The Company
Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.
About Cognizant Consulting
To be digital, companies today must have organizational velocity approaching speed of light while providing individualized offerings that result in fanatical levels of customer satisfaction—all with laser-focused cost control. And from applications to infrastructure, processes to operational models and interfaces to experiences—there are digital forces driving change in every part of our clients’ organization. At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game—across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our approach is built around elevating business understanding of the aspirations and unique abilities of customers and employees and by building these relationships based on trust and value.
More information? Please visit https://www.cognizant.com/consulting
About the role - Description
This role reports to the Senior Product Manager. The Product Owner is responsible for defining and prioritising the user stories in the team backlog. They drive quality control and will validate that the stories delivered meet the defined acceptance criteria. They will work with the Product Manager to serve as the customer proxy and will support them in defining the product vision and roadmap.This role is a core team member of the agile scrum team. They will work with more than 1 scrum teams and will ensure the team understands the required features and functionality of products to be delivered in each iteration.
Accountabilities
Work with the Senior Product Manager to contribute to the product strategy, vision and roadmap
Review and prioritise the team backlog as part of Iteration Planning, including coordinating dependencies with other Product Owners. Responsible for accepting the final Iteration Plan
Continuously improve the backlog with the team, ensure all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritised
Ensure the scrum team understands the required features and functionality to be delivered in each iteration
Responsible for detailing features and user stories with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests
Responsible for the acceptance of features and user stories, this includes validating that the stories meet the
acceptance criteria, persistent acceptance tests, and that they comply with the Definition of Done (DoD)
Facilitate regular demos with the team ensuring the most critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders
Facilitate the iteration retrospectives and drive discussions on what can be improved to increase the velocity and quality
Additional responsibility for maintaining system training course material and conducting trainings as part of new system roll outs and refreshers as required.
Education & Experience
3+ years’ experience working in product development
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent is preferable
Certification in Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner or equivalent is desirable
Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management
Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products
Technical and business operations knowledge with proven ability to drive solutions
Experience defining vision and strategy for a technical product
Recognised as an active team player, with excellent communication and coordination skills as this role requires working with multiple teams across the organisation
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.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
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.
