Remote Consulting Manager: Horizon Banking Analyst Lead

Cognizant

Madison (WI)

Remote

USD 110,000 - 127,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Manager – Horizon Business Analyst to translate complex banking requirements into clear functional specifications and support core banking transformation on the FIS Horizon Core Banking platform. You will collaborate with banking clients, stakeholders, and delivery teams to drive successful implementations.

Leadership experience in business analysis, strong client-facing communication, and deep retail/commercial banking knowledge are required.

Qualifications

7+ years of professional experience in banking or financial services.
Hands-on working and/or implementation experience with the FIS Horizon Core Banking platform.
Strong experience in elicitation, documentation, process analysis, gap analysis, and defining functional requirements.
Strong knowledge of retail and commercial banking processes and core banking operations.
Excellent client-facing, facilitation, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead Business Analysis activities for core banking transformation, modernization, enhancement, and implementation initiatives involving the FIS Horizon Core Banking platform.
Facilitate requirements-gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery sessions, and translate business needs into detailed functional requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, BRDs, FRDs, and functional specifications.
Analyze current-state banking processes, define future-state processes, and perform gap analysis between client requirements and Horizon platform capabilities.
Serve as the functional liaison between client business teams and technical delivery teams, supporting requirements validation, functional design reviews, testing, defect resolution, and implementation readiness throughout the project lifecycle.
Apply strong retail and commercial banking domain knowledge to guide project teams, mentor Business Analysts, and ensure consistency and quality across deliverables.