About

Pooja Jain is an accomplished Associate Director at Cognizant Technology Solutions with over 22 years of experience in program management, transformation implementation, profitability modeling, stakeholder management, and people management. With a proven track record of managing large programs with distributed teams, Pooja has successfully delivered projects worth over $15 million. Pooja's expertise in building profitability models ensures that deliverables are met within the expected margins. She is well-versed in stakeholder management and is skilled in effective people management, providing hands-on support to her team. She is also proficient in IVR development using VC++, with a strong understanding of object-oriented concepts and protocols such as ISUP, PRI, and GSM. Pooja has held several leadership roles at Cognizant, including Senior Manager and Manager. In her previous role as Manager, Pooja was responsible for planning, executing, and tracking the release for multiple product lines in a DevOps model. She raised risks related to deliverables and communicated mitigation plans to all stakeholders. She also came up with a yearly transformation plan to improve efficiency and effectiveness in testing and drive the automation coverage, effectiveness, and suite integration with CI/CD and in-sprint automation. Additionally, Pooja handled the CP model and developed margin optimization plans to improve cost profitability. She also excels in people management, setting goals, conducting appraisals, connecting with her team, and motivating them to achieve their objectives. Pooja holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communications from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Her technical skills include test, CI/CD, DevOps, and integration. With her extensive experience in program management, transformation implementation, profitability modeling, and people management, Pooja is a valuable asset to any organization.