Manager Consulting - Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) administration

Banking & Financial Services Consulting

ABOUT US

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COGNIZANT CONSULTING

Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing!

The Role

Our Banking & Financial Services Consulting group is looking for a Manager Consulting to join our journey.

We're looking for Consulting Managers who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Manager, Consulting (which is a Senior Manager level position) this means a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to People Care initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

Consulting Manager demonstrates exceptional core consulting skills and possesses the ability to provide solution to our client's most challenging problems. S/he are responsible for the day to day activities of an engagement and are seen as the central point of contact to consulting Directors and Partners. S/he works with leadership to understand the objectives of an engagement, then structures the team and translates objectives to clear goals and tasks. As a critical "keystone" to any engagement, s/he collaborates with others, listens up/down, effectively communicates and adapts to change. S/he is seen as a natural coach and leader, one who knows how to get the best performance out of each team member, as well as grows talent for the long term.

Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities

• Problem and Scope Definition:
• Work with engagement leadership and client to fully estimate scope and plan project accordingly
• Translate engagement objectives into defined scope and executable tasks for managers and team members

• Requirements Gathering:
• Translate "big picture" for each team member to drive requirements, and partner with client and team to identify key process stakeholders for each work stream
• Sign off on quality and relevance of requirements before they go to client.
• Hands-on development and documentation of business requirements for system enhancements and operational changes.
• Analyze current ETF administration processes and identify areas for improvement and efficiency.
• Assist in developing and managing product roadmap, driving prioritization of features while balancing customer and business impacts.
• Collaborate with IT and operational teams to implement process improvements and automation solutions.
• Support the strategic initiatives of the client's ETF product offerings.
• Collaborate with other analysts, product owners, technology specialists in a multi-vendor environment to work towards issue resolution.
• Understand business requirements and perform data analysis and compile data gaps and review with business.
• Coach team to construct problem statement to include problem description, those affected and benefits of solving the problem, and implications of not doing so
• Help each manager to define project boundaries and reporting cadence for their areas
• Identify key stakeholders for each work stream; lead managers and/or team(s) to construct stakeholder analysis
• Identify engagement risks and mitigation strategies for each work stream and across work streams
• Lead and support practice initiatives as per the role expectations within identified area of competency
• Support development of RFI/RFP responses and other business development opportunities
• Act as a trusted resource who understands client objectives, manages project, and leads team to deliver superior results
• Identify and support areas to build practice capabilities and presence, support service line development and case studies through the gathering of industry best practices and self-knowledge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant experience, with additional certifications such as CFA/ FRM preferred, but not mandatory
• Minimum 10 years of business analysis experience in Capital markets, trading applications, securities lending, securities finance within banking and financial services industry
• Experience of working in programs involving US ETF Administration - daily operations of Exchange traded fund (ETF) products, index funds, investment funds, including order processing, trade settlements, and reconciliations, creation and redemption processes
• Familiarity with processes involving coordination with NSCC, custodians, fund accountants, and transfer agents to maintain operational efficiency.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated experience problem solving and developing products from scratch.
• Experience with bringing together cross functional teams and leading execution in an agile delivery model.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and white space.
• Proven track record of excellence in engagement Delivery
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.
• Location: Chicago preferred but open to other locations on case-to-case basis

Work Authorization

• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

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.