Cognizant Launches Claude Frontier Group with 25,000+ Experts

On Tuesday, Cognizant unveiled a new division called the Claude Frontier Capability Group, staffed by over 25,000 professionals dedicated to implementing and managing Claude AI solutions for its clients. This group aims to accelerate the adoption of AI by moving projects beyond pilot stages into full-scale production within core business operations.

The Claude Frontier group focuses on three main areas: execution, transformation, and ensuring client success. By assembling one of the largest AI-focused teams in the industry, Cognizant intends to provide businesses with the expertise needed to embed Claude-powered systems deeply across various functions. The company’s announcement highlighted its confidence in AI’s potential to reshape enterprise processes when scaled effectively.

In addition to forming this specialized group, Cognizant introduced a managed services offering for Claude applications. Under this model, Cognizant takes responsibility for operating Claude-based systems on behalf of clients. This arrangement allows companies to concentrate on leveraging AI-driven insights and outcomes without the burden of managing the underlying technology. The managed services approach integrates licensed access to Claude, Cognizant’s proprietary AI Delivery Operating System, and a workforce trained specifically to maintain these AI environments securely and efficiently.

Cognizant’s initiative builds on its Frontier workforce strategy, which certifies professionals as Frontier Certified Engineers and Frontier Business Operators. These credentials are awarded in collaboration with frontier-model companies, ensuring that staff possess cutting-edge skills aligned with industry standards. Overall, more than 44,000 Cognizant associates across business units and corporate roles have received training or certification on Claude, reflecting a broad commitment to AI capability development.

Ravi Kumar S, CEO of Cognizant, emphasized the company’s dedication to full-cycle AI delivery. He stated, "We are putting more than 25,000 of our people on Claude and taking on the job of running it for clients through managed services. That is a significant bet on Claude, and on what enterprises can achieve with it in their core operations." This approach addresses a common challenge faced by enterprises: finding reliable partners to manage AI solutions beyond initial deployment.

The managed services model offers clients predictability in AI-related expenditures and ensures that all deployments comply with rigorous security and governance standards tailored to each client’s environment. Cognizant customizes connectivity, architecture, and risk controls to match enterprise requirements, supporting scalable and secure AI operations.

Paul Smith, chief commercial officer at Anthropic, the company behind Claude, commented on the partnership’s impact on the AI talent shortage. "Every enterprise is racing to bring AI into its organization, but the people with the skills to make it work inside a real business have become the hardest talent to find," he said. "Cognizant is working to address that gap, committing more than 25,000 people to help their customers put Claude to work across their businesses."

Initially, the Claude Frontier group will concentrate its efforts on four key areas: redesigning business domains to leverage AI capabilities, modernizing and building systems that support these domains, operating AI agents securely at scale, and embedding AI-native software engineering as a core competency.

Cognizant has already achieved significant milestones in Claude expertise. The company holds over 26,000 Claude certifications and ranks number one globally for the Claude Certified Architect: Foundations credential. Its workforce-wide integration of Claude encompasses corporate functions, engineering, and delivery teams, a process announced in November 2025 and now advancing rapidly.

As enterprises increasingly seek to embed artificial intelligence into their core operations, Cognizant’s investment in the Claude Frontier Capability Group and the managed services model represents a strategic move to meet demand for scalable, secure, and professionally managed AI solutions. This initiative reflects broader trends in the IT services sector, where companies are expanding AI capabilities to improve efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage.