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The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

RCGH Consulting (Retail, Consumer Goods & Hospitality)

Cognizant’s RCGH Consulting unit is seeking talented consultants with extensive domain experience coupled with consultative experience of executing large scale business change and IT solutions in the RCGH industries. The role provides an opportunity to join a rapidly growing, high energy and entrepreneurial team working with leading UK brand names.

Job Description

Drive business analysis efforts across retail data and analytics projects including current state assessments business use case development requirements gathering and solution design. Ensure alignment with retail operations merchandising supply chain and customer experience strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and drive Business Analysis across workstreams to drive and support the execution of retail and consumer goods initiatives for our customers

  • Improving processes across the business by identifying and implementing logistical practices

  • Engage with business stakeholders and conducting workshops for requirement elicitation

  • Map business processes and user journeys developing business domain models and associated documentation - Business process modelling Process flow modelling Data flow modelling Stakeholder analysis

  • Creating the business requirements document including non-functional requirements

  • Creation of Process Maps (L1 L2 L3 L4) and undertaking gap analysis.

  • Documentation of BRDs FSDs NFRs and RTMs

  • Support internal and external delivery teams with project planning functional and non-functional requirements testing reporting implementation and post-implementation activities

  • Support and facilitate the test team and business teams during business process validation

  • Support end users in adopting functional changes (e.g. training documentation implementation support)

  • Contribute to research design and writing of articles/whitepapers and participate as a team member in collateral development.

  • Retail-Focused Strategy Development: Support the creation of data strategies tailored to retail environments focusing on improving customer insights inventory optimization and sales performance.

  • Data Domain Expertise & Technical Analysis

Data Quality & Governance

  • Champion data integrity across retail systems (e.g., POS, CRM, ERP). Identify and resolve data quality issues, ensuring consistency and reliability for reporting and analytics.

Technical Proficiency

  • Utilize SQL and other data tools to analyze large datasets, validate business requirements, and support the development of dashboards and reports. Collaborate with data engineering and architecture teams to ensure scalable solutions.

  • Retail Data Understanding

  • Act as a subject matter expert on retail data flows, including customer transactions, product hierarchies, and promotional data. Ensure business requirements are technically feasible and aligned with strategic goals.

  • Insight Accessibility

  • Design frameworks to measure the impact of analytics solutions on retail KPIs (e.g., conversion rates, basket size, footfall). Improve discoverability of data assets through documentation and metadata management.

Tools & Methodologies

  • Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), data modelling techniques, and agile delivery frameworks.

  • Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP, Snowflake) and metadata management tools.

About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

Additional employment information
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.

Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. 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 characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.

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Our benefits program is built with you in mind—so you can enjoy a fulfilling, balanced and healthy life.

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We regularly review market data to ensure compensation reflects the value you bring. Your benefits extend beyond pay and may include financial education, a pension plan with matching contributions, etc.

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Physical and mental health

We empower you to prioritize your wellbeing through paid time off, flexible working where possible, healthcare plans, counselling, our Mental Health Allyship program and more. 

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Step 4: Decision time

Our team will then review each candidates’ potential to succeed in the role. This step may take some time because we want to find the right fit for both you and us—but you can count on us to keep you updated.

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