Consulting Senior Manager - Transformation Management Consulting

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

Our Transformation Management Consulting practice is looking for a Consulting Senior Manager to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about transformation, wants to make an impact, and loves working together to deliver flawless results for an end-client to join us on our mission.

With a focus on Change, Training, and Communication, our OCM Practice is an integral part of our Consulting offering, because we help organizations make changes successfully. As a Manager Consulting, you will make an impact by leading transformation management and organizational change management initiatives for clients. You will be a valued member of the Transformation Management team and work collaboratively with practice leaders, stakeholders, and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Define a change roadmap including KPIs and milestones for projects and monitor change-related performance indicators for overall implementation and recommend corrective actions.

• Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of projects.

• Work with the client Communications POC to establish communication governance and create a 30-60-90-day plan, mapping audience stakeholder groups, channel mix, frequency, and key messages.

• Manage communication plans to ensure consistent messaging, timely coordination, and consistent use of channels.

• Report changes and communication deliverable development statuses, issues, mitigation, and risks to the OCM Lead.
• Up to 50% travel is required within the United Kingdom, including regular travel to Scotland, to support client engagements, project delivery, and business activities.

Work model

This is a hybrid role that combines remote working with travel to client and Cognizant offices as needed. The position requires flexibility to travel up to 50% of the time across the UK, including frequent travel to Scotland, depending on client and project requirements. We are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs and resources.

What you must have to be considered

• 6-8+ years of management consulting experience, with at least 2 years (ideally 4+) in digital technology (business or technical consultative) team lead roles.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Business, Communications, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Engineering, or equivalent.

• Ability to set and manage multiple project plans for a single client; command of project management principles and a track record of applying them to drive transformation successfully.

• Experience leading technical and non-technical initiatives; previous experience coordinating workstreams in multi-team projects, ideally using an onsite/offshore model.

• Leads end‑to‑end training design by assessing change and capability needs, defining learning strategies, and developing targeted training content to support adoption.

• Leadership skills to oversee multiple consultants and non-consultants working toward a common goal.

• Desire to work with enterprise-level clients and ability to manage through complexity.

• Relevant domain, industry, or product certifications, depending on your industry/capability majors and minors (BFS, CMT, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Tech Modernization, Enterprise Process, etc.).

• Experience with program quality frameworks, methods, and tools (e.g., Six Sigma).

• Proven ability to collaborate with large, global teams to gather requirements, drive process changes, and develop clear, comprehensive technical documentation.

• Travel required as needed by client.

• MBA or PGDM degree preferred.

These will help you succeed

• Experience developing, coaching, and retaining teams through feedback, mentorship, and apprenticeship.

• Experience creating and contributing to business development opportunities.

• Experience assisting consulting partners in authoring proposals and RFP responses.

• Experience leading or assisting with the creation and development of content to support strategic initiatives, service lines, and service offerings that meet or align with market needs and trends.

Benefits

Cognizant offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

• Competitive pension and retirement benefits
• Medical and wellbeing programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid holiday entitlement and leave programs
• Learning and development opportunities, certifications, and career growth pathways
• Flexible wellbeing initiatives and employee resource groups
• Employee recognition and reward programs

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

À propos de Cognizant 
Cognizant (NASDAQ : CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif : améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus : cognizant.ai ou @cognizant. 

Renseignments suppplémentaires sur l'emploi
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