What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.
At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.
Position Summary
We are seeking a skilled and user-focused Business Analyst to join our product and technology team. In this role, you’ll work closely with stakeholders, designers, and developers to translate business needs into effective, intuitive digital solutions. A strong grasp of UI/UX best practices and experience with Figma is essential to ensuring we deliver seamless and user-centred experiences.
Mandatory Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in a business or systems analysis role within a digital or software-focused environment.
- Proficiency with Figma or similar design tools, and a strong understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices.
- Experience writing UI/UX and functional specifications and user stories for development teams.
- Familiarity with project management and issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate complex user experience and design thinking concepts as well as technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, end users, and cross-functional teams to gather, analyse, and document business requirements for digital systems and applications.
- Co-ordinate and support the analysis and implementation of digital business solutions across multiple projects.
- Evaluate existing processes and workflows to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements based on best practices and business goals.
- Work with designers and product teams to apply UI/UX principles, using tools like Figma to develop wireframes, mock ups, and interactive prototypes that enhance the user experience.
- Translate user and business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications for developers and QA teams.
- Use data and process modelling techniques to define system architecture, behaviours, and data flows.
- Develop and execute system test plans and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure solution quality and integrity.
- Support project planning efforts by contributing to scope definition, resource estimation, and timeline management using appropriate project methodologies (e.g., Agile).
- Create user guides, training materials, and documentation to support successful product rollouts and user adoption.
- Conduct training sessions and provide ongoing support during system implementation and beyond.
- Act as a key liaison between business units, product, design and the technical team, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications/Certifications (Optional):
- Experience working in Agile and cross-functional product teams.
- Exposure to usability testing, user research, or A/B testing.
- UX or business analysis certifications are a plus.
Salary Range: >$100,000
Date of Posting: 30-May-25
Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.
For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers. Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
Other employment-related information
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While our system allows applications in all languages, job required language(s) and proficiency level(s) vary. However, basic English proficiency is required for Company-wide communications purposes. Further, for roles located in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required to communicate with our global clients.