About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending deep industry expertise with advanced technology capabilities, we deliver innovative, scalable solutions to Fortune 500 clients.
We are seeking a high-impact Product Owner to join our consulting team and help shape the future of digital transformation in the travel and aviation domain. Could it be you?
About the Role
As a Product Owner – Consulting, you will make an impact by driving end-to-end product ownership across complex airline and GDS platforms, ensuring alignment between business vision and execution.
You will be a valued member of the consulting team, collaborating closely with Product Leadership, delivery teams, architects, designers, and client stakeholders to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions.
In This Role, You Will
- Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business priorities, customer feedback, and strategic objectives
- Translate business requirements into actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria for development teams
- Prioritize features, enhancements, and defect resolution to maximize value delivery across Agile sprints
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Product Managers, Architects, Developers, QA) to refine and deliver high-quality features
- Lead and actively participate in Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Monitor product performance, track progress against roadmap goals, and provide clear updates to stakeholders and sponsors
- Drive stakeholder engagement, communication, and change management to ensure successful product adoption
- Contribute to product vision and strategy through data-driven insights and continuous feedback loops
- Champion Agile best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the squad
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 3–4 days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Atlanta, GA.
What You Need to Have to Be Considered
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Strong expertise in backlog management, user story definition, and sprint prioritization
- Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technical requirements effectively
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
- Hands-on experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven mindset
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
Nice to Have / Preferred Qualifications
- Domain expertise in Airline / Travel / GDS systems, including reservations, inventory, ticketing, pricing, or NDC
- Experience working on large-scale digital or transformation programs in the aviation industry
- Exposure to product strategy, roadmap planning, and KPI definition
- Certification in Scrum (CSPO, SAFe PO/PM, or equivalent)
Key Competencies
- Creative Problem Solving: Ability to address complex product challenges with innovative solutions
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverages metrics and insights to inform product direction
- Leadership & Influence: Drives alignment across diverse stakeholders and teams
- Communication Excellence: Clear, concise, and persuasive engagement across all levels
- Technical & Business Acumen: Bridges the gap between engineering and business outcomes
De Cognizant Community
We zijn een team dat elkaar helpt om doelen te bereiken op het hoogste niveau. Zonder ons team zouden we niet in staat zijn om de huidige energieke, samenwerkende en inclusieve werkomgeving te behouden. Een omgeving gericht om iedereen te laten slagen.
- Cognizant is een globale community van 300.000+ collega’s
- We dromen niet alleen van een betere wereld, wij helpen het te maken
- We zorgen voor onze mensen, de klanten, het bedrijf, de community en het klimaat door te doen wat goed is
- We zetten in op een innovatieve omgeving waar je zelf kan bouwen aan een carriere pad dat bij jou past.
Over ons
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbaar rendement en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op www.cognizant.com of @cognizant.
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