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Cognizant Product Manager – Airline Reservations & Ticketing in Brisbane, Australia
About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending deep industry expertise with technology advisory capabilities, we partner with leading organizations to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.
About the role
As a Product Manager you will make an impact by shaping and delivering critical airline booking and ticketing capabilities for a leading Travel Management Company. You will work closely with client product leaders, business stakeholders, and Cognizant delivery teams to translate product vision into prioritized backlogs and high-quality outcomes.
You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and collaborate across client and delivery squads in an Agile environment.
In this role, you will:
Partner with client Product Managers to understand product strategy, roadmap priorities, and business objectives
Translate airline reservations and ticketing requirements into clear epics, features, and user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
Own and refine the product backlog to ensure alignment with priorities, dependencies, and delivery capacity
Collaborate with Agile delivery teams to support end-to-end delivery and resolve functional and domain-related questions
Act as the day-to-day liaison between client stakeholders and Cognizant delivery teams, supporting UAT, release readiness, and production cutover activities
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Brisbane, Australia. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
What you must have to be considered
Extensive experience working with travel or airline reservations and ticketing platforms within a Travel Management Company (TMC) or airline
In depth experience working with Global Distribution Systems (GDS) such as Amedeus, Travelport or Sabre and Passenger Service Systems (PSS)
Strong understanding of the airline booking lifecycle, including fares, pricing, ticketing, exchanges, and refunds
Strong experience operating in a Product Manager or Product Owner–style role in close partnership with client product leaders
Proven experience working within Agile delivery environments
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
These will help you succeed
Exposure to Travel Management Company platforms and operating models
Understanding of modern airline distribution, including NDC and API-based integrations
Experience supporting platform modernisation or legacy transformation initiatives
Familiarity with cloud-native or microservices-based architectures
Experience working with distributed, onshore and offshore delivery teams
Salary Range: >$100,000
Date of Posting: 10-April-2026
We’re excited to meet people who share our passion for solving complex problems and making an impact through consulting. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you meet the minimum requirements but bring transferable skills or unique perspectives that set you apart.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.