Sr. Consulting Manager

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ 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?

As a Project Manager Lead (Senior Consulting Manager), you will make an impact by driving key business initiatives from requirements gathering through successful delivery. You will be a valued member of the project and PMO team and work collaboratively with stakeholders, cross‑functional partners, and implementation vendors to ensure solutions are clearly defined, effectively designed, and delivered with excellence.

• Lead Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) initiatives by guiding policy updates, governance framework improvements, and compliance‑driven process changes.
• Drive Identity & Access Management (IAM) project execution, including SailPoint Go‑Live, policy implementations, RBAC structuring, and Okta integrations.
• Oversee Cybersecurity program delivery, ensuring successful rollout of Internet Proxy upgrades, SOC enhancements, EDR solutions, and Insider Threat initiatives.
• Support Enterprise Data Management (EDM) efforts by coordinating work streams related to data retention, data strategy, and data lake development.
• Ensure cross‑team alignment and risk mitigation by collaborating with security, data, IAM, and governance leaders to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable solutions.

• Requirement Elicitation:
  Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys with stakeholders to identify business goals and technical needs.
• Process Analysis:
  Evaluate current business models and workflows (AS-IS) to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for automation.
• Documentation:
  Author detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), User Stories, and Functional Specifications for development teams.
• Solution Design:
  Collaborate with IT teams to design systems or process improvements that align with strategic goals.
• Quality Assurance & Testing:
  Develop test cases and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solutions meet the defined business needs.

• Engage implementation partners and vendors to manage scope, delivery quality, and contractual commitments.
• Support the development of organizational change management and communications to promote adoption and awareness of delivered capabilities.

• Participate in post‑implementation reviews and lessons learned sessions to capture insights and continuously improve portfolio execution maturity.
• Champion a culture of delivery excellence, accountability, and partnership across all levels of the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Consulting background with demonstrated experience in strategic thinking and problem solving, ability to analyze complex situations and develop effective and appropriate solutions.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills to build and maintain strong relationships with business owners.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• PMP or other project management certification is preferred.

• Hands‑on experience with Identity & Access Management platforms (SailPoint, Okta, RBAC design, policy enforcement).
• Strong understanding of enterprise governance frameworks (GRC, policy lifecycle management, compliance alignment).
• Cybersecurity solution exposure (EDR tools, SOC processes, Insider Threat programs).
• Data governance or EDM experience (data retention standards, data lake concepts, data strategy work).
• Ability to manage cross‑functional technical teams across security, data, and IAM work streams.

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