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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.\nRole: Transformation Lead\nLocation: Toronto, ON\nMandatory skill: Transformation Strategy, Roadmap & Value Realization, Executive Stakeholder Management & Advisory, Transformation Governance & Risk Management , Change Adoption & Organizational Transformation, Service Transition, BAU Maturity & Continuous Improvement\nScope of Accountability\nAdvises on the roadmap, priorities, milestones, outcomes, and success measures\nLeverages Cognizant COE expertise for proactive recommendations and best practices that accelerate and de-risk delivery.\nHolds accountability for transformation outcomes from D2D desk, change adoption of D2D, and value realization.\nDrives governance structure and continuous service improvement post-production roll out.\nMatures the BAU team toward operational stability, process enhancements to sustain performance post-production.\nSustains a standing daily touchpoint with the Product Owner to keep priorities, timelines, and blockers continuously synchronized.\nKey Responsibilities\nCo-establishes the joint roadmap and sequences releases against value and risk.\nCurates the right talent into the core team and holds it accountable to standard.\nServes as escalation POC for Cognizant resources.\nInstitutionalizes governance and steers a clean transition to a mature, stable BAU.\nKey Interfaces & Stakeholders\n· Executive/Business Sponsor (direction, escalation); Product Owner (value and scope); Project Manager (hands over the “what and why”); BMO stakeholders/SMEs (input, validation, adoption); Cognizant core resources (mobilization, quality, escalations).\n· Success Measures / KPIs\n· Value realized vs. business case, service maturity and stability at BAU transition, governance health\nCompensation: We are offering between $121,000 - $130,000. 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