Consulting Manager - Organizational Change Management

About the role

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end change management activities across large-scale transformation programs.
• Partner with program management teams to align change strategies with overall project goals and timelines.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement, communication, and training strategies.
• Conduct change impact and organizational readiness assessments to enable effective adoption.
• Identify risks and support mitigation strategies while driving client alignment and program success.
• Lead project workstreams and contribute to overall program delivery and execution.

Requirements

• 6–8+ years of experience supporting Organizational Change Management initiatives within large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience working within program or project management environments and leading workstreams.
• Strong experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, and training strategy execution.
• Experience conducting change impact assessments and readiness evaluations.
• Proven client-facing consulting experience with strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects or workstreams within enterprise transformation programs.
• Exposure to program management frameworks or delivery models.
• Experience working in global, matrixed environments.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

Skills

• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
• Ability to conduct thorough change impact assessments and readiness evaluations.
• Experience with change management methodologies and tools.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programs to support a healthy work-life balance.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $81,450 - $126,750 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Schedule

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on project or client needs.