Cognizant

Senior Director, Principal Product Lead

Senior Level
Full-Time
California, US
Product

About 

Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life.

Your Responsibilities

  • Define the product strategy and roadmap for Cognizant’s Responsible AI platform and tools.
  • Shape a cohesive product vision that integrates governance needs, technical feasibility, and user experience.
  • Identify strategic product opportunities from internal IP, research, market signals, and client engagements.
  • Position the RAI platform as a modular, scalable system that supports both internal adoption and external delivery.
  • Define platform differentiation in relation to emerging industry practices and Responsible AI tooling ecosystems.
  • Product Development & Capability Definition
  • Translate Responsible AI principles and governance requirements into platform features, services, and reusable modules.
  • Prioritize tooling needs including bias detection, explainability support, compliance monitoring, and risk assessment tools.
  • Develop detailed product requirements and user stories that balance governance obligations with usability.
  • Ensure capabilities are built for integration into AI lifecycle environments (MLOps, model registries, monitoring systems).
  • Manage the product lifecycle, driving iterative releases, performance tracking, and continuous improvement.
  • User-Centered Design & Experience
  • Champion a user-first design philosophy that makes complex governance requirements intuitive and actionable.
  • Collaborate with design teams to build interfaces and workflows tailored to data scientists, developers, auditors, and business stakeholders.
  • Map diverse user journeys across internal teams and client environments to optimize adoption and value realization.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 10+ years in product management or product strategy, ideally in AI/ML, governance, or enterprise platform domains.
  • Demonstrated success bringing complex technical products to market or internal adoption in large-scale environments.
  • Experience managing cross-functional product teams and engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Track record in defining and delivering capabilities that address both regulatory and business imperatives.

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