Job description

Cognizant, a Fortune 500, S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 member headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey with 340,000+ employees as of January 2025, seeks a dynamic, business-minded Product Owner to lead the Airways AI Squad and develop, deploy, and scale in-house AI use cases across the organization. Operating within Cognizant Consulting, the role owns the vision, roadmap, and backlog for AI products that deliver measurable value to customers, employees, and the business, aligning initiatives with client strategic objectives in passenger experience, operational efficiency, and sustainability. The Product Owner translates business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; partners with data scientists, engineers, and designers to deliver high-quality AI features; engages stakeholders across commercial, operations, customer experience, and IT to identify and validate AI use cases; manages end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation and prototyping through deployment and scaling; sets KPIs and success measures to track performance and value; promotes responsible AI through ethical, transparent, and compliant practices; and monitors emerging AI trends to shape client AI product strategy.