Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.
The Transition Project Management Office is responsible for establishing and operating the Transition Management Office (TMO) for large-scale IT Infrastructure and Managed Services transitions. The role provides governance reporting financial tracking risk management milestone oversight and executive-level visibility across multiple transition workstreams. The Senior Transition PMO partners closely with the Transition Director Transition Managers Tower Leads Service Delivery Managers Solution Architects and Client Stakeholders to ensure successful execution of transition programs involving Service Desk Digital Workplace Hosting Cloud Network Security Backup & Storage and Infrastructure Operations services.
What you’ll do in the role:
- Set up and manage the Transition Management Office (TMO) processes.
- Define governance, reporting schedules, and review meetings.
- Organize executive reviews, steering committee meetings, and transition status meetings.
- Ensure compliance with transition methodology, quality standards, and project requirements.
- Maintain transition documents, repositories, and knowledge records.
- Create and manage integrated transition plans, schedules, and milestones.
- Track progress, dependencies, risks, and critical activities across all transition workstreams.
- Coordinate activities across multiple infrastructure towers.
- Monitor phase-gate and toll-gate completion requirements.
- Drive ownership and timely completion of transition deliverables.
- Prepare and publish daily, weekly, and monthly status reports.
- Develop executive dashboards, KPIs, and progress scorecards.
- Consolidate updates from all towers and provide leadership visibility on transition progress
Required Skills
- Program & Transition Management
- Transition Management Office (TMO)
- Program Governance
- PMO Leadership
- Milestone Management
- Risk & Issue Management
- Executive Reporting
- Change Control
- Resource Tracking
Infrastructure Knowledge
- Service Desk
- Digital Workplace / EUC
- Datacenter & Hosting
- Cloud (AWS/Azure)
- Network Services
- Security Operations
- Collaboration Services
- Backup & Storage
Cognizant is offering between $117,000-$135,000 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
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.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation 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.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
