Technical Project/Program Manager

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project/Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex custom software initiatives across Java-based and cloud-native applications. You will guide cross-functional teams with business, technology, and client stakeholders to ensure governance, quality, and alignment with outcomes.

You will manage a ~20-person onsite-offshore team, coordinate Agile delivery and SDLC governance, and report to senior leadership on status, risks, and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading technical project or program delivery for medium-to-large custom application development initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in an onsite-offshore delivery model.
• Strong experience with Agile delivery practices, SDLC governance, project planning, risk management, resource management, and budget management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, executive reporting, and governance skills, including experience engaging Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director-level stakeholders.
• Working understanding of Java, cloud-native technologies, SRE, and DevOps concepts, with the ability to effectively coordinate between business and technical teams.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of medium-to-large custom application development programs, managing scope, schedules, quality, resources, risks, dependencies, and budgets.
• Manage a cross-functional team of approximately 20 resources within an onsite-offshore delivery model, driving accountability and tracking day-to-day deliverables to achieve program objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective Agile delivery and SDLC governance, including program reviews, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, escalation management, and executive reporting.
• Partner with internal and client stakeholders at Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director levels, facilitating governance meetings and providing clear visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Collaborate across business and technical teams working with Java-based applications, cloud-native technologies, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps to maintain alignment and drive successful business outcomes.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Java

DevOps

SRE

Job description

About the Role

As a Technical Project/Program Manager, you will make an impact by leading the end-to-end delivery of complex custom software development initiatives across Java-based and cloud-native applications. You will lead a cross-functional team and work closely with business, technology, and client stakeholders to drive successful delivery, strong governance, quality, and alignment with business outcomes.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead end-to-end delivery of medium-to-large custom application development programs, managing scope, schedules, quality, resources, risks, dependencies, and budgets.
• Manage a cross-functional team of approximately 20 resources within an onsite-offshore delivery model, driving accountability and tracking day-to-day deliverables to achieve program objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective Agile delivery and SDLC governance, including program reviews, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, escalation management, and executive reporting.
• Partner with internal and client stakeholders at Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director levels, facilitating governance meetings and providing clear visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Collaborate across business and technical teams working with Java-based applications, cloud-native technologies, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps to maintain alignment and drive successful business outcomes.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2–3 days a week at a client location in Atlanta, GA. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Strong experience leading technical project or program delivery for medium-to-large custom application development initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams in an onsite-offshore delivery model.
• Strong experience with Agile delivery practices, SDLC governance, project planning, risk management, resource management, and budget management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, executive reporting, and governance skills, including experience engaging Senior Manager, Director, and Senior Director-level stakeholders.
• Working understanding of Java, cloud-native technologies, SRE, and DevOps concepts, with the ability to effectively coordinate between business and technical teams.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.

These will help you stand out

• Experience leading complex application modernization or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical workstreams and dependencies across distributed teams.
• Ability to translate technical delivery information into concise, business-focused updates for senior and executive stakeholders.
• Strong experience identifying delivery risks early and driving mitigation and resolution across multiple teams.
• Experience working in complex client-facing delivery environments.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Benefits

• 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