Manager, Technical Frontier Educator

About the role

As a Manager, Technical Frontier Educator, you will make an impact by independently designing and delivering complex, high-stakes technical learning programs across entry-level talent, Cognizant associates and mentoring other educators across the organization. You will be a valued member of the Corporate Learning & Development team and work collaboratively with the in-house Frontier Educator ecosystem.

In this role, you will

• Own full-cycle of technical learning programs from curriculum architecture to independent training delivery, including advanced capstone projects and enterprise-grade simulations across all proficiency levels
• Mentor and coach Frontier Educators and Teaching Assistants through facilitation reviews, quality audits and feedback sessions to raise the bar across the learning ecosystem
• Lead curriculum design and content quality for key technology stacks, ensuring materials are current, industry-relevant and deployment-ready
• Champion AI integration across learning programs by identifying opportunities to scale technical facilitation, assessment and personalization using AI tools
• Develop and maintain hands-on competency across Cognizant products and platforms, partnering with product owners to design and deliver platform-specific training

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days a week in a Cognizant office in Chennai, Siruseri, Tamil Nadu.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Ten to 13 years of experience in technical education, engineering or advanced facilitation roles
• Full stack hands-on proficiency in at least two of the programming languages (like Java, .NET, C#, Python, Mainframe) across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing

(OR)

• Expertise in at least two of the below product skill areas:

• Salesforce (SFDC) Platform & Ecosystem,
• Microservices & Distributed Systems Architecture
• Cybersecurity
• IT Infrastructure Services (ITIS) including ITSM (ITIL-based practices), infrastructure operations
• Active proficiency in GenAI tools, AI-assisted coding, LLMs & prompt engineering, RAG, AI Agent Development & Agent creation, Agentic AI, LLM Orchestration Frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph/ CrewAI/ AutoGen), AI Automation & Workflow Orchestration
• Proven experience delivering complex technical trainings independently across all the proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate and expert) with strong executive presence
• Curriculum architecture and advanced technical program design capability with a consulting orientation
• Manage challenging classroom dynamics and senior stakeholder interactions
• Willingness to travel across Cognizant locations based on training needs

These will help you stand out

• Proficiency in AI-enabled learning tools, GenAI-assisted development and applied AI in facilitation and assessment
• Hands-on proficiency in Cognizant products and platforms with the ability to design and deliver platform-specific training

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.