1. JD for Program Manager (Number of positions – 1;
Role Summary
The Program Manager will own and manage the end-to-end Cognizant's Rhythm of Business for the BCBSMN XH Program, ensuring the program operates at scale with explicit cadence, accountable owners, decision forums, reporting, and follow-through. This role will turn the operating model into a disciplined execution system across daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly governance.
Key Responsibilities
· Own the overall operating model, including ceremonies, cadence, agendas, inputs, outputs, and accountable owners.
· Separate program governance from delivery execution, so each forum has a clear purpose and measurable outcome.
· Manage weekly operating forums including Scrum of Scrums, Architecture & Environment Review, Program Control, Product Change Control, and Governance Health.
· Drive client status reporting and Cognizant executive delivery governance to ensure timely escalations, decisions, and cross-workstream unblocks.
· Maintain RAID logs, Jira dashboards, program health scorecards, status packs, and governance reports.




· Track action items, risks, blockers, spillovers, and decisions through closure.
· Partner with Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters, Architecture Leads, Implementation Leads, Program Director, Delivery Director, and Engagement Delivery Partner.
· Standardize reporting templates, scorecards, and meeting discipline across the implementation of waves.
· Monitor PMO discipline and continuously inspect whether forums are producing decisions, not just discussion.
· Support training readiness by identifying SAFe, Scrum, and governance skill gaps.
· Prepare materials for monthly executive alignment and quarterly all-hands engagement forums.

Required Qualifications
· Strong program management experience in large-scale technology or transformation programs.
· Experience managing Health Plan transformation, core platform migrations. Must understand health care domain.
· Experience managing governance

📌 Program Manager (India)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 India