AI Product Manager
The AI Product Manager at Confidential Client leads the strategy, development, and lifecycle management of AI products, collaborating cross-functionally to deliver AI-enabled solutions that enhance organizational performance, safety, and efficiency. This role involves supervising staff, ensuring compliance with governance and security standards, and driving innovation through effective product management and operational excellence. The position requires strong leadership, technical expertise in AI/ML and data systems, and experience managing complex projects within a hybrid work environment.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client seeks an AI Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, implementation, and lifecycle management of AI products and solutions. You will partner with technology, operations, data teams, customer experience, and executive leadership to deliver AI-enabled capabilities that improve performance, safety, and efficiency.
- Lead product strategy and roadmaps for AI-driven products and programs.
- Define business needs, translate them into product requirements and user stories.
- Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle for AI/ML solutions, including discovery, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing operations.
- Supervise, coach, and develop assigned staff; conduct hiring and performance management.
- Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to design data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and model lifecycle processes.
- Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, governance, and compliance standards.
- Coordinate cross-functional delivery and vendor relationships; manage external partners and contractors.
- Oversee product acceptance, application support, troubleshooting, and operational handoffs.
- Communicate product plans, trade-offs, KPIs, and progress to stakeholders and leadership.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 4 years of product management, digital technology, analytics, or related experience.
- At least 2 years of supervisory experience.
- Experience working with data science, machine learning, or AI-driven products and leading cross-functional teams.
- Experience designing and validating ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing, and data integration.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or certifications in product management, Agile/Scrum, or AI/ML.
- Public sector, transportation, or operations-technology experience.
- Hands-on familiarity with MLOps fundamentals and cloud AI services (preferred: Azure).
- Track record of delivering complex, production ML/AI systems.
Skills & Tools
- Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL a plus).
- Experience with data warehouse and data lake architectures.
- Working knowledge of Python or R.
- Microsoft stack experience: Azure AI tools (Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio), Fabric, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, SSIS/SSRS/SSAS.
- Experience with specification/design for business data organization and BI tool implementation.
- Strong requirements gathering, documentation, user story writing, analytical, and communication skills.
- Vendor management and cross-team leadership skills.
- Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
As a full-time employee of Confidential Client, the Total Rewards package includes (summary):
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; HSA option with employer match when applicable.
- Onsite or employer-sponsored health and wellness resources.
- Paid time off: accruals that begin at hire and increase with tenure (example from the source: 22 days combined vacation/sick), plus paid holidays and floating holidays.
- Retirement options (pension and contribution/retirement plans where applicable) with vesting and employer matching where provided.
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
- Paid parental leave (policy varies by client).
- Transit benefits and/or commuter pass (where provided by client).
- Employee assistance programs, wellness programs, and fitness discounts.
- Additional voluntary benefits such as pet insurance and discounted cellular plans (subject to client offerings).
Additional Requirements & Notes
- This role may be hybrid after an initial probationary period; specific work-location arrangements are set by the hiring client.
- Candidates must be able to pass applicable background checks (e.g., BCI, FBI, UCJIS) and drug testing as required by the client and federal regulations where applicable.
- Regular and predictable attendance is required.
- Confidential Client reserves the right to determine equivalencies for education and experience.
- This role reports to senior leadership and requires strong collaboration and stakeholder management in a cross-functional environment.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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