Sr. Program Manager

Sr. Program Manager

Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Program Manager with at least 18+ years' experience leading complex software programs with a background in developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Cognizant Digital Engineering 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.

Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Please note- You must be legally authorized to work for any employer in USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Roles/Responsibilities:

* Lead projects in the Operations Portfolio for the client account.

* Work with multiple divisions/organizations across the company, business partners, and senior management.

* Manage project scope, schedule, reporting, logging and tracking of risks, issues, dependencies, actions, decisions, milestones and more.

* Ability to work with ambiguity and uncharted territory.

* Support leaders via reporting and meetings.

Required Qualifications:

* 15+ years of experience in technical program management.

* Advanced knowledge of the full life cycle of product development.

* Experience in product development planning and providing leadership.

* Ability to collaborate with IT engineers and report to senior managers.

* Ability to work with many system and product teams.

* Experience in software product engineering, deployment, and integration.

* Ability to evaluate product performance metrics, as well as diagnose and resolve issues.

* Ability to work with ambiguity.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $ 113,459- $ 195,000 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.

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 trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

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

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network Assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

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