This is a Senior Change Manager role with Cognizant based in Sydney, NSW, AU
Role Seniority - senior
More About The Senior Change Manager Role At Cognizant
What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.
At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.
The Role
As a Senior Change Manager in our Consulting Practice at Cognizant, you will drive successful change initiatives for our clients, ensuring smooth and effective implementation to achieve lasting benefits. This role requires strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of change management principles.
In the Senior Change Manager role, you can expect to:
Collaborate with Cognizant and client teams to deliver effective and sustainable project/organisational outcomes, through a structured change management approach with a focus on the people side of change - including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organisation structures.
Support business development efforts including responding to RFI/RFPs, client presentations, development of solutions, resource estimates.
Play a key role in ensuring projects (change initiatives) meet objectives on time and on budget
Drive faster employee adoption, higher utilisation and greater proficiency of the changes that impact employees in the organisation to increase benefit realisation, value creation, ROI and the achievement of expected results and outcomes.
To apply for this Senior Change Manager role, your soft skills, expertise and experience should include:
Minimum five years’ experience in structured change management across multiple industries.
Experience with large-scale organizational change and transformation programs.
Should be accustomed to leading change management activities in IT/Business/Transformation environments
Prosci, APMG or other change management certification desirable
Ability to rapidly assimilate into client cultures and analyse challenges.
Identify and manage anticipated resistance from key stakeholders
Confident in presenting to all levels of staff up to senior managers, leadership team
Creative problem-solving skills.
Exceptional communication and active listening skills.
Ability to influence and move toward a common vision.
Flexible, adaptable, and resilient.
Acute business acumen and understanding of organisational issues and challenges
Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
Strong planning, strategy, and problem-solving skills.
- Open to candidates based in Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
Our Benefits
Joining Cognizant will give you the opportunity to learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry, while having your finger on the pulse of emerging industry trends and working on the cutting edge of technology in your field of expertise.
We Recognize That Our People Perform At Their Best When They Feel Valued As Significant Contributors And That Is Why At Cognizant, Taking Care Of Our Employees Is a Priority
You can pursue innovative career tracks and opportunities here
You can enhance your professional development through education and dedicated training
We’ll give you the skills you need to keep pace with the changing workplace while our compensation, benefits and wellness packages help you stay healthy and plan for the future.
At Cognizant, we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life because we're dedicated to making a lasting impact. Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
The Cognizant Community
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000+ associates around the world.
We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.
About Us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email
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Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Cognizant team will be there to support your growth.
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Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢
Key Responsibilities
- undefined Delivery Management
Key Strengths
- 🚀 Agile Project Management
- 🤝 Stakeholder Management
- ⚠️ Risk Management
- 📜 PMP Certification
- Agile Certifications
Why Cognizant is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.
A Final Note: This is a role with Cognizant not with Hatch.