Senior Program Manager

Program Manager (On site)

Cognizant is looking a Program Manager to run point on software delivery across feature team and technical teams and work to implement the release train framework across these group. This will entail driving a strong understanding of organizational level release train methodologies, intake & capacity planning, dependency management, cross functional platform facilitation, etc.

If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant Digital Engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.

Job Location: Denver, CO

Product Manager responsibilities

·       Interacting between offshore and onshore groups to facilitate any gaps between the groups.

·       Work as point for handoff between groups – run daily standup for offshore and onshore anchors to discuss daily tasks, answer questions / bring back to onshore as needed

·       Run daily standup for onshore team to communicate back as needed for open questions, provide documentation and training that is needed for offshore group to eliminate gaps

·       Facilitate meetings additionally to unblock offshore teams, both technical and feature teams

·       Support onshore Program Delivery by joining daily release calls, coordinating back as needed with technical team

·       Drive Delivery process standards and standardization across feature teams

·       Identify and support process improvement efforts, help create, and update documentation as needed

·       Support monthly and quarterly program reporting.

Required Qualifications

This role expectation optimally merges both Product Manager and Product Owner responsibilities.

·      8 years of experience with software release coordination in a product environment

·       Multi-disciplinary expertise, as program manager, release train engineer, scrum master, agile coach, product owner, project manager, business data analyst, etc.

·       Experience with driving resolution of issues and delivery of features through to production

·       Experience working with DevOps teams, Architecture, and other technical tooling teams

·       Communication, issue resolution, and integration planning with upstream/downstream systems and departmental units

·       Experience interacting with technical teams (Angular or related Javascript Environment)

·       Tracking tool team is using is Jira, so that will be an important competency.

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

Applications will be accepted until 5/24/2024.

The Salary rate for this position is between $143,900 – 160K, depending on the 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.

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

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical training to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications in the newest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

If you love ambiguity, are excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

About Cognizant Digital Engineering

Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy—and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.

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