AI Strategist (d/f/m)
About the role
The AI Strategist plays a pivotal role in shaping Cognizant’s AI portfolio by designing high impact AI use cases, building compelling value propositions, and enabling early-stage client engagement. Sitting at the intersection of business design, AI capability, and industry needs, this role transforms opportunity spaces into structured, scalable, commercially strong AI offerings that drive growth for the AI Market Unit.
Sitting at the intersection of business design, AI capability, and industry needs, this role transforms opportunity spaces into structured, scalable, commercially strong AI offerings that drive growth for the AI Market Unit.
This role is ideal for a product-minded consultant or solution designer who can blend conceptual thinking, business acumen, and AI literacy to build differentiated offerings that win in the market. Minded consultant or solution designer who can blend conceptual thinking, business acumen, and AI literacy to build differentiated offerings that win in the market.
In this role, you will:
• Design and develop high-impact AI use cases and scalable offerings aligned to industry demand
• Own conceptual and architectural design for prioritized AI use cases and offerings.
• Translate complex business challenges into structured AI solution blueprints and value propositions
• Build compelling narratives, POVs, and reusable assets that differentiate Cognizant in the market
• Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to drive discovery, ideation, and early engagement
• Support strategic pursuits by articulating clear value, ROI, and transformation outcomes
Work model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. This is a hybrid role into a Cognizant office/client location and some travel expected across EMEA. We support a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs.
What you need to have to be considered
• Significant relevant experience in consulting, solution design, AI/digital strategy, or product/experience
design
• Proven ability to frame business problems and translate them into AI or digital solution architectures
• Strong commercial acumen with experience linking technology solutions to measurable business value
• Experience working with AI platforms, GenAI ecosystems, or advanced analytics use cases
• Demonstrated stakeholder management across sales, consulting, engineering, and business teams
These will help you stand out
• Experience designing or launching AI-led offerings or products in a client-facing environment
• Strong storytelling and executive communication skills
• Familiarity with industry-specific AI applications
• Exposure to value modeling, pricing strategies, and ROI frameworks
• Ability to facilitate client workshops and ideation sessions
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
