About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?
About the role
As a Senior Manager, HR Transformation Consulting, you will make an impact by shaping and delivering complex HR transformation and HR technology-enabled change initiatives. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and work collaboratively with clients, account leaders, technology teams, capability teams, and geographically distributed delivery teams to translate business priorities into practical, outcome-focused solutions.
In this role, you will:
- Advise CHRO, HR, and technology stakeholders on HR operating model transformation, employee experience, workforce processes, and HCM platform strategy across core HR, payroll, talent, learning, and workforce management.
- Lead complex HR transformation engagements from problem definition and roadmap development through process design, technology enablement, change management, deployment, and value realization, while managing scope, quality, financial performance, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
- Shape responsible AI and GenAI use cases for HCM, including employee service, recruiting, skills, learning, workforce insights, and manager enablement, with appropriate attention to data readiness, privacy, governance, human oversight, and adoption.
- Support business development through opportunity qualification, proposal development, executive presentations, solution design, value proposition development, commercial shaping, and transition from pursuit to delivery.
- Guide and coach managers and consultants, structure work, test assumptions, synthesize findings, produce decision-ready recommendations, and contribute reusable methods, market insights, and case examples that strengthen the HR Transformation practice.
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 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Mountain View, California. 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 must have to be considered
- 12+ years of consulting, transformation, or closely related client-service experience, including leadership of complex workstreams, engagements, or programs.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior business and technology stakeholders and translating business issues into structured HR transformation or HR technology engagements.
- Experience shaping or leading HR technology programs across major HCM platforms and associated ecosystems, including business case, requirements, process design, data, integration, testing, deployment, change management, and benefits realization.
- Experience supporting business development, proposal leadership, solution shaping, and executive presentations, with strong problem-structuring, facilitation, storylining, and communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams in a collaborative manner.
These will help you succeed
- Working knowledge of HR operating model and process redesign, employee experience, workforce and talent strategy, enterprise applications, data and AI, organizational change, or cost and performance improvement.
- Practical understanding of AI and GenAI opportunities and risks in HCM, including use-case prioritization, workforce data readiness, responsible AI governance, bias and privacy considerations, human oversight, and adoption at scale.
- Demonstrated commercial judgment, with the ability to balance strategic ambition with available evidence, implementation feasibility, organizational readiness, and client capacity for change.
- Experience developing reusable methods, perspectives, case examples, or market insights that strengthen consulting delivery and practice capabilities.
- An advanced degree and/or relevant HCM, HR transformation, change management, data, or AI certification.
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.
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is $98,853-$152,750. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and work location. This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- 10 paid holidays plus paid time off
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning and development certifications and programs
关于高知特 (Cognizant)
高知特(Cognizant)（纳斯达克代码：CTSH）作为一家AI Builder和相关技术服务提供商，致力于通过打造全栈AI解决方案，帮助企业将人工智能投资转化为实际价值。公司凭借深厚的行业经验、流程优化和工程技术专长，将企业独特的业务场景融入科技系统，赋能组织释放人才潜能，推动切实成果，并帮助全球企业在瞬息万变的环境中保持领先。如需了解更多详情，敬请访问 cognizant.ai 或关注@cognizant。
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