Senior Pension & Retirement Strategy Consultant (Remote)

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and life_ins

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

10 paid holidays plus PTO

Paid parental leave and fertility_ass

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consultant – Insurance Consulting (Retirement & Pension) to transform retirement and pension client solutions across strategy, operating model, processes, and technology.

You will join the Cognizant Consulting Insurance Practice and collaborate with client leaders, project stakeholders, and internal teams to deliver value-driven engagements and build long-term trusted relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop teams
• 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
• Experience in retirement and pension industry preferred
• Comfort with business development activities including RFI/RFP responses

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-added 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

Skills

People leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Education

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

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consultant – Insurance Consulting (Retirement & Pension) to transform retirement and pension client solutions across strategy, operating model, processes, and technology.

You will join the Cognizant Consulting Insurance Practice and collaborate with client leaders, project stakeholders, and internal teams to deliver value-driven engagements and build long-term trusted relationships.