Cognizant

Profile Banking SME

Cognizant$125K — $135K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in financial services or payments
  • Proven track record of managing product integrations and client migrations
  • Strong skills in go-to-market strategy definition and execution
  • Financial acumen, including profitability analysis and KPIs
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional influence abilities
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Own the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle from start to finish
  • Lead market entry planning, including pricing and sales enablement
  • Act as a product expert for sales and clients, supporting complex discussions
  • Drive client migrations and implementations with technology and operations teams
  • Manage product profitability and track financial performance
  • Define KPIs for solution effectiveness and customer satisfaction
  • Identify opportunities for product enhancements and expansion

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays and Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan with contributions
  • Long-term and Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Full Job Description


Candidates must have work authorization that does not require current or future visa sponsorship.

Remote

Title: Product Architect with Payment system.

Responsibilities:
  • Own the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle.
  • Lead go-to-market planning and execution, including positioning, pricing, sales enablement, and market entry for new and enhanced solutions.
  • Serve as the product and domain expert for Sales and clients, supporting prospecting, deal execution, and complex solution discussions.
  • Drive client migrations, integrations, and implementations, partnering closely with Technology, Operations, and vendors.
  • Monitor and manage product profitability, financial performance, forecasting, and value realization.
  • Define and track KPIs related to solution health, fraud outcomes, adoption, and customer satisfaction.
  • Identify and prioritize product enhancements and expansion opportunities, including adjacent payment capabilities
  • Partner cross-functionally to deliver new products and enhancements, including requirements definition, UAT support, and release readiness.
  • Maintain strong vendor and partner relationships to support product delivery and innovation.

What you will need:
  • Proven experience within financial services or payments.
  • Experience owning products or solutions that involve integrations, client migrations, or complex implementations.
  • Demonstrated ability to define and execute go-to-market strategies and support sales efforts.
  • Strong business acumen, including profitability analysis, forecasting, and KPI definition.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions.
  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Added bonus if you have:
  • Experience with payments ecosystems.
  • Experience working directly with financial institutions.
  • Exposure to vendor management and third-party partnerships.
  • Prior experience with product expansion into adjacent markets or capabilities.


Application Accepted: 4/30/2026

The annual salary for this position is between $125,000 - $135,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

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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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