Cognizant · 2 days ago
Executive Program Director
Portland, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
20+ years expCognizant is seeking an Executive Program Director to lead digital transformation initiatives for clients. The role involves driving program strategy, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring successful delivery of digital solutions.
ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Drive consensus between various client and Cognizant leaders to facilitate the conversion of program's Vision and Goals into a Program Charter
Identify partners and establish effective governance with the CXO(s) and senior program leadership. Act as the single point of contact for the program's client CXO suite to keep positive relationships
Facilitate cross-project collaboration. Drive program level planning efforts, identifying, and leading critical program level dependencies
Validate lifecycle methodology of various projects and ensure alignment and aggregation of key data will be possible to enable tracking and reporting
Provide thought leadership within the Digital Program Management Guild
Analyze and relentlessly focus on value delivery and encourage improved business outcomes to achieve program goals and metrics
Bring together multiple solution components across our internal practices and service lines, including experience strategy, design, and technology architecture, etc. and be the single source of ownership for the plan
Understand, initiate and or facilitate scope / changes to SOW, supporting the individual Project/Program Manager(s)/ Scrum Masters as required
Interact with Client and internal Cognizant partners to resolve critical issues and communicate potential 'significant change', as identified
Ensure a strong understanding of the Client’s needs; use opportunities to understand and provide inputs / direction on their IT / Business roadmap to provide focus and visibility in to the CXO charters
Share consultative feedback with the broader account team, governance bodies, and stakeholders in terms of client's focus areas
Proactively engage to build an eco-system of partners and generate awareness about shared risks, accountability, and rewards
Qualification
Required
Digital services consulting firm or digital agency experience
20 plus years in strategy, operations, process consulting, stakeholder management, project / program delivery within digital transformations
MBA or Master's degree strongly preferred; Bachelor degree required
Project / Program training and certifications (PMI / SAFe 5.0 / Prince II)
Broad program management experience – ability to navigate Heritage, Hybrid and Agile methodologies
Experience leading and running complex delivery programs (i.e. across geographies, teams, silos, etc.)
Knowledge of digital ecosystem and digital skills for one or more industries. Digital skills include Experience Strategy, Experience Design, Digital Experience Platforms, Technical Architecture, and Analytics
Significant experience leading sophisticated transformations or programs that span functions, departments, and enterprise
Trusted team leader who delivers results – delivering defined business value to our Client
Effective Communication and Partner Management – emotional intelligence, empathy and strong social, communications, and engaging presentation skills
Structured Thinking and Presentation – comfort dealing with ambiguity and ability to provide structure and frame thinking logically and effectively
Proven leadership of teams and business priorities through building relationships, listening, consulting and influencing outcomes in both client delivery and in sales
Articulate sophisticated information and business insights into meaningful action items and problem-solving decisions for senior leaders
Consultative, entrepreneurial, proactive, and productive; someone who instinctively knows what needs to be done and motivates colleagues towards accomplishments
Company
Cognizant
Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$0.24MKey Investors
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity
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1998-06-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ravi Kumar S
Chief Executive Officer
Anil Cheriyan
CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology
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