Remote Senior Consultant, Retirement & Pension

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting invites a Senior Consultant specializing in Retirement & Pension to transform client strategies, operating models, and processes. You will partner with client leadership and Cognizant teams to deliver value-driven projects and nurture long-term relationships.

Responsibilities include leading engagements, shaping scope and economics, and guiding teams to high-quality outputs. You will contribute to business development and thought leadership in the retirement sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• Approximately 5 years of experience in the retirement and pension industry.
• Hands-on experience across retirement and pension offerings such as DC, DB, annuities, NQDC, COLI, or pension risk transfer.
• Strong ethics and work ethic, with a proven track record of building trusted client relationships.
• Ability to translate client objectives into clear scope and executable tasks.
• Proven people leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop teams.
• Advanced degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience creating consulting mindshare such as white papers, points-of-view, and case studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver retirement and pension consulting engagements by assessing client maturity and transforming business and operating models.
• Plan, scope, and execute value-additive consulting projects while managing engagement economics.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to retirement and pension clients, building long-standing relationships.
• Support business development including upsell opportunities and RFI/RFP responses.
• Coach, develop, and inspire consulting teams while ensuring quality and relevance of deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Pension industry experience

Client relationships

Strategy

RFP responses

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Cognizant Consulting invites a Senior Consultant specializing in Retirement & Pension to transform client strategies, operating models, and processes. You will partner with client leadership and Cognizant teams to deliver value-driven projects and nurture long-term relationships.

Responsibilities include leading engagements, shaping scope and economics, and guiding teams to high-quality outputs. You will contribute to business development and thought leadership in the retirement sector.