Senior Consultant – Retirement & Pension

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 deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients.

About the Role

As a Senior Consultant – Retirement & Pension, you will make an impact by helping retirement and pension clients transform their businesses across strategy, operating model, processes, and technology. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting Insurance Practice and work collaboratively with client leaders, project stakeholders, and internal consulting teams to deliver value‑additive consulting engagements and build long‑term trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver retirement and pension consulting engagements by assessing client maturity and helping transform business and operating models
• Partner with client and Cognizant leadership to plan, scope, and execute value‑additive consulting projects while managing engagement economics
• Serve as a trusted advisor to retirement and pension clients, building strong, ethical, and long‑standing working relationships
• Support business development activities including upsell opportunities and management of RFI/RFP responses
• Coach, develop, and inspire consulting teams while ensuring quality, relevance, and consistency of client deliverables

Work Model

This is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Cognizant strives to provide flexibility wherever possible and supports a healthy work‑life balance through various wellbeing programs. Working arrangements may change based on the project, business, and client requirements, with clear expectations communicated throughout.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• Approximately 5 years of experience in the retirement and pension industry
• Hands‑on experience across retirement and pension offerings such as defined contribution (DC), defined benefit (DB), annuities, NQDC, COLI, or pension risk transfer
• Strong ethics and work ethic, with a proven track record of building trusted client relationships
• Ability to translate client objectives into clear scope and executable tasks
• Proven people leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop teams
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• Ability to serve as a thought leader in retirement and pension industry best practices
• Experience creating consulting mindshare such as white papers, points‑of‑view, and case studies
• Experience building reusable consulting assets and practice capabilities
• Strong presence as a people leader who motivates teams and supports career development

Pay

$87,000 – $105,000. This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee assistance program
• 10 paid holidays plus PTO
• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Learning and development certifications and programs