AI Technical Product Owner

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Want to act as the Product Owner for the services layer that powers AI applications across the enterprise for a Fortune 200 Company with some of the most iconic brands? If you have a bachelor’s degree and six years' experience or a master's degree and four years' experience in digital transformations, and AI model integrations, we want to speak with you! We are currently looking for an AI Technical Product Owner to join our Digital & Technology team in Richmond, VA, but are open to a remote work arrangement. This role is ideal for someone who excels at bridging the gap between business needs and technical execution, with a strong focus on orchestrating secure, scalable, and policy-compliant systems while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Product Ownership
  • Serving as the Product Owner for the AI services layer, driving the vision, strategy, and roadmap for API and service integration.
  • Collaborating with business owners and cross functional partners to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Acting as the primary point of contact for all decisions related to the services layer, balancing technical feasibility with business value.
• Security and Policy Orchestration
  • Defining and overseeing the implementation of security policies and access controls between clients and services.
  • Ensuring compliance with enterprise standards for privacy, data integrity, non-repudiation, and trust.
  • Working closely with security teams to orchestrate authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement mechanisms.
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Ensuring that all systems and processes align with relevant regulatory requirements, including GDPR (Europe) and CCPA (California).
  • Collaborating with legal and compliance teams to stay updated on evolving regulations and incorporate them into system designs.
  • Developing strategies to address privacy, data protection, and consent management requirements.
• API and Service Integration
  • Partnering with technical teams to design and manage APIs that enable seamless integration of AI capabilities across applications.
  • Ensuring APIs are scalable, reliable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
  • Collaborating on API lifecycle management, including versioning, deprecation, and monitoring.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Acting as a liaison between business owners and developers, ensuring mutual understanding of goals and requirements.
  • Facilitating workshops, meetings, and discussions to align priorities and resolve conflicts.
  • Translating technical concepts into business-friendly language for non-technical partners.
• Strategic Development and Execution
  • Developing and maintaining a product roadmap for the AI services layer, ensuring alignment with enterprise AI initiatives.
  • Finding opportunities to improve system performance, security, and usability.
  • Monitoring and report on the performance of the services layer, using data to inform future decisions.
• Documentation and Communication
  • Building and maintaining clear, concise documentation for API designs, security policies, regulatory compliance strategies, and orchestration workflows.
  • Providing regular updates to partners on project progress, challenges, and successes.

We want you to have:

•    Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years' experience OR Master's Degree and 6+ years' experience in digital transformations, and AI model integrations are required.
•    Familiarity with AI applications and capability patterns, and their integration into enterprise systems.
•    Experience working in matrixed environments where collaboration across teams is critical.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
•    Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role, ideally in a technical or enterprise environment.
•    Strong ability to prioritize and manage a product backlog, balancing technical feasibility with business impact.
•    Experience with agile methodologies and product management tools.
•    Strong sense of curiosity and passion for learning, as well as the ability to work independently in an evolving and changing environment.
•    Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and collaborate effectively across functions.
•    Experience orchestrating security and policy implementations between clients and services.
•    Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and access control frameworks, including privacy and data integrity standards.
•    Solid understanding of regulatory requirements, particularly GDPR (Europe) and CCPA (California).
•    Experience working in environments with strict compliance and security requirements.
•    Working knowledge of API management and orchestration concepts, with a focus on Azure API Management.
•    Ability to understand and synthesize technical concepts into actionable business requirements.
•    Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
•    Strong interpersonal abilities, with a track record of successful cross-functional collaboration.