Consulting Manager, Retirement Pensions

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capabilities, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague to help shape the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Business Analyst – Retirement / Pensions , you will make an impact by driving tech-enabled transformation initiatives for retirement and pension clients. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Retirement Consulting Practice , working collaboratively with Cognizant leadership, cross‑functional delivery teams, and client stakeholders to modernize retirement platforms, enhance operational efficiency, and improve outcomes for plan members and beneficiaries.

In this role, you will:

• Commercially represent Cognizant as a key member of the Retirement Consulting Practice
• Partner with retirement and pension industry leaders to transform business models, operating processes, and technology platforms
• Assess client maturity across the retirement value chain, including strategy, operating model, processes, applications, architecture, data, and integrations
• Translate business objectives into defined project scope and executable tasks for delivery teams
• Elicit, document, and validate business requirements; translate them into functional and technical specifications
• Coordinate and support the implementation of technology enhancements and pension administration solutions
• Test, monitor, and troubleshoot systems to ensure quality, accuracy, and performance
• Review and sign off on retirement and pension requirements prior to client delivery
• Provide training and ongoing support to end users and client teams
• Collaborate with Cognizant and client leadership to plan and deliver value‑add projects
• Manage project economics across one or more large initiatives or multiple smaller engagements
• Identify and pursue upsell and expansion opportunities with existing clients
• Lead and contribute to RFI/RFP responses and other business development efforts
• Coach and mentor team members, delivering continuous and constructive feedback
• Identify opportunities to build and expand retirement consulting practice capabilities
• Contribute to case studies, white papers, points‑of‑view, and reusable consulting assets for the retirement and pension space
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and practice growth initiatives

Work model – Onsite

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible and support a healthy work‑life balance through our wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring presence in a client or Cognizant office in Los Angeles, CA .

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on project, business, or client requirements. We will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• 4–6 years of operations and/or technology experience in the retirement or pension industry
• Hands‑on experience supporting workplace defined contribution (DC) and/or defined benefit (DB) plans, annuities, NQDC, COLI, pension risk transfer, or similar retirement solutions
• Proven experience eliciting, documenting, and validating business requirements
• Experience working across software development life cycles, including agile methodologies
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build trusted client relationships
• Retirement or pension industry operations and/or technology expertise
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and collaborative mindset

These will help you succeed

• Advanced degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• Hands‑on experience with pension administration platforms and technologies
• Understanding of real‑time (API‑based) versus asynchronous batch integrations
• Experience defining and documenting data integration requirements, including XML, JSON, and flat‑file formats
• Experience performing complex data mapping for system migrations and third‑party integrations
• Working knowledge of SQL, database queries, and relational data models
• Ability to translate complex business rules into clear functional specifications and workflows
• Experience acting as a thought leader through authoring white papers, articles, and industry perspectives
• Demonstrated people‑leadership capabilities and experience delivering training and career development

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits, subject to eligibility:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Wellbeing and employee assistance programs

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.

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