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Transformation Lead
@ Cognizant
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Cognizant is hiring a Transformation Lead in Toronto, ON, full time, to own transformation outcomes, governance and value realization for a cloud, infrastructure and security modernization programme. The role advises on the roadmap, leads executive stakeholders and matures the business-as-usual team to stable operations. The posting states a salary of $121,000 to $130,000 and a closing date of Oct 23, 2026; it also requires legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship.
Responsibilities:
- Co-establish joint roadmap and sequence releases
- Hold core team accountable to standard
- Serve as escalation point for Cognizant resources
- Institutionalize governance and steer transition to stable BAU
Requirements summary:
- Transformation strategy and roadmap experience
- Executive stakeholder management and advisory
- Transformation governance and risk management
- Change adoption and service transition
- BAU maturity and continuous improvement
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- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
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Cognizant
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Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: 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.
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Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: 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.
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Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment.
Role: Transformation Lead
Location: Toronto, ON
Mandatory skill: Transformation Strategy, Roadmap & Value Realization, Executive Stakeholder Management & Advisory, Transformation Governance & Risk Management , Change Adoption & Organizational Transformation, Service Transition, BAU Maturity & Continuous Improvement
Scope of Accountability
- Advises on the roadmap, priorities, milestones, outcomes, and success measures
- Leverages Cognizant COE expertise for proactive recommendations and best practices that accelerate and de-risk delivery.
- Holds accountability for transformation outcomes from D2D desk, change adoption of D2D, and value realization.
- Drives governance structure and continuous service improvement post-production roll out.
- Matures the BAU team toward operational stability, process enhancements to sustain performance post-production.
- Sustains a standing daily touchpoint with the Product Owner to keep priorities, timelines, and blockers continuously synchronized.
- Co-establishes the joint roadmap and sequences releases against value and risk.
- Curates the right talent into the core team and holds it accountable to standard.
- Serves as escalation POC for Cognizant resources.
- Institutionalizes governance and steers a clean transition to a mature, stable BAU.
- Executive/Business Sponsor (direction, escalation); Product Owner (value and scope); Project Manager (hands over the “what and why”); Customer stakeholders/SMEs (input, validation, adoption); Cognizant core resources (mobilization, quality, escalations).
- Success Measures / KPIs
- Value realized vs. business case, service maturity and stability at BAU transition, governance health
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.
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