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 expertise with technology advisory capabilities, we deliver innovative, scalable solutions for Fortune 500 clients. We’re looking for our next colleague to help shape the future of business. Could it be you?
About the role
As a Product Owner, you will make an impact by leading the delivery of business-critical digital and transformation initiatives. You will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring that product vision, requirements, and delivery execution are aligned to drive measurable outcomes.
You will be a valued member of the consulting delivery team, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients to drive product success.
In this role, you will:
- Lead end-to-end product ownership and delivery, translating business objectives into prioritized backlogs, user stories, and actionable deliverables
- Drive requirements gathering, business analysis, and solution design, ensuring clarity across functional and technical teams
- Manage Agile delivery processes, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment
- Oversee project execution, timelines, risks, and dependencies, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule
- Partner with stakeholders to optimize processes and implement scalable solutions, including supporting UAT, validation, and rollout
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2–3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Washington, DC, with potential travel based on project needs. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you must have to be considered
- 5+ years of experience in Product Owner, Business Analysis, or Project Delivery roles within consulting or transformation programs
- Strong experience with Agile methodologies, backlog management, and user story development
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage end-to-end project delivery
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with process analysis, UAT coordination, and delivering business-critical solutions
These will help you succeed
- Experience in client-facing consulting environments
- Exposure to digital transformation or enterprise modernization programs
- Strong understanding of process improvement and automation opportunities
- Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, or similar
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply—even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Your transferable skills and unique experiences matter.
Compensation
$86.500 – $125,500 annually, based on experience, skills, and qualifications
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan with company contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off (PTO) and 10 company holidays
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning and development programs and certifications
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.