Remote Senior Retirement & Pension Consultant

Cognizant; Concord (NH); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

Holidays + PTO

Parental leave & fertility support

Learning & development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Senior Consultant – Insurance Consulting (Retirement & Pension) to drive retirement and pension engagements for Fortune 500 clients. You’ll lead strategy, operating model and process improvements, working with client leaders and internal teams to deliver value-driven outcomes.

The role offers a remote position within the United States, with flexibility and support for work-life balance through Cognizant’s wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Approximately 5 years of experience in the retirement and pension industry.
• Hands-on experience across retirement and pension offerings such as defined contribution (DC), defined benefit (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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver retirement and pension consulting engagements by assessing client maturity and helping transform business and operating models.
• Partner with client and Cognizant leadership to plan, scope, and execute value-additive consulting projects while managing engagement economics.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to retirement and pension clients, building strong, ethical, and long-standing working relationships.
• Support business development activities including upsell opportunities and management of RFI/RFP responses.
• Coach, develop, and inspire consulting teams while ensuring quality, relevance, and consistency of client deliverables.

Education

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

Advanced degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Senior Consultant – Insurance Consulting (Retirement & Pension) to drive retirement and pension engagements for Fortune 500 clients. You’ll lead strategy, operating model and process improvements, working with client leaders and internal teams to deliver value-driven outcomes.

The role offers a remote position within the United States, with flexibility and support for work-life balance through Cognizant’s wellbeing programs.