Role Overview:
The ServiceNow Value Architect is responsible for ensuring measurable business value, ROI, and outcome realization from ServiceNow investments. The role focuses on translating platform capabilities into quantified business outcomes, governing value delivery across the ServiceNow lifecycle, and enabling continuous optimization within a ServiceNow Center of Excellence (CoE).
Key Responsibilities:
1. Define and own the ServiceNow value realization strategy aligned to enterprise transformation goals.
2. Develop business cases, value blueprints, and benefits realization plans for ServiceNow initiatives.
3. Establish KPI-driven frameworks to measure financial and non-financial value across ITSM, ITOM, HRSD, CSM, SecOps, and SPM.
4. Govern value tracking, baseline measurement, periodic value reviews, and executive reporting.
5. Identify value leakage, under-utilization, and optimization opportunities post go live.
6. Drive configuration-first, upgrade-safe optimization to maximize ROI and reduce technical debt.
7. Embed value governance into ServiceNow CoE demand intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning.
Required Skills & Experience:
1. 10–15+ years of experience in digital transformation, enterprise platforms, or process optimization.
2. 5+ years of ServiceNow experience across large, enterprise-scale implementations.
3. Strong expertise in value engineering, KPI definition, and benefits realization.
4. Ability to translate ServiceNow capabilities into quantified business outcomes.
5. Strong executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
Education & Preferred:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field. ServiceNow certifications (CSA, CIS, CAD) preferred.
Experience in regulated or global enterprise environments is a strong plus.
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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