Sr. Consulting Manager - Sr. Product Owner, Fixed Income- Banking & Finance Consulting

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Consulting Manager to serve as Senior Product Owner for transfer agency and fixed income securities processing capabilities. This hybrid role focuses on shaping product vision and driving roadmap execution across cloud-hosted SaaS and digital service initiatives, working closely with business, technology, and client stakeholders.

You will act as the link between customer needs and delivery teams, translating regulatory and operational requirements into actionable backlog items for Agile planning and release priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritized backlog for transfer agency and fixed income securities processing capabilities.
• Partner with executive stakeholders, clients, financial institutions, government organizations, and technology leaders to set product strategy and priorities.
• Act as the voice of the customer and business while balancing strategic, operational, and delivery objectives.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog across transfer agency, shareholder servicing, ownership changes, income distribution, and fixed income processing.
• Lead product strategy supporting cloud-hosted SaaS and digital service capabilities.
• Drive API-enabled platform evolution and enterprise integration capabilities.
• Translate business, regulatory, and operational requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities.
• Partner with architecture, engineering, security, compliance, and DevSecOps teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Facilitate Agile planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and readiness activities.
• Apply deep securities servicing, transfer agency, and fixed income expertise to product strategy and execution.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in financial technology, capital markets, securities servicing, transfer agency, trust, custody, or banking technology environments.
• Minimum 5 years of Agile Product Ownership or equivalent product leadership experience.
• Experience defining product strategy, managing roadmaps, and prioritizing across stakeholder groups.
• Strong understanding of registered transfer agency operations, shareholder recordkeeping, ownership changes, and income distribution processing.
• Experience with fixed income securities processing, lifecycle events, corporate actions, and operational workflows.
• Experience with API-enabled enterprise platforms and cloud-hosted SaaS solutions.
• Strong Agile product management, release management, and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience within highly regulated environments.
• U.S. Citizenship required with ability to obtain a Public Trust or equivalent clearance.
• Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Engineering or related field.

Helpful Experience

• Experience supporting U.S. registered transfer agents, broker-dealers, trust organizations, financial institutions, or government clients.
• Experience partnering with architecture, engineering, security, and DevSecOps teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory controls, governance, and operational risk management.
• Deep understanding of securities servicing, transfer agency, fixed income, shareholder servicing, and capital markets operations.
• MBA, advanced business degree, or equivalent professional experience preferred.

Technologies

• Agile
• API-enabled enterprise platforms
• Cloud-hosted SaaS
• DevSecOps

Work Model & Location

• Location: Minneapolis, MN (hybrid)
• Hybrid requirement: 3-4 days per week in a Cognizant or client office in New York, New Jersey or Minneapolis, MN.

Compensation

Annual salary range of USD 120,000 - 150,000, depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Wellbeing
• Professional development programs

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted until November 7, 2026.