About the role
As an Engineering Director within Cognizant Digital Engineering Studio Lithuania, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of assigned client engagements and programmes, leading engineering teams to achieve agreed outcomes and high levels of client satisfaction. The grade for the role is Associate Director.
You will ensure delivery execution aligns with the established operating model, proactively manage risks, develop engineering leadership capabilities, and contribute to account growth through value‑driven delivery and collaboration with account and go‑to‑market teams. Your role is pivotal in translating strategy into execution and ensuring predictable, high‑quality outcomes across your scope of responsibility.
In this role, you will:
Lead delivery execution across assigned client engagements, ensuring commitments on scope, quality, timelines, and outcomes are consistently met
Ensure delivery commitments are met within agreed financial and budget constraints, maintaining healthy margins and cost efficiency
Provide leadership, guidance, and governance to team leads and senior technical leaders within your engagements
- Ensure delivery execution aligns with the established and continuously evolving operating model
- Ensure delivery and engagement documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained in line with organisational standards.
- Proactively anticipate delivery risks and issues, taking timely action to mitigate and resolve them
Work model:
Based on this role’s business requirements, this is onsite position requiring working in Cognizant office in Vilnius. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though 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 need to have to be considered
- Strong overall IT experience with proven delivery leadership across complex and diversified client engagements
- Solid experience leading delivery through engineering managers and senior technical leaders
- Demonstrated ability to drive delivery execution within structured operating models
- Strong risk management mindset with the ability to anticipate and address delivery challenges
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
- Assertive leadership style with the ability to influence and drive change constructively
- Strong people leadership skills with a focus on coaching, development, and performance
- Hands‑on experience with Agile / Scrum and modern delivery practices
- Solid understanding of delivery management frameworks and tools, with the ability to apply structured and agile approaches appropriately.
- Ability to balance client expectations, delivery commitments, and organizational priorities
- Experience contributing to pre‑sales activities, estimations, or solution shaping
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
- Languages: Fluent English and Lithuanian
These will help you stand out
- Experience with business development, focusing on relationship management and unlocking new accounts and opportunities
The salary range for this position is from 80,000 to 100,000 Euro gross before taxes, dependent on experience
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.
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
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, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.