exercise exceptional judgment regarding information, which may be confidential or material, non-public

* The ability to operate effectively and efficiently in a challenging, fast-paced environment with little supervision

* Demonstrated strength in multi-tasking and prioritizing work with a strong attention to detail

* Excellent planning, organizational and written and verbal communication skills

* Customer service-focused with ability to work collaboratively with others including interacting with internal and external contacts

* Must be proactive and solution oriented, looking for ways to add value and assist the team

* Demonstrates excellent leadership and professional presence with a confident and approachable personality

* Possesses strong communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions

* Must be a self-starter and able to work with little or no supervision.

* Ability to effectively and successfully respond to problem situations

Work Authorization

* Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $[115,000-190,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applications will be accepted for this role until 5/30/2025