Job#: 3030119 Job Description: Senior Product Owner (AI & Advanced Analytics)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Role Overview
The Senior Product Owner for AI & Advanced Analytics is responsible for defining, delivering, and scaling enterprise-grade AI and data-driven products that generate measurable business value. This role partners with executive leadership, data science and modeling teams, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable product roadmaps. The position requires experience in leading complex enterprise programs, strong AI and machine learning domain knowledge, and a proven ability to communicate outcomes to senior executives.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI/ML-enabled products aligned with enterprise goals.
- Translate business strategy into clear product outcomes, KPIs, and success metrics.
- Partner with data science, modeling, and engineering teams to deliver predictive, prescriptive, and generative AI solutions.
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technology teams, and project management.
- Lead large-scale, multi-year enterprise programs with cross-functional teams spanning technology, legal, risk, compliance, and operations.
- Deliver concise, outcome-focused executive reporting and presentations to senior executives.
- Develop and maintain process flows, use cases, and data models.
- Drive planning and execution of project deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Conduct impact analysis, risk assessment, and dependency mapping.
- Support testing strategy, including UAT coordination and defect triage.
- Ensure compliance with governance, security, and regulatory standards.
- Mentor junior analysts and contribute to best practices and frameworks.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 12+ years of experience in product ownership or program leadership within large, complex enterprises. Proven experience delivering AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, or data platform products is required, along with hands-on experience working with data scientists, ML engineers, and modeling teams. Candidates must have demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide initiatives with senior executive visibility.
Skills: Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills are necessary. The role also demands strong analytical and decision-making capabilities in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Familiarity with API design, data modeling, and SQL.
- Knowledge of financial services, regulatory compliance, or enterprise systems.
- Exposure to business process re-engineering and automation tools.
- Ability to leverage analytics and visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau.
Compensation & Benefits
A compensation range of $71.00 to $76.39 per hour is offered for this position. A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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