Remote Horizon Banking Transformation Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Consulting Manager – Horizon Business Analyst to translate banking requirements into functional specs and guide core banking transformation using FIS Horizon Core Banking.

You will collaborate with banking clients, business stakeholders, and delivery teams, leading requirements workshops, validating designs, and mentoring analysts while applying deep banking domain knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in banking or financial services business analysis.
• Hands-on experience with the FIS Horizon Core Banking platform.
• Strong BA capabilities: elicitation, documentation, process analysis, gap analysis, and functional requirements definition.
• 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, translating 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 retail and commercial banking domain knowledge to guide project teams, mentor Business Analysts, and ensure consistency and quality across deliverables.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements elicitation

Process analysis

Gap analysis

Functional specifications

Banking domain knowledge

Client-facing communication

Horizon Core Banking

Tools

FIS Horizon Core Banking

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Consulting Manager – Horizon Business Analyst to translate banking requirements into functional specs and guide core banking transformation using FIS Horizon Core Banking.

You will collaborate with banking clients, business stakeholders, and delivery teams, leading requirements workshops, validating designs, and mentoring analysts while applying deep banking domain knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions.