Product Manager

Cognizant; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Product Manager in Chennai to lead product strategy, roadmap execution, and delivery for complex digital experiences. You will partner with business, technology, design, and operations to translate strategy into high-value outcomes.

With 10+ years in product management, you will own end-to-end lifecycle, drive market insights, manage stakeholders, and ensure timely launches across cross-functional teams in banking/financial services domains.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management or related roles.
• Proven ability to manage digital products from concept to launch.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices and product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into product strategy and execution plans.
• Define and communicate product vision, objectives, and success metrics.
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap aligned to business goals.
• Identify market opportunities, customer needs, and growth initiatives.
• Own and prioritize the product roadmap and backlog.
• Drive end-to-end product execution from discovery through launch.
• Write and refine high-level business and product requirements.
• Ensure timely delivery of features, enhancements, manage dependencies and product releases.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business and delivery teams.
• Provide product and market insights to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with onshore product managers and stakeholders to align priorities and execution.
• Collaborate with technology, UX, design, marketing, operations, and business teams.
• Drive organizational alignment to bring products to market successfully.
• Facilitate decision-making and manage dependencies across teams.
• Own product business cases and value realization.
• Monitor product performance, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement through customer and stakeholder feedback.
• Balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical considerations.
• Manage products throughout their lifecycle, including enhancements and issue resolution.
• Gather and incorporate customer feedback, research, and insights.
• Track progress, risks, timeline requirements.
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, roadmap, and delivery outcomes.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap management

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder management

Requirements prioritization

User research

Cross-functional leadership

Banking / Financial services domain

Job description

Position: Product Manager

Location: Chennai

Total Exp: 10 to 12Yrs

Role Summary

Lead product strategy, roadmap execution, and delivery for the BEE portfolio. Drive customer-centric outcomes by partnering with business, technology, design, and operations teams to deliver high-value digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Translate business strategy into product strategy and execution plans.
• Define and communicate product vision, objectives, and success metrics.
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap aligned to business goals.
• Identify market opportunities, customer needs, and growth initiatives.

Product Ownership & Delivery

• Own and prioritize the product roadmap and backlog.
• Drive end-to-end product execution from discovery through launch.
• Write and refine high-level business and product requirements.
• Ensure timely delivery of features, enhancements, manage dependencies partner teams and product releases.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison between business and delivery teams.
• Provide product and market insights to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner closely with onshore product managers and stakeholders to align priorities and execution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with technology, UX, design, marketing, operations, and business teams.
• Drive organizational alignment to bring products to market successfully.
• Facilitate decision-making and manage dependencies across teams.

Business & Commercial Ownership

• Own product business cases and value realization.
• Monitor product performance, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement through customer and stakeholder feedback.
• Balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical considerations.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Manage products throughout their lifecycle, including enhancements and issue resolution.
• Gather and incorporate customer feedback, research, and insights.
• Track progress, risks, timeline requirements.
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, roadmap, and delivery outcomes.

Required Skills

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
• Agile / Scrum Product Delivery
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication
• Requirements Definition & Backlog Prioritization
• Customer Discovery & User Research
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Banking / Financial Services domain experience preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or Business Analysis.
• Experience managing digital products from concept to launch.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices and product development lifecycle.