Job Summary
Sr Product Specialist ISG will drive end to end product solutioning for capital markets clients using Murex platforms across front office back office processing and datamart reporting. The role focuses on hybrid work model delivery ensuring robust configuration optimization and support of complex COTS solutions for banking and wealth management environments targeting resilient operations and enhanced business value.
Responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive solution design for capital market implementations using Murex platforms to ensure accurate trade lifecycle coverage from front office through back office processing and reporting aligning outcomes with client business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee detailed configuration of Murex front office functionalities including pricing booking workflows and risk views to support efficient trading operations and transparent risk exposure analysis for business stakeholders.
- Provide hands on expertise in Murex datamart and reporting capabilities to design robust data extraction structures optimize report generation and support timely regulatory and management information delivery across multiple product lines.
- Drive end to end analysis of Murex back office processing workflows to streamline confirmations settlements accounting events and reconciliations thereby improving operational resilience and reducing processing risk.
- Coordinate impact assessments for new business requirements or regulatory changes across Murex modules ensuring that solution designs remain scalable maintainable and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Execute detailed product configuration and parameterization for capital markets instruments within Murex to support complex portfolios covering rates credit foreign exchange and other structured products based on client needs.
- Perform root cause analysis for functional and data issues across front office datamart and back office components and collaborate with technical and business teams to implement sustainable corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into clear product specifications and configuration items ensuring that each change delivers measurable value and supports long term strategic goals.
- Guide optimization of batch processes and reporting schedules in Murex datamart to improve performance reduce operational bottlenecks and ensure timely availability of risk and finance information for decision makers.
- Manage product documentation for solution designs configuration decisions and operational procedures so that support teams and business users have clear guidance on system behavior and usage patterns.
- Support hybrid model delivery by effectively coordinating onsite and remote collaboration for requirement gathering configuration reviews testing cycles and go live activities while maintaining consistent communication and outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of capital market solution offerings by capturing lessons from implementation and support cycles and refining standard templates configuration patterns and best practices for future engagements.
- Engage with wealth and asset management stakeholders working on COTS products to ensure that Murex based solutions integrate coherently with broader platform landscapes and contribute to a unified client service experience.
Qualifications
- Demonstrate extensive experience between eight and twelve years working with capital market solutions using Murex platforms with proven exposure to complex front office and back office implementation scenarios.
- Exhibit strong proficiency in Murex datamart and reporting including data modeling extraction logic report design and performance tuning to support regulatory and management reporting needs.
- Show deep practical understanding of Murex front office workflows such as trade capture pricing configuration and risk analysis enabling effective support for trading desks and risk management teams.
- Apply solid knowledge of Murex back office processing including confirmation generation settlement handling accounting event configuration and reconciliation processes to maintain accurate and compliant operations.
- Display familiarity with commercial off the shelf products in banking financial services asset and wealth domains so that solutions can be aligned with wider platform ecosystems and integrated business processes.
- Utilize strong analytical and problem solving capabilities to diagnose complex functional issues across capital market workflows and drive precise configuration or process changes that mitigate risks.
- Leverage effective communication and stakeholder management skills to work in a hybrid environment collaborating closely with business users technology partners and operations teams across day shifts.
- Maintain high standards of documentation testing discipline and change management practices ensuring that each enhancement or defect fix in Murex environments is traceable validated and fully auditable.
Certifications Required
Preferred certifications include Murex functional certification or equivalent capital markets product certification from a recognized provider.
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.
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.
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, state or local laws.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position.
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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.
