About the AI Market Unit

The AI Market Unit unifies Cognizant’s AI expertise and best practices to turn our strongest capabilities into repeatable, packaged offerings for clients – positioning us to compete more effectively, win larger AI opportunities, and deliver stronger outcomes across the APJ region.

It is not a delivery factory or a generic centre of excellence. It is a lean, elite, purpose-built squad whose charter is to enable Cognizant to become the most credible AI Strategist in the APJ market and to win a higher share of AI-first deals. The Market Unit focuses on:
- Engaging business leaders across our clients’ organisations, not only IT
- Shaping demand through packaged AI solutions and outcome-based commercial models
- Targeting opportunities across the three Vectors – driving productivity, modernising core systems, and agentifying workflows
- Strengthening Cognizant’s AI brand through showcases, client narratives, and thought leadership
- Bringing regional depth across ANZ, Japan, ASEAN+, and India, respecting each market’s distinct AI dynamics,



and driving AI fluency uplift across APJ

Role Summary

The AI Builder /Strategist is a senior client-facing advisor responsible for helping clients identify, prioritise, justify, and scale AI-led transformation initiatives. The role acts as the bridge between business strategy and AI execution, engaging C-suite executives to develop AI vision, operating models, investment roadmaps, business cases, and transformation programs.

The role combines management consulting, AI strategy, industry expertise, and commercial acumen to help clients move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide value realisation. The consultant works closely with clients, industry leaders, AI ecosystem partners, hyperscalers, solution architects, data scientists, AI engineers, and consulting teams to shape strategic AI opportunities and accelerate adoption.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive & CXO Engagement
- Engage CXOs to identify

📌 AI Strategist (Asia)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Asia