What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner – Agentic AI Solutions position at Cognizant?
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the vision, roadmap, and delivery of innovative agentic AI solutions within a healthcare-focused environment. The ideal candidate will partner closely with business stakeholders, AI/ML engineering teams, UX designers, and governance teams to define product strategy, translate requirements into actionable user stories, and drive high-impact solutions that improve automation, efficiency, and user outcomes.
Role Responsibilities
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. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary And Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $81K – $141K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Important Disclaimers
Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Role Responsibilities
- Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for agentic AI solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Identify high-value use cases where autonomous agents can drive efficiency, automation, or new capabilities.
- Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria for engineering teams.
- Define agent behaviors, decision boundaries, success criteria, and measurable outcomes such as accuracy, latency, cost per task, and task completion rates.
- Partner with engineering teams to scope technical feasibility, estimate effort, and evaluate architecture trade-offs for agentic workflows.
- Collaborate with AI/ML, data science, UX, compliance, and governance teams to ensure solutions meet responsible AI standards.
- Establish guardrails, escalation paths, monitoring processes, and audit trails for agent actions, especially in regulated environments.
- Drive go-to-market planning, pilot programs, phased rollouts, stakeholder demos, and executive reporting for product progress.
- Support Agile delivery through sprint planning, backlog grooming, dependency management, and prioritization of technical debt and enhancements.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, ideally supporting AI/ML, automation, digital product, or healthcare technology solutions.
- Experience with healthcare products, consumer care product development, or digital product lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery practices, backlog prioritization, user story creation, and acceptance criteria definition.
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across engineering, design, business, data science, and compliance teams.
- Experience defining product success metrics, KPIs, OKRs, and product performance reporting.
- Ability to evaluate product opportunities, translate business needs into scalable solutions, and balance autonomy, risk, and control in AI-enabled workflows.
- Familiarity with healthcare platforms or products such as TriZetto is preferred.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and executive presentation skills.
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. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary And Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $81K – $141K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Important Disclaimers
Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Salary : $81,000 - $141,000