AI Product Owner

AI Product Owner

Location: Hybrid in New York, NY (10019)

Duration: 6-12 Month Contract

Reports To: Deputy CIO

Role Purpos

eThe AI Product Owner leads the strategy, prioritization, and delivery of AI-enabled products and services across the organization. This role bridges business strategy, governance, and delivery — translating organizational priorities into practical AI use cases that improve productivity, decision-making, knowledge management, risk management, and program delivery

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This is a product and business leadership role, not a hands-on technical build role. The organization has internal capability to configure AI agents and automate development workflows; this role is not expected to do that work directly. Instead, the successful candidate operates comfortably with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, data specialists, and operational users across a federated, global organization — driving alignment and ensuring AI initiatives deliver measurable business valu

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The role owns the AI product roadmap, drives adoption, and ensures solutions align with organizational values, security requirements, and business outcom

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Key Responsibili**

tiesAI Product Strategy & Roa

• dmapDefine and maintain the enterprise AI product roadmap in agreement with the organizat
• ion.Translate organizational priorities into deliverable AI use ca
• ses.Identify opportunities for augmentation and operational simplificat
• ion.Balance quick wins with long-term strategic capability developm
• ent.Prioritize initiatives based on value, risk, complexity, and adoption readin

ess.Stakeholder Engage

• mentPartner with business leaders, program teams, operations, legal, HR, communications, and technology te
• ams.Facilitate workshops to gather requirements and identify pain poi
• nts.Build consensus across a federated operating model where influence matters more than mand
• ate.Communicate AI opportunities and risks in clear business langu
• age.Oversee change management and training plans, supported by the process t

eam.Product Ownership & Deli

• veryOwn the backlog and prioritization of AI products and features end-to-
• end.Define user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metr
• ics.Partner closely with engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, and data teams (who own the technical build and implementati
• on).Support agile delivery practices and sprint plann
• ing.Coordinate pilots, proofs of concept, and scaled deployments — from a business and product ownership standpoint, not technical configurat

ion.AI Governance &

• RiskEnsure AI solutions align with organizational ethics, legal obligations, privacy standards, and cybersecurity contr
• ols.Support development of AI governance frameworks and operational guardra
• ils.Partner with InfoSec and Legal on data handling, model usage, and third-party risk managem
• ent.Monitor emerging AI risks including hallucinations, bias, deepfakes, and data leak

age.Adoption & Change Manage

• mentDrive user adoption and value realizat
• ion.Develop training, communications, and self-service guida
• nce.Establish feedback loops and usage report
• ing.Promote responsible, practical use of AI tools across the organizat

ion.Data & Integra

• tionPartner with enterprise architecture and data teams to support AI-ready data structu
• res.Promote API-first, integration-led approac
• hes.Ensure AI capabilities integrate effectively with platforms such as Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Dynamics, ServiceNow, and knowledge platfo

rms.Performance & Repor

• tingDefine KPIs and success measures for AI initiati
• ves.Report on adoption, productivity gains, operational efficiencies, and risk post
• ure.Present updates to senior leadership and governance for

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Skills and Exper**

ienceEsse

• ntialExperience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Digital Lead delivering enterprise technology solut
• ions.Strong working knowledge of AI technologies — generative AI, copilots, AI agents, automation, and large language models — from a product/strategy perspective (not required to personally build or configure these syst
• ems).Experience operating in complex global organizations with multiple stakehol
• ders.Strong facilitation and stakeholder management sk
• ills.Experience working within agile delivery methodolo
• gies.Ability to translate business problems into technology outc
• omes.Strong written and verbal comm…