Cognizant North America
Project Manager - Telecommunications
Cognizant North America, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Job Summary
Lead and manage project activities across SCRUM teams focused on resolving critical path blockers
Exhibit strong leadership and confidence making difficult decisions when necessary to hold individuals accountable.
Set track and document project plans managing unforeseen delays and realigning schedules and expectations as needed.
Responsibilities
Assemble and coordinate project team members assigning individual responsibilities maintaining clear communication and tracking progress towards task completion.
Document status reports and mitigate and manage issues and risks
Communicate clearly succinctly and effectively with technical experts and business/product partners
Collaborate with vendors and their project managers to ensure scope delivery
Manage project financials ensuring project delivers within budget
Utilize ServiceNow JIRA and Smartsheets for project tracking and management
Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in the Telecommunications space
Strong proven skills leading executing and delivering projects on schedule and within budget
Excellent verbal and written communications
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and recognize interdependencies between them
Education: Bachelors (required)