Frontier AI Strategy Leader & P&L Owner

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Principal to guide AI-augmented delivery and AI-era operating models for enterprise clients. You will co-design transformation blueprints with C-suite stakeholders and set the strategic direction for frontier initiatives.

The role includes defining evaluation frameworks for frontier-model deployment, overseeing AI safety and risk, owning the frontier practice P&L, and nurturing a learning community to sustain gold standards.

Qualifications

• 20+ years with enterprise AI leadership.
• Experience delivering AI-native systems end to end.
• Qualified to earn Frontier Principal designation through sustained leadership.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for AI-augmented delivery or AI-era operating model across the enterprise.
• Co-design AI transformation strategies with C-suite stakeholders; produce transformation blueprints.
• Define evaluation frameworks for frontier-model deployment, including red-team protocols and safety benchmarks.
• Govern adversarial-AI risk and AI safety policy; lead incident-response strategy at the enterprise perimeter.
• Own the direction and P&L of a Frontier practice; structure outcome-based commercial models.
• Maintain the Frontier learning community, methodologies and gold standards.

Skills

AI transformation strategy

Frontier-model evaluation

Red-team governance

C-suite engagement

P&L leadership

Talent & community building

Board communication

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Principal to guide AI-augmented delivery and AI-era operating models for enterprise clients. You will co-design transformation blueprints with C-suite stakeholders and set the strategic direction for frontier initiatives.

The role includes defining evaluation frameworks for frontier-model deployment, overseeing AI safety and risk, owning the frontier practice P&L, and nurturing a learning community to sustain gold standards.