Program Director-PLM Solution designing

Cognizant; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a candidate responsible for growing the business through consultative sales and solution design. The role involves transforming requirements into system architecture, ensuring configuration meets project requirements, and supporting the project team in a specialist capacity. The ideal candidate will lead initiatives and provide training to end-users.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the solution design.
• Contribute to solution development and technical parts of RFPs.
• Support the project team as a specialist for the relevant solution area.
• Design initiatives to map and build capability in functional areas.
• Resolution of issues arising across projects.
• Ensure configuration meets project requirements.
• Ensure acceptance from the customer on recommended solutions.
• Act as a reference point on specific functional areas.
• Lead contribute to projects within the CoE on competency development.
• Provide training to end-users.

Job description

Overview

Job Summary

Responsible to grow the A&D business via consultative sales. Prepare POV and Mindshare for client discussion for Product Thread Manufacturing and Service thread. Responsible for transforming the requirements created by the Business Process Consultant/Functional Analyst into a set of System Architecture and design documents that will be used to actually create the solution. Responsible for defining matching the technologies to the problem being solved.

Responsibilities

• Business Customer: Responsible for the solution design


• Responsible for all aspects of solution design relevant to own area of expertise


• Contribute to solution development and technical parts of RFPs and RFIs


• Support the project team as a specialist for the relevant solution area


• Design and participate in initiatives to map and build capability in functional areas across the practice


• Resolution of issues arising in own functional areas across projects


• Ensure configuration meets project requirements


• Acceptance from the customer on recommended solutions


• Act as a reference point on specific functional area(s)


• Lead contribute to projects initiatives within the CoE on competency development


• Does configuration of scenarios/processes as per requirement


• Provide training to end-users

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.