AI Strategy Lead - Enterprise Transformation

Cognizant; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Sydney seeks a senior AI Strategist to bridge business strategy and AI execution. You will engage CXOs to shape AI vision, build roadmaps, and define investment cases that scale AI-led transformation.

You will lead small teams, craft value propositions, and contribute to market offerings across industries, leveraging GenAI, LLMs, and modern AI platforms to drive enterprise outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven AI strategy expertise including generative AI and enterprise adoption.
• Experience engaging CXOs, facilitating executive workshops and briefings.
• Strong ROI modeling, investment cases and value-realisation skills.
• Track record delivering AI roadmaps and transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of LLMs, GenAI, AI Agents, RAG, and AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Engage CXOs to identify AI-driven business opportunities and translate capabilities to outcomes.
• Assess AI maturity and develop enterprise AI roadmaps aligned to objectives.
• Define operating models, governance, adoption strategies, and prioritised initiatives.
• Create AI investment cases, ROI models, and value-realisation frameworks.
• Craft end-to-end AI solutions and pricing models for PoCs and RFPs.
• Lead small delivery teams and produce client-ready materials and narratives.

Skills

AI strategy

CXO engagement

business case

AI roadmaps

AI platforms

Job description

Cognizant in Sydney seeks a senior AI Strategist to bridge business strategy and AI execution. You will engage CXOs to shape AI vision, build roadmaps, and define investment cases that scale AI-led transformation.

You will lead small teams, craft value propositions, and contribute to market offerings across industries, leveraging GenAI, LLMs, and modern AI platforms to drive enterprise outcomes.