Cognizant

Consulting Manager, Healthcare Product Owner

Cognizant$90K — $129K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and related professional experience.
  • 5+ years of Product Ownership, Product Management, or Business Analysis in Agile environments.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare processes and interoperability ecosystems.
  • Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR standards and API-based healthcare platforms.
  • Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and product backlog management.
  • Proven skills in leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder communications.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and executive relationship management.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a product roadmap that supports healthcare transformation.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate needs into actionable product requirements.
  • Manage and prioritize the product backlog in Rally, emphasizing business value.
  • Coordinate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure successful product execution.
  • Act as the key liaison between business and technology teams for product updates and risk management.
  • Utilize technical knowledge to contribute to solution design and integration requirements.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
  • Learning and development programs and certifications
Full Job Description
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About the Role

As a Consulting Manager, Healthcare Product Owner , you will make an impact by defining and executing product strategies that drive healthcare business outcomes and technology transformation. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to deliver innovative healthcare solutions while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and work collaboratively with clients, product stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional delivery teams.
In This Role, You Will:
  • Define, communicate, and execute a product roadmap aligned to business objectives and healthcare transformation priorities.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational processes, customer needs, and product opportunities, translating them into actionable requirements.
  • Own and maintain a prioritized product backlog in Rally, ensuring business value, quantifiable benefits, and clear acceptance criteria.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams to ensure successful execution of roadmap commitments and product releases.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between business and technology teams, providing product direction, project status updates, risk management, and delivery progress to senior leadership.
  • Leverage technical knowledge to understand solution design, interface specifications, integration requirements, and FHIR-based healthcare interoperability initiatives.

Work Model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this position requires 3-4 days onsite collaboration in a Cognizant or client office in Minnesota.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on business or client requirements.

What You Must Have to Be Considered
  • Bachelor's degree and equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years of Product Ownership, Product Management, or Business Analysis experience within Agile environments.
  • Healthcare industry experience with a strong understanding of healthcare business processes, payer, provider, or healthcare interoperability ecosystems.
  • Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR standards, healthcare data integration, and API-based healthcare platforms.
  • Experience managing product backlogs, user stories, sprint planning, prioritization, and Agile delivery frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), system integrations, and technical solution delivery.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships across business and technology organizations.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and executive stakeholder management skills.

These Will Help You Succeed
  • Experience leading healthcare implementation or digital transformation programs.
  • Knowledge of healthcare data exchange standards, interoperability platforms, and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience with Rally, Jira, or similar Agile planning tools.
  • Ability to navigate organizational change and influence decision-making across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), or Agile certifications.
  • Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Compensation

$90,000-$129,500

This position is eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan and company contributions
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
  • Learning and development programs and certifications


About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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