Engagement Delivery Lead – GenAI ProgramsRole OverviewThe Engagement Delivery Lead is accountable for the successful delivery and governance of multiple Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives across a client engagement. This role combines program delivery leadership with PMO oversight, ensuring predictability, transparency, stakeholder alignment, and measurable business value from GenAI investments.Key ResponsibilitiesDelivery & Program Leadership • Own end‑to‑end delivery of multiple concurrent GenAI projects • Drive integrated planning across discovery, build, pilot, rollout, and scale phases • Ensure delivery commitments on scope, schedule, quality, and budgetPMO & Governance • Establish and run engagement‑level PMO governance for all GenAI initiatives • Track milestones, RAID, dependencies, and delivery KPIs • Lead executive reviews, steering committees, and status reporting • Manage scope control, change management, and escalationsStakeholder Management • Act as the primary delivery and governance interface for senior client stakeholders • Translate business priorities into executable GenAI roadmaps • Provide proactive communication on progress, risks, and outcomesResource & Financial Management • Manage resource planning and capacity across multiple GenAI projects • Align resource load with detailed activity plans • Track effort, cost, burn rate, and forecasts to protect delivery and marginsGenAI Oversight • Provide delivery oversight for GenAI use cases (e.g., copilots, chatbots, automation) • Ensure adherence to architecture, security, data privacy, and Responsible AI standards • Coordinate across data, cloud, platform, and MLOps teamsValue Realization • Track adoption, productivity gains, and business KPIs • Identify opportunities for scaling, reuse, and roadmap expansionSkills & Experience • 10+ years of digital delivery experience • 3–5+ years managing large engagements or multiple parallel projects • Proven experience delivering AI / GenAI / analytics programs • Strong PMO, governance, and client‑facing leadership skills • Working knowledge of GenAI concepts (LLMs, RAG, cloud AI platforms)Success Measures • Predictable, on‑time delivery of GenAI initiatives • Strong governance, transparency, and stakeholder confidence • Measurable business outcomes and scalable GenAI adoption About Cognizant: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant. Additional employment information Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview. 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.