Project Manager (ON SITE)
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering
Our practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Project Manager with experience in developing and building impactful, scalable, enterprise applications.
Our Developers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users.
Our developers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong, so we can fix it, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Location: Nashville TN
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
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.
**Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States**
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and execute detailed project plans, timelines, and deliverables. Monitor project progress and take proactive measures to address potential risks and delays.
- Ensure project milestones and objectives are met on time and within scope.
- Organize and lead Scrum of Scrums meetings to coordinate efforts across multiple agile teams.
- Foster collaboration, resolve cross-team dependencies, and ensure alignment on project goals. Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
- Navigate organizational politics and processes to remove blockers and drive project progress.
- Engage with senior leadership, technical teams, and other stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment. Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation strategies effectively to all stakeholders.
- Identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks proactively. Implement contingency plans and escalate critical issues promptly when necessary.
- Leverage a strong technical foundation to understand complex system architectures and integration points.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with business objectives.
Qualifications:
- 8 to 10 years of experience in technical project management, preferably within the retail order fulfillment domain.
- Preferable experience working with IBM Sterling Order Management/Inventory Visibility.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and ability to facilitate Scrum of Scrums.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate organizational politics and drive outcomes.
- Expertise in project planning, tracking, and risk management.
- Technical proficiency to engage with engineering teams and understand system-level designs.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications: PMP, CSM, or SAFe Agilist.
- Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Knowledge of modern retail technology stacks, order management systems (OMS), and supply chain logistics.
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
- Paid Parental Leave
- 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.
Travel: 0-5%
Why Choose Cognizant?
Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
If you became comfortable with ambiguity, delight by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. We consider all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.
About Cognizant:
Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.
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