IT Project Manager, Agile & AI Tools

Cognizant

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Atlanta, GADuluth, GAJohns Creek, GA
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · IT Project Manager, Agile & AI Tools

The IT Project Manager – Agile & AI Tools leads agile delivery teams using structured scrum practices to ensure the predictable delivery of high-quality product increments. You will oversee sprint cycles, including backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives, while guiding cross-functional teams in maturing agile frameworks. Key responsibilities include translating strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans, managing dependencies across multiple scrum teams, and coordinating hybrid work practices. You will collaborate with product owners in merchandising and adjacent domains to refine user stories and define acceptance criteria. Required skills include team and people management, project planning, budgeting, and stakeholder management. Technical requirements include experience with Jira dashboards and reporting, as well as exposure to AI tools such as Gemini Code Assist, Copilot, and Claude.

What you'll do

  • Lead agile delivery teams using structured scrum practices to ensure predictable delivery of high-quality product increments.
  • Oversee the planning and execution of sprint cycles including backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.
  • Collaborate with product owners to refine user stories, define acceptance criteria, and balance technical feasibility with business outcomes.
  • Manage dependencies and risks across multiple scrum teams to prevent delivery bottlenecks and protect sprint goals.
  • Coordinate hybrid work practices by establishing collaboration norms and digital tooling standards for geographically distributed members.
  • Analyze metrics such as velocity and cycle time to identify patterns and initiate targeted improvement experiments.
  • Optimize resource utilization and budgeting by monitoring capacity, skill alignment, and forecast accuracy across portfolios.
  • Coordinate support transition and operational readiness to ensure new features are stable and well-documented in production.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in team and people management.
  • Proficiency in Agile and Scrum methodologies.
  • Exposure to AI tools such as Gemini Code Assist, Copilot, and Claude.
  • Experience in stakeholder management.
  • Experience using Jira for dashboards and reporting.
  • Experience with budgeting.
  • Experience in project planning.
  • Experience in project execution.

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