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Senior Consultant at Cognizant

Posted in Information Technology 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Amherst, New York





Job Description:












Senior Consultant



































Summary of Position:



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.



Duties & Responsibilities:




  • Manage small / leaderless or mid-sized engagements independently. Support Manager/Sr. Manager on larger engagements.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Prepares necessary presentation materials for meetings, including assistance with kickoff and onsite workshop decks.

  • Reviews, monitors, manages, and approves consultant billable hours and expenses.

  • Serves as the Scrum Master.

  • Works with the client, Consultant, and Solution Architect to create user stories with business-level requirements.

  • 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.

  • Assists the Manager / Sr. Manager in the creation and delivery of all project Change Requests.

  • Builds out templates and sample artifacts to continuously improve our Center of Excellence in delivery.

  • Uses their background in non-project management areas to assist the project team in creation of non-project management related materials (i.e. process flow diagrams, agile story test cases, etc.)

  • Reviews / approves timesheets, generates invoices and provides budget updates / resource forecasting for assigned projects.



Knowledge & Skills:




  • Strong organizational skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.

  • Hands on experience with Microsoft Office products; including Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio.

  • Knowledge with project portfolio management tools and techniques.

  • Knowledge of Agile Development framework and effective SCRUM techniques.

  • Ability to work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.










Education & Work Experience




  • Minimum 4-7 years of related experience with a management consulting firm.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred.

  • Agile SCRUM Master certified preferred.

  • Experience with process consulting, business analytics, organizational change management, business analysis, or technical writing (nice to have)

  • - ServiceNow System Administration Certification (nice to have)

  • PMI PMP (nice to have)

  • ITIL v4 Foundations (nice to have)




 



Working Conditions & Physical Demands



 



This position must maintain emotional control under stress. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit and talk or hear. Occasionally the employee will repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion many times. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. This position also requires lifting and transporting of materials - up to 20 pounds, the ability to problem solve and retain information. This position also requires frequent travel, a flexible schedule including occasional evenings, and attending conferences.




Technical Skills














SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd.
1 ServiceNow ITOM PL1 Required

 

* Proficiency Legends






















Proficiency Level Generic Reference
PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.





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