Product Manager

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If you love solving problems by creating powerful, beautiful, and intuitive digital products, you might want to look at this role. As a member of the Cognizant product management team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most complex challenges in software development today. You will collaborate with Product Designers and Engineers creating world-class digital products for some of the largest companies in the world.

If you understand what it takes to translate ambiguous vision into detailed, technically sound solutions and if you have a passion for growing strategic accounts through successful delivery and new opportunity exploration - we want to hear from you.

This role requires travel to client sites and other company office locations as deemed necessary. You can expect 2 to 3 days per week on site/in the office.

In this role as a Product Manager, some of your responsibilities will be to:

• Drive results for all aspects of digital product delivery for our clients from advising on product vision through ongoing production releases.
• Provide high-level leadership support on strategic, large-scale client engagements.
• Responsible for the day-to-day aspects of client engagements (directly and through teams) from creating and maintaining the product backlog to providing product demos for our clients.
• Drive new business and promote mutually successful client engagements, renewals, and expansion of services.
• Contribute to growth of the Product Management practice.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Strong experience delivering end-to-end custom software solutions in a technology consulting environment including requirement gathering and story mapping. You will translate client's potentially ambiguous vision all the way through into a detailed, technically sound product solution.
• Great communicator, you will tailor your communication and set expectations effectively to multiple audiences.
• Strong Agile product management background with mastery of tools, technology, and techniques to implement products quickly (Kanban, Scrum).
• Experience in coaching and mentoring whilst leading by influence.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 345,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.