Product Owner - AI

Your JobWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI Software Product Owner to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between the technical capabilities of our AI solutions and the business requirements of our stakeholders. You will work with stakeholders to define product vision and strategy and manage successful execution against that vision, ensuring strategy is well informed by market realities and options. Your work will enhance communication, streamline backlog management, and drive data-driven decisions, ultimately delivering high-value AI features. This role is essential for fostering collaboration, ensuring compliance, and maintaining a user-centric focus for maximum value creation in our AI product development.Join us in driving innovation and excellence in AI product development. If you have a passion for building user-centric AI solutions and a knack for aligning technical capabilities with business needs, we would love to hear from you.Our TeamThe role will be part of the Koch Generative AI Capability. The role will be working daily with technical resources, leaders, other Product Owners, and enabling capability teams.What You Will DoCollaborating with business stakeholders, data scientists, software developers, and end-users to gather requirements and understand AI-driven business needs.Defining and communicating the product vision and strategy for AI-enabled software solutions.Developing and maintaining a product roadmap that outlines the development and release schedule for AI features and enhancements.Creating, prioritizing, and maintaining the product backlog, ensuring it reflects the most valuable and feasible features.Writing clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements.Facilitating communication and collaboration between cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of AI features.Defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the success of AI products.Conducting market research and competitive analysis to stay informed about industry trends and identify opportunities for innovation.Working with UX/UI designers to create compelling and effective user interfaces for AI features.Ensuring that AI products adhere to ethical guidelines, regulatory requirements, and privacy standards.Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, preferably within an AI or software development environment.Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, and data science concepts.Experience aligning AI product development with business goals and objectives.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.Experience using analytical skills to make data-driven decisions.Experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).Familiarity with software development processes, tools, and methodologies.Experience identifying and resolving issues, prioritizing tasks, and managing multiple projects simultaneously.A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, business, or a related field.What Will Put You AheadAdvanced degrees (e.g., MBA, Master's in Data Science) are a plus but not always required.Product management certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)).Relevant technical certifications in AI, machine learning, or cloud platforms.Strong research skills and the ability to implement emerging AI infrastructure ideas into practice through rapid experimentation and prototyping.Familiarity with multi-cloud deployments and hybrid cloud environments.Advanced experience with cloud-based monitoring and logging tools tailored for AI systems.Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and AI model serving.Experience contributing to open-source projects or platforms, particularly in AI or infrastructure domains.Equal OpportunitiesEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

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