Hiring for Project Manager - Cognos
Work Location: Pune
Work Mode: Hybrid
Experience: 12-14 years
Budget: upto 25 LPA
Shift Timings - IND(IST): 12:00 PM TO 09:00 PM || IND 10.00 A.M TO 7.00 P.M
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong hands-on Cognos development expertise to lead and deliver Business Intelligence (BI) projects across complex environments. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of deep Cognos experience and a proven track record of successfully managing BI/reporting projects from inception to completion.
Interested candidates can post their CV at [Confidential Information] & mention Application for Project Manager - Cognos
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of Cognos BI projects.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
- Coordinate effectively with internal teams, stakeholders, and vendors
- Track execution of tasks and ensure alignment with project goals.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and manage issue resolution.
- Create and distribute regular project status reports and dashboards to stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance in Cognos development efforts.
- Ensure project delivery meets performance, quality, and compliance standards.
Project Manager Experience:
- 12-14 years of overall IT/BI project experience, with at least 4-6 years in a Project Manager or BI Lead role
- Relevant Experience - 10 to 12 yrs
Proven experience in:
- Project planning, scope management, and resource coordination
- Monitoring project execution, managing timelines, and ensuring task completion
- Risk identification and mitigation planning
- Managing cross-functional teams and vendor coordination
- Communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies.
- Proficiency in project management tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet, or Asana.
- Experience delivering reporting or BI projects in enterprise environments.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification is a strong advantage
Preferred Skills:
- Exposure to modern BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake) is a plus.
- Experience with DevOps and version control for BI assets.
- Familiarity with data governance and regulatory compliance.
Skills & Qualifications:
Cognos Developer Skills:
Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in IBM Cognos:
- Report Studio, Workspace Advanced, Query Studio
- Cognos Framework Manager (FM) metadata modeling
- Cognos Analytics (v11.x and above)
- Dashboard creation and interactive visualizations
- Strong experience in designing and developing complex reports, dashboards, and ad-hoc solutions.
- Proficiency in performance tuning of Cognos reports and models.
- Expertise in data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and SQL.
- Experience integrating Cognos with different data sources (e.g., DB2, Oracle, SQL Server).
- Experience in user security/role-based access and deployment strategies.
