Remote Product Manager - Retirement Services

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan with Company Contributions

Disability Coverage (Short-Term & Long

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance and Wellbeing

Training, Certification, and ProDev

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Product Manager for Retirement Services to bridge business stakeholders, client leadership, and delivery teams, driving retirement domain initiatives with delivery excellence and stakeholder alignment.

The role emphasizes client-facing leadership, governance oversight, and opportunities for account growth across cross-functional teams while supporting a healthy work-life balance and flexible work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, IT, Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Program Management, Client Engagement, or related leadership roles.
• Deep knowledge of Retirement Services, Retirement Administration, Retirement Operations, or Retirement Benefits.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and senior client leadership teams.
• Proven experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and client-facing engagements.
• Strong experience leading governance forums, steering committee meetings, and executive reporting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage escalations, resolve conflicts, and drive issue resolution across multiple teams.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning business objectives with delivery outcomes.
• Strong business acumen, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client-facing product and engagement lead for retirement services programs and initiatives.
• Manage project and program status reporting for both internal and external stakeholders, including executive-level communications.
• Present delivery updates, risks, issues, mitigation plans, and business outcomes to client and Cognizant leadership.
• Lead steering committee meetings, governance reviews, and executive status discussions while ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Act as the primary escalation point for client concerns and coordinate resolution activities across delivery teams.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and serve as a strategic advisor on retirement-related business initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives and client requirements into actionable product roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Drive issue resolution, risk management, and proactive stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities for account growth, service expansion, renewals, and long-term client partnership development.
• Collaborate with delivery, operations, product, and business teams to ensure successful execution of business priorities and client commitments.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Product leadership

Governance leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance / IT / Management

PMP, SAFe, CSPO certifications

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Product Manager for Retirement Services to bridge business stakeholders, client leadership, and delivery teams, driving retirement domain initiatives with delivery excellence and stakeholder alignment.

The role emphasizes client-facing leadership, governance oversight, and opportunities for account growth across cross-functional teams while supporting a healthy work-life balance and flexible work arrangement.