Vijay B N.

About Vijay B N.

As Director of Corporate Real Estate at Cognizant, I lead strategic planning, execution, and governance of a multi-country real estate portfolio across India, APAC, and Europe. Over the past seven years, I’ve spearheaded transformative workplace projects, ensuring alignment with corporate policies and sustainability goals.Previously, I served as General Manager – Projects at Twenty14 Holdings ( LuLu Middle East), delivering high-end hospitality developments as Asset owners. Marquee Properties included the Sheraton Muscat, Steigenberger Dubai, GSY London to name a fewMy earlier experience includes operations leadership in MEP design consulting at Design Group Engineering Consultants. I also had a wonderful experience as a country Head for a turnkey contracting organisation accountable for the P&L Academically, I hold a postgraduate degree in Energy Management & Climate Action from Thapar Institute and completed an Executive Program in Real Estate Management from RICS SBE.I’m passionate about shaping smart, sustainable, and high-performance built environments through cross-functional collaboration and strategic innovation.

Experience

1. Director- Corporate Real Estate

   Cognizant

   Jan 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Karnatak University

  BE, Mechanical

  1992 — 1997

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Hydraulics , Fluid Mechanics & Piping Engineering, Piping

  1998 — 1998

• RICS School of Built Environment, Amity University

  Executive learning Program, Real Estate Management

• DAV Public School Sec 14 Faridabad

  Sr Secondary, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1988 — 1990

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

  Postgraduate Degree, Energy Management and climate Action

• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

  MBA, International Trade

  2003 — 2005

• St Josephs Convent School Faridabad, Haryana NCR Delhi

  High school, Secondary school

  1976 — 1988

Skills

• Analysis
• Hvac
• Leadership
• Commissioning
• Talent Management
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Hospitals
• Employee Relations
• Engineering
• Construction Management
• High Rise
• Business Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Ms Project
• Project Engineering
• Hotels
• Management
• Team Building
• Cost Management
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Epc
• Vendor Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Value Engineering
• Cost Control
• Mep
• Team Management
• Commercial Management
• Project Estimation
• Life Sciences
• Subcontracts Management
• Data Center
• Procurement