Sr. Consulting Manager, Product Manager, Core Banking, Banking & Finance Consulting

Senior Consulting Manager, Product Manager, Core Banking, Banking & Finance Consulting

Leading at Cognizant

This is a leadership role at Cognizant. We believe how you lead is as important as what you deliver. Cognizant leaders at every level drive our business strategy and inspire teams around our future, demonstrate leadership behaviors, uphold our values, and nurture a culture where everyone can thrive.

At Cognizant, leadership transcends titles and is reflected in actions and behaviors. We empower our leaders to drive business strategy, inspire teams, uphold our values, and foster an inclusive culture.

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice. We are a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their businesses. By combining deep industry knowledge with technology advisory capabilities, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. Now, we are looking for our next colleague to help shape the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Senior Consulting Manager, Product Manager, Core Banking, you will make an impact by shaping and executing product strategies across core banking, digital banking, payments, money movement, receivables, accounts, liquidity, and fraud capabilities.

You will be a valued member of the Core Banking, Digital Banking, Payments Digital & Design team and work collaboratively with senior client executives, business leaders, designers, technology teams, data specialists, and other stakeholders. You will bring a hands-on product management approach, executive-level communication skills, and the ability to use customer and product analytics to guide strategic decisions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead executive-level discussions on core banking and payments strategy, translating client objectives and market opportunities into actionable product roadmaps.

• Translate business strategies into clear product requirements, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria, while managing priorities throughout the product lifecycle.

• Define product performance measures, user analytics, data sources, and dashboard requirements to evaluate adoption, customer behavior, operational performance, and business outcomes.

• Use customer insights, product analytics, and client data to identify opportunities, prioritize the backlog, and guide product investment decisions.

• Partner with Design, Technology, Data, and business stakeholders to deliver digital banking capabilities and maintain demonstration environments that showcase new solutions to clients and executives.

• Consistently demonstrate the Cognizant Way to Lead through personal leadership, organizational leadership, and business leadership, including building trust, communicating a clear strategic direction, navigating ambiguity, and delivering measurable client outcomes.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring three to four days per week in a client office in Palo Alto, California; New York, New York; or Plano, Texas. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on the project, business, or client requirements. We will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• 10+ years of product management, consulting, digital strategy, or financial services experience, including leadership of complex client-facing product initiatives.

• Strong domain knowledge of core banking and payments, including money movement, receivables, accounts, liquidity management, digital banking, and fraud capabilities.

• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business requirements, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized product backlogs.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate with senior executives, facilitate strategic discussions, influence stakeholders, and translate complex business and technology topics into clear recommendations.

• Experience using customer, user, or product analytics to evaluate performance, identify opportunities, and guide product prioritization and investment decisions.

These will help you succeed

• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as SQL and Tableau.

• Working knowledge of Agile product development and software delivery methodologies.

• Experience using JIRA and Confluence to manage product backlogs, requirements, and documentation.

• Experience building or supporting product demonstrations, prototypes, or client-facing solution environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, technology, engineering, or a related discipline; an MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.

• Embodiment of the Cognizant Way to Lead: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Business.

• Embodiment of Cognizant’s values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.

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. Consider the transferable experiences and unique skills that could help you bring new and exciting perspectives to this role.

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $110,000 and $155,000 USD , depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Employee assistance program

• 10 paid holidays plus paid time off

• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance

• Learning and development certifications and programs

Post-closing date

Applications will be accepted until December 12, 2026 .

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.