Manager - Learning & Development

Job Purpose

• Join a dynamic and growing team dedicated to cultivating a talent pipeline that ensures Cognizant remains a leading force in IT, equipped with the skilled associates necessary to drive continued success.
• Bring your skills and experience to influence the direction of Cognizant L&D.
• Deliver training courses from Cognizant’s course catalog in generative AI specialization.
• Develop skilled developers capable of delivering quality software using Generative AI concepts and tools.
• Utilize facilitation and training skills that meet the requirements of the adult learner in both classroom and distance learning setup.
• Instill high learning agility in learners and create a culture of continuous learning.

• Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for gen AI technologies.
• Develop hands-on exercises and projects to enhance learning and practical application of skills.
• Conduct engaging and informative in-person and virtual training sessions, workshops, and seminars for employees, clients, and partners.
• Utilize a variety of instructional techniques and formats, such as simulations, team exercises, group discussions, and videos, to enhance learning experiences.
• Ability to apply instructional strategies and adult learning principles to design and delivery of training preferred.
• Ability to conduct research, collaborating with subject matter experts and gathering and interpreting relevant data.
• Ability to write clear, concise explanations of complex concepts and engaging course content for a diverse audience.
• Work with Business stakeholders and SMEs to understand training needs and build effective training plans.
• Curate the learning materials needed for the training plan.
• Develop multiple-choice questions, scenario-based questions, case studies, and lab exercises based on the training content.
• Develop video-based learning e.g., Prompt Engineering for All.
• Facilitating classroom and virtual classroom (VILT) training.
• Participating in curriculum development processes for both classroom-based and online training.
• Design evaluation rubrics to validate the knowledge of the participants on the training.
• Conduct the Viva voce for the participants to assess their knowledge after the training.
• Work on the infrastructure/software lab setup and validation of lab to use during the training sessions.
• Review the training content by peers/SMEs.
• Participate in Training Sprint calls and provide resolution on participant queries.
• Validate the participant’s solution implementation and provide continuous feedback.
• Adapt quickly for changes in business needs in a short span of time and expected quick workaround.
• Experience in Agile Development methodology, Continuous Integration, and DevOps.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver effective training in classroom and/or virtual classroom environments.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and cloud technologies to incorporate them into the training curriculum.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align training objectives with organizational goals.

• Proven experience as a trainer or educator in Python or Java programming and AI technologies.
• Familiarity with Google Colab and Microsoft VS code IDEs.
• Strong practical knowledge of AI code companion tools (GitHub Copilot/Amazon Q Developer/Tabnine).
• Experience in prompt engineering, with a demonstrated ability to design and optimize prompts for various AI applications.
• Familiarity with gen AI implementations on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud LLMs and experience in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Open AI, AWS Bedrock, or Google Gemini with a demonstrated ability to train LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI models, such as GPT, BERT, DALL-E, etc.
• Experience in instructional design and curriculum development.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to create an engaging learning environment and motivate participants.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline. An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be taken into consideration in lieu of a degree.

• Should be specialized in Java or Python and AWS/Azure/Google skills. Valid Certifications in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud platforms is an added advantage.

• 5+ years’ experience with application development on Frontend + Backend + Cloud skills.
• Frontend Skills - HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Modern JavaScript, jQuery, Jasmine, Angular/REACT, Unit Testing, and Integration Testing.
• Backend Skills - Core Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Microservices, Junit, JSON, Data Structures, Python, MongoDB, MYSQL, Redis, Secured Coding, Code Quality.
• Cloud Skills - Cloud Native Application development and deployment using AWS Cloud Services.
• GenAI Skills – GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q Developer, Tabnine, and prompt engineering tools and techniques.