Cognizant hiring for Product Manager

Cognizant

5 - 10 years

Chennai

Posted: 3/30/2025

Job Description

  • Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities
  • Work collaboratively with development leaders, product architects, product designers, and key customers to steer product roadmap.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features and functionality that drive customer engagement and growth.
  • Analyse the user impact of product features and define key metrics for success.
  • Define and prioritize product requirements, working closely with engineering to ensure timely and successful delivery.
  • Work closely with the client and feature design team to plan and prioritize the product development and feature backlog
    • Manage and groom backlog, facilitating ordering of the backlog so that it is reflective of stakeholder requirements and priorities
    • Understand the feature priorities and prioritize what needs to be delivered to meet customer requirements.
    • Understand the business objectives of your allocated feature team(s) and act as the voice of the business in all team ceremonies and discussions
  • Drive customer validation through beta programs and client meetings, confirming requirements are addressed by the delivered solution.
  • Create and document usage scenarios for features.
  • Influence product roadmap by advocating for the user and educating the team on key design concerns
  • Analyse product performance post-launch and iterate on the same to keep improving the product experience.
  • Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the engineering team and leadership
  • Conduct market research to inform product strategy and decision-making.
  • Present product updates and strategies to senior management and stakeholders
  • Drive stakeholders for fast delivery by being detail-oriented and data-driven.

Overall Key Requirements-

  • Overall 12+ years’ experience and minimum 6+ years of experience as a product manager
  • Strong track record of delivering successful products and driving growth.
  • Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively and strategically.
  • A detail-oriented, data-driven approach to decision-making
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (MBA strongly preferred)
  • Experience with Agile software development methodologies
  • Clear and compelling in written and spoken communication.
  • Strong product documentation skills.
  • Experience working with product management tools (we use JIRA or LINEAR).
  • Ability to influence and inspire a cross functional team to reach ambitious business goals

About Company

Cognizant is a global leader in technology and consulting services, helping businesses transform their operations through digital solutions. Specializing in IT services, including software development, business process outsourcing, and consulting, Cognizant supports clients across industries such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and retail. With a focus on innovation, Cognizant assists organizations in modernizing their technology, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing customer experiences. Headquartered in the U.S., it is consistently ranked among the most admired companies in the world and is a member of the NASDAQ-100.

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