Progress OpenEdge Delivery Manager - 68943751

About the role

As a Progress OpenEdge Delivery Manager, you will make an impact by leading end-to-end delivery across multiple product teams, ensuring seamless execution, high-quality outcomes, and alignment with business objectives. You will be a valued member of the Delivery & Engineering team and work collaboratively with product managers, engineering teams, QA, DevOps, and key business stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional product teams (Agile squads) as RTE/Program Manager

• Drive project planning, scope, scheduling, and resource management across initiatives

• Track delivery commitments, proactively manage risks, and ensure on-time execution

• Communicate status, risks, and key updates to stakeholders and leadership

• Ensure delivery meets quality standards, business objectives, and financial targets including forecasting and revenue

What you need to have to be considered

• Strong understanding of large-scale software development lifecycle (design to deployment)

• Experience with delivery and go-to-market methodologies and metrics

• Good understanding of cross-functional roles: product, engineering, QA, DevOps, and product marketing

• Minimum 2+ years working within Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification

• Drive end-to-end delivery execution across multiple squads

• Monitor and mitigate risks while ensuring predictable delivery

• Manage dependencies, schedules, and resource alignment

• Provide stakeholder transparency through effective communication

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing Agile culture

• These will help you stand out

• Experience with Progress OpenEdge technologies

• Strong financial acumen including forecasting and operating margin management

• Experience leading scaled Agile programs or SAFe environments

• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

• Experience coaching Agile teams to improve maturity and outcomes

• Bring domain expertise in OpenEdge and enterprise application delivery

• Improve team performance through Agile coaching and mentoring

• Enable cross-team alignment for complex enterprise programs

• Drive operational excellence and financial accountability

• Strengthen delivery governance and reporting practices

Work model On site

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a Cognizant office in Plano, TX.

Salary and Other Compensation:

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant 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

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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.