Sr. Agilist

**Practice - AIA - Artificial Intelligence and Analytics**

**About AI \& Analytics:**

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI \& Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.

By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.

• Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Job Summary

We are seeking Senior Agilist and Manager to lead and coordinate infrastructure workstreams supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and related IT transitions. This role partners with cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and track end-to-end deliverables across end-user computing, application migration, and network readiness in a regulated enterprise environment.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead infrastructure project delivery for A\&D initiatives, coordinating multiple workstreams (e.g., end-user services, application migration, network/telecom readiness, and operational cutover activities).
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and status reporting for PMO and leadership audiences.
• Partner with Finance to track budgets, forecasts, accruals, and cost-to-complete; support financial governance and reporting requirements.
• Manage procurement activities including requirements definition, vendor engagement, quote analysis, and purchase request coordination.
• Coordinate with Legal, Security, and Data Governance teams to support obligations such as departed user access, data retention, and legal hold processes where applicable.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment through working sessions, readiness reviews, and communications; drive timely decision-making and escalation as needed.
• Support change management activities (communications, training coordination, knowledge content) to enable adoption of new processes and tools.
• Ensure deliverables align with internal controls and audit expectations in regulated environments (e.g., SOX and similar compliance frameworks).

What You Need To Have To Be Considered

• 10\+ years of experience in IT infrastructure project management, including coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, or large-scale IT transitions/migrations.
• Strong planning and execution skills, including schedule management, dependency tracking, and executive-ready status reporting.
• Experience with financial tracking (budget management, forecasting, accrual planning) for IT projects.
• Experience with vendor/procurement coordination and managing third-party deliverables.
• Working knowledge of enterprise IT environments across Windows/UNIX, end-user services, and network concepts.
• Proficiency with common project tooling (e.g., Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders across IT, Finance, Legal, Security, and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ServiceNow reporting/knowledge processes, change enablement, or ITSM-aligned operations.
• Experience coordinating application migrations and end-user transition activities in global organizations.
• Familiarity with audit/compliance requirements and evidence collection in regulated industries.
• Exposure to data analysis and reporting using Excel (including automation/scripting) and SQL-based data requests.
• Prior experience supporting data center operations, disaster recovery testing, or infrastructure modernization programs.

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Applications will be accepted until 10 Dec 2026\.

Salary And Other Compensation

The hourly salary for this position is between $[115,500- 135,500] 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.

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