Job description

Project Manager Level: (M/Manager)

Who we are: Idea Couture is a carefully assembled studio of human-centered design practitioners from a wide range of educational backgrounds, international settings, and professional experiences within Cognizant Digital Experience. We help organizations navigate and innovate in complex and uncertain environments. Using design thinking methodologies, we solve problems and identify business opportunities—generating new growth, meaningful differentiation, and economic value, while improving everyday lives. The transformative solutions we provide our clients are born of transdisciplinary thinking, balanced research, and inventive methods, based in business rationale and good design. Who you are: You are a seasoned professional who is highly motivated, collaborates cross-functionally, seeks answers and removes roadblocks, produces high quality deliverables, grows client relationships, and continuously builds and elevates your practice. As a colleague and key influencer within the team, you have the entrepreneurial spirit to drive forward through moments of ambiguity and change with a problem-solver’s attitude. As a practitioner, you will help achieve our client’s goals by proactively organizing, planning and executing projects within scope and budget, while communicating with confidence, empathy, and decisiveness. What we share: ? A knack for looking at familiar problems through a unique lens ? Desire to change minds, hearts, and behaviors with new experiences ? Passion for driving market growth through innovation, technology, and design ? A belief that understanding people can better guide business priorities and strategies What your day-to-day will look like: ? Manage all aspects of project development for Fortune 500 clients across a range of industries and project types ? Lead cross-functional teams across Idea Couture and Cognizant (strategy, insights, design, technology) as well as the client organization through all phases of project development, providing effective team direction and guidance ? Own project kick off meetings, internal standup meetings, update project status reports, share detailed meeting notes and direction to team members ? Schedule and manage all resources required for the project and ensure timely integration, productivity, and efficient use of resources ? Partner with assigned Engagement Lead on development of statements of work, change orders, development of project charters, client communications and overall project delivery ? Coordinate and communicate across teams within the organization, as well as with outside vendors and other 3rd party partners regarding project deliverables ? Deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope ? Manage all project finances by tracking hours and cost against budget on a weekly basis, project future expenditures and revenue, and manage project scope changes against budget ? Full P&L responsibility for assigned projects ? Main contact for client and internal communications regarding project deliverables, status, financial status ? Support business development activities including facilitating multi-discipline pricing exercises, developing project timelines and coordinating proposal deck development ? Planning and orchestrating client related travel, supporting activities for in person meetings and workshops What you’ll need: ? Demonstrated project leadership and experience managing complex digital projects ? Strong customer relationship management and customer-focused mindset ? Ability to facilitate a solutions-oriented approach to managing projects ? Expert understanding of cross-functional resources and building effective teams ? Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively interface with internal team and external clients ? Must have excellent motivational drive, ability to effectively communicate with a diverse audience and desire to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment ? Must be self-motivated and adaptable to change ? Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive attitude ? Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks ? Must be able to work effectively as an individual as well as within a team ? BS/BA degree required ? 6-8 years of digital project management experience required ? Understanding of human-centered design, user experience, creative development process ? Practical experience utilizing MS Project, MS Teams and MS Office Suite required ? Note: Currently travel is not a requirement; would expect up to 25% as business requirements change What’s in it for you? ? Multidisciplinary learning across backgrounds, approaches, methods, and industry expertise ? Be a part of and play a critical role in shaping a niche and nimble culture within a global environment

Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Sep 16 2022

About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.

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