United States Remote (Global) USD 113,000 - 130,000 Yearly

Cognizant is hiring a Project Manager / Business System Analyst

About the Role

As a Project Manager and Business System Analyst, you will guide the early phases of large-scale technology implementations, from initial planning through architecture definition and roadmap development. Your work will set the foundation for successful project execution by clarifying objectives, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring technical strategies support business needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead project initiation activities, including planning, scheduling, and defining deliverables to establish clear project direction.
  • Engage with internal teams, client representatives, and external vendors to gather requirements, assess business processes, and identify gaps between current and desired states.
  • Facilitate workshops and analysis sessions to define scope, document outcomes, and produce clear, actionable reports.
  • Develop high-level solution designs, including deployment models, data migration approaches, and cloud integration strategies.
  • Coordinate across technical and business units to ensure alignment on architecture, compliance, and implementation timelines.

Qualifications

  • Proven track record managing complex IT initiatives with expertise in scope definition, planning, risk management, and deliverable oversight.
  • Experience conducting requirements workshops, analyzing business workflows, and performing fit-gap assessments.
  • Ability to draft functional specifications, test strategies, and validation plans that guide development and quality assurance.
  • Collaborative approach when working with architecture, security, and network teams to ensure technical compliance.
  • Experience designing solution frameworks and producing implementation roadmaps, cost estimates, and effort projections.

Preferred Background

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and deployment models.
  • Experience managing initiatives across distributed, matrixed teams and vendor-led environments.
  • Knowledge of architecture review boards and pre-approval workflows.
  • Strong analytical capabilities for estimating testing efforts, assessing data migration complexity, and documenting system designs.
  • Ability to interpret business objectives and translate them into clear technical direction for cross-functional teams.
Required Skills
Project ManagementIT Project LeadershipRequirements GatheringBusiness Process AnalysisGap-Fit AssessmentFunctional SpecificationsTest StrategyRisk MitigationStakeholder CollaborationSolution ArchitectureImplementation Planning Project ManagementIT Project LeadershipRequirements GatheringBusiness Process AnalysisGap-Fit AssessmentFunctional SpecificationsTest StrategyRisk MitigationStakeholder CollaborationSolution ArchitectureImplementation Planning
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Cognizant
Cognizant is a global technology and professional services leader, empowering clients to reimagine processes, innovate and transform in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. In the UK, we work with major public sector bodies to deliver secure, scalable, citizen-centred digital services that make a real impact.
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Job Details
Department Project and Program Management
Category management
Posted 2 months ago