• Business Program Manager

    Cognizant (Oklahoma City, OK)


    Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, we help our clients modernize technology, reinvent processes and transform experiences, so they can stay ahead in our constantly evolving world. Cognizant is looking to expand our team and your skills are needed. Are you interested? If so, please apply in order to be considered. We look forward to reviewing your application!

     

    Would support the Director and Business Program Manager.

     

    They require a candidate who is proficient with excel and is spreadsheet numbers competent. While calendaring skills is nice, the excel skills is most important.

     

    Example: someone who is able to add columns/length columns/look at templates and understand it and complete it. Leadership will give you the template but just needs to be comfortable in excel.

     

    Someone who knows document management within TEAMS/sharepoint and directory of knowing files and shared folders. Need to be familiar with TEAMS.

     

    We would really like to find someone with at least three years of experience in Administration and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

     

    We need someone with a curiosity to understand, learn, build relationships and work their way through problems, plus strong skills using Microsoft products, ie Excel, TEAMS, and Outlook – excellent delegated calendaring, Excel – basic but competent and Teams – meetings, breakouts, notes and actions etc etc. We also need someone who can work quickly, juggle multiple tasks and speak up when they need help and support.

     

    Our ideal candidate, would be someone with very strong admin skills who’s worked in a busy team with multiple priorities… hopefully that helps.”

    Main Responsibilities:

    • Supports discretionary budget reconciliation and reporting

    • Identifies and resolves expense and supply related issues (e.g., missing purchase orders, account imbalances) by communicating with Business Support team and Finance as applicable.

    Hardware/Supply Management

    • Contributes to purchasing, tracking, audit, and adjustment of equipment/inventory Database Management and Audit

    • Report auditing, listing scrubs and data updates - Identifies and resolves discrepancies, makes adjustments supporting Business Support and Finance as applicable (Regional Distribution Listings, Cost Centre adjustments, project and ad hoc) Research/Procurement/Administration

    • Research and data analysis and reporting

    • Procurement research and support ad hoc

    • Administrative support requests Event Coordination and Logistics

    • Supports team experience activities as needed. Assists Business Support team with execution of event logistics (room bookings, catering arrangements) as needed. Calendar Management and Meeting Logistics

    • May support calendar management for organization and meeting room/location bookings as needed, based on direction from others.

    Additional Skills and Responsibilities:

    + Budgeting

    + Business Acumen

    + Business Process Improvement

    + Collaboration

    + Company Acumen

    + Compliance Management

    + Conflict Resolution

    + Cross-team Communication

    + Decision Making

    + Detail Oriented

    + Discretion

    + Documentation

    + High Impact Communication

    + Oral Communication

    + Organization Skills

    + Problem Solving

    + Scheduling/Meeting Orchestration

    + Team Facilitation

    + Written Communication

    Desired Skills and Experience:

    • 3+ year(s) Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on business support and administration work.

    • Associate's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration) o OR equivalent experience

    Hourly Rate and Other Compensation:

    The annual salary for this position is between $80,000-$85,000 per year, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

     

    This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

     

    **Benefits:** Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

    + Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

    + Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

    + 401(k) plan and contributions

    + Long-term/Short-term Disability

    + Paid Parental Leave

    + Employee Stock Purchase Plan

    **Disclaimer:** The hourly rate, 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.

    **LA County (only):** Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment.

     

    Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

     

    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.