Technology Portfolio Management Specialist

Job Responsibility:

We are looking for a highly skilled professional to support our technology portfolio management activities. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Power BI Tableau, Demand Forecasting, MS Excel & presentation software.In this role, you will

• Understanding of capacity planning, resource management, forecasting (preferably Clarity tool), timesheet, adjustments, invoice reconciliation.
• Developing executive level visual reports using Excel and Power BI solutions.
• Manage overall onboarding/offboarding/extensions related to non-FTE resources.
• Own the process of maintaining portfolio level financial reporting generated from Clarity.
• Own the process of maintaining portfolio level resource master to support critical report that includes, but not limited to pod cost, product group cost, etc.

What you'll need to succeed (required skills)

• Possess a solid background in data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Possess strong analytical skill to identify gaps, errors and help to manage the remediation by documenting and working with the respective teams
• Ability to build simple data parsing scripts to support the analysis with multiple data sources.
• Be proficient in demand forecasting for retail using advanced techniques.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.

What will help you stand out (preferred skills)

• Power BI Certification

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We encourage you to apply if you have most of the skills above and feel like you are strongly suited for this role. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

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

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in our client's office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.