Product Manager/Product Owner , BFS Consulting

Location: Chennai
Experience: 8+ Years
Notice Period: Immediate Joiner to 30 days
Education: MBA [ Tier 1/Tier 2 B-school ]
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager / Product Owner to drive the vision, roadmap, discovery, prioritization, and modernization of enterprise platforms. The role requires a proactive, outcome-oriented professional who can independently engage with senior/global stakeholders, identify business and product gaps, and translate opportunities into actionable product requirements.
Primary Skillset
Strong Product Management and Product Ownership experience in enterprise platforms/products
Proven experience owning product vision, roadmap, backlog, prioritization, and stakeholder management
Demonstrated ability to work as a self-starter, identify gaps proactively, and drive modernization opportunities rather than simply executing requirements
Experience leading product discovery workshops, requirement definition, and outcome-based prioritization
Domain Preference
BFS experience preferred
Lending domain exposure is a strong advantage but not mandatory
Experience with enterprise knowledge management, content management, document repositories, operational portals, or workflow platforms would be highly relevant
AI/Modernization Exposure - Added Advantage
Working knowledge of GenAI concepts such as:
RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Document Intelligence
Intelligent Search
Knowledge Extraction
AI-enabled Workflow Automation
Need not be a Data Scientist, but should be capable of identifying and defining AI-driven product opportunities and translating them into business requirements
Stakeholder Management
Experience working directly with senior business stakeholders
Comfortable engaging with global stakeholders and driving discussions independently
Strong facilitation, communication, and requirement-challenging skills
Agile/Product Certifications
Preferred:
CSPO/PSPO/SAFe POPM/PMI-ACP/PMP (good to have)
Tools
Azure DevOps (preferred)
Experience managing backlogs, epics, features, user stories, and release planning
Interested candidates can share their updated profile at AthiAravinthkumar.Selvappandi@cognizant.com / Mithra.Umapathy@cognizant.com

Work arrangement
Hybrid