Consultant - Product OWNER (Debit Agent Servicing Platform)
Banking & Financial Services Consulting
Location: Delaware, Mclean/ Richmond, VA (Hybrid 3 days a week in the office)
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COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing!
The Role
Our Banking & Financial Services Consulting group is looking for a Product Owner to join our journey.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product focusing on payment modernization and other features. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management within the banking / payments, with a specific emphasis on Debit Servicing experience. This role involves working closely with our client's product managers to define and prioritize requirements, ensuring the successful delivery of the project in an Agile environment.
We're looking for Consultants who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Consultant, this means creating high-quality client deliverables and taking ownership (with supervision) of producing client content and meeting client expectations; developing an expertise in your functional area, including obtaining certifications; contributing to Client Satisfaction and/or RFPs; supporting leadership and contributing to content development for service offerings; and participating in PeopleCare initiatives and exhibiting personal leadership at all times. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities
Responsible to work with the development team for building debit agent servicing capabilities for mobile and web-based applications.
Managing the product backlog and prioritizing the tasks based on changing requirements
Overseeing all stages of product creation, including design, development, demonstrations, deployment and gathering feedback.
Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process.
Working with the product/business team and end-users to deliver functionalities while maintaining quality.
Refining business requirements, prioritizing the product and sprint backlogs into actionable stories.
Act as a liaison between product teams, business users and technical teams to deliver tangible outcomes
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
An MBA or related advanced degree is a plus.
Minimum of 2 - 5 years of product Product Owner experience in the fintech sector, specifically working with Mobile and Web based financial applications.
Payment or Debit Servicing experience with banks is highly preferred
Proven experience working in an Agile development environment, with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and practices.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Knowledge of current trends and developments in the payments industry.
Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes
The embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
