Product Owner, Portfolio Rebalancing

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the Role

As a Product Owner, Portfolio Rebalancing you will make an impact by delivering large programs and leveraging your expertise in Trading, Portfolio Rebalancing, and Householding. You will be a valued member of the Banking and Financial Services team and work collaboratively with stakeholders, clients, and other teams. In this role, you will:

• Determine advisor needs and desires through interviews, market research, competitive research, and insights from stakeholders.
• Define mid- and long-term technology product development roadmap, key features/capabilities, and manage development cycles with clear schedules, deliverables, and milestones.
• Develop metrics to assess the success of products and features and determine necessary enhancements.
• Support the implementation of new offerings through requirements gathering, requirements writing, testing, and participation in and evaluation of prototypes and pilots.
• Build cross-functional relationships to establish a collaborative environment at all levels of the organization.

Work Model

• At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC or Fort Mill, SC.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

· At least 5+ years of experience in product management or technical product ownership, with emphasis on platform products or infrastructure services

· Seasoned professional with prior experience delivering large programs

· Strong domain SME in Trading, Portfolio Rebalancing and Householding

· Prior experience in Wealth management and trading products/applications

· Proven track record in previous large scale product transformation

· Possess a foundational understanding of different cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services

· Experience in conducting comprehensive assessments of existing (on-premise) data landscapes, identifying data sources, schemas, volumes, and quality issues

· Experience in a client-facing role and/or the financial services industry, preferably within a broker-dealer, RIA, investment or financial services firm

· Experience with Agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, or Kanban in enterprise environments

· Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to create and deliver executive-level presentations while serving as a recognized subject matter expert on the team

These will help you succeed

· Increase penetration via advisor dialogue and investor marketing campaign to drive higher adoption and ultimately revenue

· Articulate, confident, driven professional with the ability to work with experienced professionals in a results-oriented, fast-paced environment

· Understanding of the regulatory landscape about trading

· High level of intellectual curiosity and business acumen

Benefits

• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee assistance program
• 10 paid holidays plus PTO
• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Learning and development certifications and programs