AI Product Manager

Non-negotiables:
experience building, delivering, & shipping ai products
2. product experience
3. previous Nike experience is absolutely required

Business Justification: This role will help and define and deliver Threat Modeling, Security, AI Governance and other CIS use cases. 

Technical Product Managers – AI/ML to drive the development and delivery of innovative, customer-centric AI/ML-powered solutions. You will work at the intersection of business, technology, data science and platform capabilities, playing a pivotal role in defining the roadmap, building scalable AI/ML products, and delivering transformative experiences for users.This role requires a combination of technical expertise, strong product management skills, and a passion for leveraging AI/ML to solve complex problems, enabling us to stay at the forefront of innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI/ML products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and leadership priorities.
• Conduct user research, analyze consumer feedback, and study market trends to identify opportunities for innovation with AI/ML-powered solutions.
• Translate complex business needs into actionable technical product requirements, user stories, and maintain a prioritized and groomed product backlog with clear feature and epics description and acceptance criteria. 
• Where needed code prototypes 
• Ability to demo AI products and services connecting the solution to dependent platform solutions 
• Leverage AI/ML knowledge to enrich requirements focused on emerging technologies and their application.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers, data scientists, platform teams, product and engineering leaders, cross-functional stakeholders to design and integrate AI/ML products into business processes bringing impact to Business.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, reviews and demo sessions to drive successful product delivery. 
• Measure customer success by evaluating metrics for adoption, performance and cost efficiency of your deployed solutions
• Stay informed about advancements in AI/ML frameworks, tools, and technologies, and apply them to enhance product performance and innovation.
• Resolve dependencies between products, managing risks and proactively addressing blockers as they arise.
• Lead the product lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to launch, optimization, and sunset, ensuring continuous delivery of value.
• Foster collaboration across technical and business teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop and communicate technical concepts, roadmaps, and product strategies effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills & Qualifications 

• 8+ years demonstrated experience as a Product Owner, Data and AI Consultant, Product Manager, or Technical Product Manager in Data, Analytics and AI/ML product development.
• Participation in at least two full-cycle projects or multiple projects across various phases of development
• Strong experience working in matrix organizations, managing wide stakeholder networks, and navigating cross-product dependencies.
• Experience working and developing AI/ML frameworks, products, platforms, pipelines, and solutions, including development, deployment, and optimization of ML models.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and Jira, Confluence, Figma, LucidChart tools.
• Storytelling abilities for effectively being able propagate the impact your solutions across enterprise

Who You Are

• A strategic thinkerwith a passion for AI/ML technologies and their potential to solve real-world problems.
• A doer who can perform hands-on work, create detailed product artifacts, work effectively in JIRA, collaborate closely with the engineering team, and organize incoming information efficiently.
• A leader for the engineering team who shields them from the influx of information, change requests, and new requirements, allowing them to focus on design, delivery, and achieving engineering excellence.
• A collaborative team playerskilled at navigating cross-functional teams and driving alignment.
• A problem-solverwho thrives in ambiguity and brings clarity through well-defined strategies and execution plans.
• An expert who champions innovation and has the ability to influence decisions across technical and business teams.