Product Owner - AI

Job Opening: AI Product Owner

Location: Philadelphia, PA (100% Onsite) open to remove
Employment Type: Contract
Engagement Model: C2C/W2/1099

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AI Product Owner to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of AI-powered products and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong product management and ownership experience, combined with a solid understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Machine Learning (ML), and data-driven products.

The AI Product Owner will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, data scientists, engineers, architects, and UX teams to define product vision, prioritize features, and deliver scalable AI solutions aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and manage the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and backlog for AI-driven products.
- Translate business problems and customer needs into clear AI/ML product requirements and user stories.
- Collaborate with Data Science, AI/ML Engineering, Data Engineering, and Technology teams to define and deliver solutions.
- Prioritize product features based on business value, customer impact, technical feasibility, and risk.
- Define epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed product requirements.
- Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Partner with AI/ML teams on use cases involving Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), predictive analytics, automation, and intelligent decision-making.
- Understand AI model capabilities, limitations, data requirements, model performance, and business impact.
- Work with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), success metrics, and measurable business outcomes.
- Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT), product validation, release planning, and production adoption.
- Identify and manage product risks related to AI governance, data privacy, security, bias, explainability, and regulatory compliance.
- Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for product innovation.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- 8–10 years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or Business/Product Analysis.
- Strong experience working as a Product Owner in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Hands-on experience working with AI/ML or Generative AI products.
- Strong understanding of LLMs, Generative AI, AI/ML use cases, and AI-powered applications.
- Proven experience defining product roadmaps, managing backlogs, and developing epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Experience working with engineering, data science, and architecture teams.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience defining product KPIs, performance metrics, and business outcomes.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, or conversational AI.
- Experience with cloud AI platforms such as Azure OpenAI, AWS AI/ML, or Google Cloud AI.
- Knowledge of the Machine Learning model development and deployment lifecycle.
- Experience with data products, analytics platforms, or enterprise applications.
- Familiarity with AI governance, responsible AI practices, data security, and privacy.
- Experience with Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Product Owner, CSPO, SAFe, or other relevant certifications are a plus.

Work Location and Engagement

- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Work Arrangement:100% Onsite
- Contract Type: C2C

Interested candidates with relevant AI product ownership experience are encouraged to apply.