Senior Product Manager (Remote)

Cognizant Digital Engineering practice is looking to hire a Product Manager, responsible for connecting Client's Product Lead and Product Managers with offshore resources to successfully build, test and deliver self-service digital enhancement for Client customers. Someone who can work with Client resources to refine requirements, and capable to understand and articulate the user experience, technical infrastructure, and project goals, ensuring product vision is being met. Effectively communicates between groups, resolving questions and issues in a timely manner.

Cognizant Digital Practice helps clients reinvent products, experiences, and business models to build new value, differentiation, and drive revenue in the digital economy. We take an Experience centered approach which uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing, and commerce capabilities.

Location: Chicago, IL

• Drive results for all aspects of digital product delivery for our clients from advising on product vision through ongoing production releases
• Run the day-to-day aspects of key client engagements:
• Create and maintain a product backlog
• Run agile ceremonies with globally distributed team members
• Facilitate communication between client partners and development team members
• Provide product demos and presentations to clients
• Monitor and proactively communicate project health through metrics
• Maintain balance of budget, scope, and schedule according to engagement terms.
• Coordinate and run product launch activities
• Facilitate product usability testing sessions
• Drive new business and promote mutually successful client engagements, renewals, and expansion of services:
• Run requirements gathering workshops with clients
• Work with team members to produce estimates for client proposals
• Advise current clients on product direction and work directly with delivery teams on technical options
• Find opportunities for new workstreams and solutions within current engagements
• Contribute to the Product Management practice through knowledge sharing and consistent demonstration of leading delivery practices

• BS or BA degree
• Strong experience and understanding of software development technologies
• Product ownership experience
• Ability to translate a client's potentially ambiguous vision all the way through into a detailed, technically sound product solution
• Demonstrated problem-solving experience for complex business challenges
• Strong Agile product management background
• Lean requirements gathering and story mapping experience
• Ability to pick up technical and business concepts quickly
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational, time management, prioritization, and project management skills
• Ability to lead by influence
• Willingness to travel up to 30%

Applications will be accepted until 02/07/2025

The annual salary for this position is between $47,975 - $113,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: Benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skills fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the newest technologies.

If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant demonstrates a highly flexible business model, a detailed global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of outstanding companies that are leaders in their own space.

Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

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