AI Lead Business Analyst/Project Lead at Cognizant
Durham, NC
$75,000–$130,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Durham, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This onsite Business Analyst / Project Lead role sits at the intersection of AI/ML delivery and Media & Entertainment domain work. The person in this role translates media stakeholder goals into functional requirements and user stories for AI/ML engineering teams, manages the product backlog and sprint ceremonies, and coordinates UAT for AI-driven products such as content tagging systems, recommendation engines, or generative AI workflows. It suits an experienced BA who is comfortable working directly with clients and has hands-on exposure to AI or data projects.
Senior level · 5+ years · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role title includes 'Project Lead' but the posting describes individual-contributor BA work with no direct reports or budget ownership, so it is treated as a Senior IC role rather than a management role.
Jira and Confluence are listed together as examples of Agile tools; Confluence is captured as an alternative to Jira since the posting presents them as interchangeable options within the same requirement.
AI/ML and Generative AI experience are required by the posting but name no specific platform or framework, so they are not emitted as discrete skills per the schema's rule against generic concepts.
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their AI/ML services appear under the 'Preferred / Nice-to-Have' section.
Computer Vision and NLP appear under 'Preferred / Nice-to-Have.'
The posting explicitly states it cannot offer visa transfer or sponsorship.
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