Cognizant

Senior Consultant, Risk Management

Cognizant$90K — $101K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Business Analysis experience focusing on Risk Management
  • Hands-on experience with eGRC platforms like ServiceNow GRC or RSA Archer
  • Deep understanding of Financial Risk concepts including Credit, Market, and Operational Risk
  • Experience in the Banking or Financial Services sector
  • Strong skills in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation
  • Familiarity with UAT and defect management processes

Responsibilities

  • Gather and document business and functional requirements for Risk Management
  • Translate compliance requirements into actionable specifications
  • Support the implementation and optimization of eGRC platforms
  • Collaborate with both onshore and offshore teams for project delivery
  • Prepare process flows and requirements traceability documentation
  • Assist in UAT and production rollout activities

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model for flexibility
  • Wellbeing programs supporting work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Access to a competitive compensation package
  • Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
Full Job Description
About the role

As a Senior Consultant you will make an impact by supporting risk management initiatives within the banking and financial services industry. You will be a valued member of the Risk Management team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, technology teams, compliance partners, and offshore delivery teams to drive requirements, platform enhancements, and successful delivery of risk and governance solutions.

In this role, you will:
  • Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements for Risk Management programs and initiatives
  • Partner with stakeholders to translate risk and compliance requirements into actionable business and technical specifications
  • Support eGRC platform implementation, configuration, enhancement, and optimization initiatives
  • Collaborate with onshore business and technology teams and offshore delivery teams to ensure alignment and successful execution
  • Prepare process flows, gap analyses, requirements traceability documentation, and support UAT, defect triage, and production rollout activities

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 is a hybrid position requiring time in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered
  • 5+ years of Business Analysis experience with significant exposure to Risk Management domains
  • Hands-on experience with eGRC platforms such as ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer, MetricStream, or similar solutions
  • Strong understanding of Financial Risk concepts including Credit Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, and Enterprise Risk
  • Prior experience within the Banking or Financial Services industry
  • Strong requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation skills
  • Experience supporting eGRC implementation, configuration, enhancement, or transformation initiatives
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills in a client-facing environment
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Experience supporting UAT, defect management, and production deployment activities

These will help you succeed
  • Experience with regulatory and compliance frameworks such as OSFI, Basel, SOX, or similar standards
  • Exposure to Agile and Scrum delivery methodologies
  • Experience supporting governance, risk, and compliance transformation programs
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into practical solutions
  • Experience creating process flows, conducting gap analyses, and maintaining requirements traceability artifacts
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across business, technology, compliance, and delivery stakeholders

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.

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between $90,000 - $101,900 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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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Learn more about Cognizant
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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