We are currently seeking an experienced RPA Project Manager to plan, lead, and deliver technology initiatives within complex enterprise environments. This role provides the opportunity to work closely with clients, delivery teams, and senior stakeholders to manage end‑to‑end project delivery from initial ideation through to successful implementation, while ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. You will play a key role in driving delivery discipline, managing risk, and providing clear visibility into project health across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
• Define project objectives, scope, roles, and responsibilities in alignment with client and organisational goals.
• Plan and manage end‑to‑end project delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring milestones and dependencies are clearly defined.
• Identify resource requirements and manage the effective allocation of internal and third‑party resources.
• Develop, manage, and track project budgets, ensuring delivery within approved financial constraints.
• Execute delivery in line with agreed plans, proactively identifying and addressing risks, issues, and dependency impacts.
• Provide regular, clear status updates using RAG reporting, highlighting risks, challenges, and mitigation strategies.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, and budget through effective change control and governance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure expectations are aligned and outcomes achieved.
• Support delivery across onshore and offshore teams, ensuring effective coordination and communication.
• Ensure compliance with client and organisational policies, including data security, privacy, and delivery standards.
• Review and support billing and financial reporting activities to ensure accurate commercial outcomes.
Skills & Experience
• Proven experience as a Program or Project Manager delivering enterprise‑scale technology initiatives.
• Experience working in automation or digital delivery environments (RPA, Low‑Code / No‑Code platforms advantage).
• Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with a proactive risk‑management mindset.
• Solid financial and commercial acumen, including budget management and cost tracking.
• Clear, confident communicator with strong negotiation and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Proven leadership capability, with experience leading cross‑functional delivery teams.
Next Steps
If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organisation you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.
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What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge 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, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
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