Cognizant Careers – Business Process Consultant

Job Description:

The Senior Consultant plays a valuable role in support of successful project delivery that meets the client’s expectations and contractual obligations. Assists Managers or Sr. Managers on large programs. Runs small to mid-sized engagements independently. Responsible for the coordination of resources, organizing and maintaining project plans, supports deliverables including process and requirements definition, customer experience, and organizational change management, coordinating meetings and meeting agendas, and providing administrative support in order to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as the Scrum Master.
• Compiles all client deliverables including client approach documents, process flows, customer personas and journey maps, and organizational change management, technical documents, and other project artifacts.
• Builds out templates and sample artifacts to continuously improve our Center of Excellence in delivery.
• Responsible for maintenance of the baseline margin of the project and advising Management on any resource or schedule constraints that may impact the margin of the project.
• Manage small / leaderless or mid-sized engagements independently. Support Manager/Sr. Manager on larger engagements.
• Assists the Manager / Sr. Manager in the creation and delivery of all project Change Requests.
• Works with the client, Consultant, and Solution Architect to create user stories with business-level requirements.
• Prepares necessary presentation materials for meetings, including assistance with kickoff and onsite workshop decks.
• Reviews, monitors, manages, and approves consultant billable hours and expenses.
• Coordinates internal and client meetings; ensures there are meeting agendas, keeps meeting notes, tracks, and follows up on action items identified in the meeting.
• Prepares weekly status reports on the effectiveness of the engagement against the baseline plan and schedule.
• Manages the assignment and work product of all resources to the project and coordinates the activities of resources required to meet and exceed client needs.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands on experience with Microsoft Office products; including Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Agile SCRUM Master certified preferred.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience with process consulting, business analytics, organizational change management, business analysis, or technical writing (nice to have)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge with project portfolio management tools and techniques.
• Minimum 4-7 years of related experience with a management consulting firm.
• Knowledge of Agile Development framework and effective SCRUM techniques.

Job Details:

Company: Cognizant

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Houston, TX, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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