Product Manager/Product Owner , BFS Consulting
Location: Chennai
Experience: 8+ Years
Notice Period: Immediate Joiner to 30 days
Education: MBA [ Tier 1/Tier 2 B-school ]
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager / Product Owner to drive the vision, roadmap, discovery, prioritization, and modernization of enterprise platforms. The role requires a proactive, outcome-oriented professional who can independently engage with senior/global stakeholders, identify business and product gaps, and translate opportunities into actionable product requirements.
Primary Skillset
- Strong Product Management and Product Ownership experience in enterprise platforms/products
- Proven experience owning product vision, roadmap, backlog, prioritization, and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated ability to work as a self-starter, identify gaps proactively, and drive modernization opportunities rather than simply executing requirements
- Experience leading product discovery workshops, requirement definition, and outcome-based prioritization
Domain Preference
- BFS experience preferred
- Lending domain exposure is a strong advantage but not mandatory
- Experience with enterprise knowledge management, content management, document repositories, operational portals, or workflow platforms would be highly relevant
AI/Modernization Exposure - Added Advantage
- Working knowledge of GenAI concepts such as:
- RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
- Document Intelligence
- Intelligent Search
- Knowledge Extraction
- AI-enabled Workflow Automation
- Need not be a Data Scientist, but should be capable of identifying and defining AI-driven product opportunities and translating them into business requirements
Stakeholder Management
- Experience working directly with senior business stakeholders
- Comfortable engaging with global stakeholders and driving discussions independently
- Strong facilitation, communication, and requirement-challenging skills
Agile/Product Certifications
- Preferred:
- CSPO/PSPO/SAFe POPM/PMI-ACP/PMP (good to have)
Tools
- Azure DevOps (preferred)
- Experience managing backlogs, epics, features, user stories, and release planning
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: 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.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: 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.
- Inclusion: 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.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap 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, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
