Digital project manager job description

Cognizant is a strategic partner to the Fortune 2,000, helping the world's most influential companies to build software and solutions, empowering our clients' businesses and enabling their competitive advantages.

Cognizant Interactive helps clients reinvent products, experiences and business models to create new value, differentiation and drive revenue in the digital economy.
We take an Experience centered approach
which uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing and commerce capabilities


Job Summary


Cognizant is looking for a Digital Learning Project Manager with 8+years of experience in managing projects in learning domain.

An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a fast paced, collaborative environment. Someone that values the "team" and leverages the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver quality.


Roles/Responsibilities:


Project definition, communications and change management. Risk Identification and Mitigation. Stakeholder management and regular report outs to senior management Project tracking and project status reporting Defining success metrics, analyzing data and extrapolating actionable business insights Process documentation and documentation management Managing a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities Formulate suitable Strategies to organize and monitor inter-connected projects



Required Qualifications:


Bachelor's degree or master's degree in business or related field. Proven work experience as a Training Consultant or similar role and has conducted Training Needs Analysis. Familiarity with Learning Management Software (LMS) and has knowledge of traditional and modern job training methods and techniques. Proven experience in program management techniques and Methods. Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and MPP. Strong communication skills both speaking and writing. Strong proficiency in English Vendor management experience Proficiency in using project management tools Certifications like PMP or CSM, preferred.

The project manager has the day-to-day responsibility for the smooth and effective running of their website projects with a focus on quality delivery, problem solving, and building client relationships. As a project manager you will provide leadership to a project, you are the hub of knowledge and the source of truth for a project. You excel at anticipating and resolving issues. You excel at organization and thrive on long term planning. You have a knack for seeing all the micro steps that exist within macro steps. You enjoy telling a story through a website and have working knowledge of digital marketing and UX best practices.

The goal of this role is to ensure that your clients (both internal and external) are given the best experience, and that the end product is a high-quality, user-friendly website that will help achieve the client's marketing goals and is a great representation of the client's brand.
Key Functions:
-Communication with the Client
-Planning of Timeline
-Definition of Project Scope and plans project life-cycle
-Facilitating Scheduling and Project Requirements
-Coordinating with Resources involved in Project Create (Website)
-Digital Strategy to Achieve Business Goals
-Uncovers Specifics of Client's Business Model & Target Audience to Develop Website Strategies
-Encourage and Facilitate Collaboration
-Keeps Project on Track & Ensures Successful Delivery
Responsibilities:Scoping out all projects and ensuring that all unique functionality, integrations, extensive carryover and non standard systems are accounted for in the project plan along with accurate timelines and coordination with all resources and departments to ensure correct scheduling Planning all projects and communicating the timeline and its importance to your clients. Holding clients and internal teams accountable to deadlines. Aligning client expectations as project scope and timelines are adjusted Responding promptly and professionally to client communication, including checking emails in the evening hours and on the weekends Coordinating with other teams to ensure the product is delivered on time and meets quality standards Ensuring that the design and functionality of the websites you manage, follow Scorpion's best practices while accommodating the needs of the user within the industry of the client and support the client's business goals Effectively utilize SEO & PPC functionality and tools to execute job responsibilities Use knowledge of UX design and best practices to inform design and website structure decisions
Qualificiations:3+ years of experience in digital project management Must have experience utilizing Gantt chart as a project tracking tool Experience in a digital marketing environment Experience managing large scope projects, resource allocation, and tight schedules Attributes: organized, pro-active, flexible, positive, and reliable Excellent people skills to interact with staff, colleagues, and cross-functional teams Must have meticulous attention to detail Must be a self-motivated individual who works cohesively within a team environment Must have organizational skills and creative problem solving skills Must be a fast-learner and self starter

Job Description*This role is remote*

*Interviews will be 2 rounds of video conference*

*** is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Everything we do is guided by our five core values: Do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. *** can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career, a place for people to learn, to achieve, to grow. Job Summary: The Digital Strategy team delivers digital updates that improve customer experience, drive interest in our business, and underscore our core values.

As a member of that team, the Digital Project Manager will:

- Report to and collaborate with the VP, Digital Strategy & Product Management to strategize, plan, track, and oversee digital projects Develop actionable project schedules - clearly identifying: key milestones, deliverables, outcomes; dependencies; effort/durations; resources
- Maintain project schedules - tracking baseline against actuals and identify, track, and drive resolution of issues and risks and hold weekly project meetings and author weekly status reports
- Collaborate across business units, development teams, analytics team, and legal & compliance to pro-actively manage details throughout projects
- Maintain a clear and reasonable vision of next steps and the big picture during meetings, conversations, or whenever the scope of the project changes
- Actively communicate with all project stakeholders including developers, senior leaders, and third-party vendors to keep them apprised of project status, upcoming milestones, and individual deliverables so that they are aware of their role in ensuring project success

Qualifications:

- BS in Marketing, Business, or related studies
- 5 years in a project management role (financial service or other regulated industry/environment experience is a plus), excellent technical skills
- 2+ years within a digital marketing or operations team
- Experience working within Agile methodology and knowledge of Agile ceremonies and the MVP approach to product rollout required
- Working knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud (in particular: Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Target, and Adobe Analytics) helpful
- Strong MS Office skills (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Familiarity with JIRA & Jive Must be able to multitask, maintain organization, and possess meticulous attention to detail PMP certification helpful, but not required
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and ability to work within a team environment
- Strong presentation skills, with ability to run meetings as well as present to senior leaders
- Track record of identifying problems early and solving them quickly
- Collaborative personality, with equal interest in sharing talents as learning from others
- Sense of humor a plus