The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

RCGH Consulting (Retail, Consumer Goods & Hospitality)

Cognizant’s RCGH Consulting unit is seeking talented consultants with extensive domain experience coupled with consultative experience of executing large scale business change and IT solutions in the RCGH industries. The role provides an opportunity to join a rapidly growing, high energy and entrepreneurial team working with leading UK brand names.

About the role - Description

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses

Our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale.

Our approach is built around elevating business understanding of the aspirations and unique abilities of customers and employees and by building these relationships based on trust and value.

PMO required to support IT project/program management for complex platform technology change programmes from inception to closure with globally distributed team(s).

The ideal candidate will be expected to bring strong PMO background in retail industry, experience in working in any of the key areas of retail that include: Customer Experience, Omni channel, Supply Chain Management. Experience of delivering one or more fixed time, fixed price or SLA based managed services engagements. Have knowledge of two or more effort and cost estimation methodologies/frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing, maintaining and assuring all Programme governance, controls and processes, templates and tools.

• These controls will include: governance; reporting; planning; risks, issues, assumptions & dependencies (RAID); financial and resource budgeting; scope/change; and, quality assurance/audit.

• Manage timely and successful delivery of the project working with cross-functional teams to manage risks, and measure and report on progress.

• Regular review, maintenance and reporting of Programme, project and work stream financial and resource budgets, actuals and forecasts.

• Overall coordination with PMO on all portfolio reporting.

• Articulate the overall project risk and risk mitigation plan and make it transparent to the relevant stakeholders

• Ability to manage and increase team velocity, measure efficiency at team and individual level

• Contribute to technology and business stakeholder management participating in whatever appropriate communications may be required.

• Support business development activities in the form of gathering best practices for RFI/RFP responses and writing proposals, developing service offerings, training and knowledge management

Desired Skills:

• Strong years of experience in PMO roles

• Strong hands-on experience in IT project / program management for complex platform technology change programmes from inception to closure with globally distributed team

• Strong commercial acumen i.e. pricing models, forecast, budgeting, delivery P&L etc.

• Experience in developing project report frameworks, utilising thoughtful user-focused design that are simple for stakeholders to update and visualisations to senior leaders and sponsors

• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with and influencing diverse stakeholders at senior levels across multiple business functions

• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

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, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.