Digital Product Owner

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in Toronto is seeking an AI Product Owner to guide the strategy, development, and lifecycle of AI and Generative AI products. This role requires 5+ years of experience in product management, particularly in AI-driven projects, and exceptional stakeholder management skills. You'll be responsible for defining the product vision, managing the backlog, and ensuring alignment with business objectives to drive impactful AI solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in digital product management.
• Extensive experience working on AI-driven products.
• Strong knowledge of AI, Generative AI, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate the product vision and strategy for generative AI applications.
• Own and maintain the product backlog, defining epics and user stories.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements.

Skills

Product management

AI technologies

Stakeholder management

Market research

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in digital product management
• Extensive experience working on AI-driven products
• Strong knowledge of AI, Generative AI, and machine learning concepts and technologies
• Strong understanding of the development, deployment, and scaling of AI products
• Experience with market research and competitive analysis
• Proven product roadmap creation and delivery experience
• Exceptional cross-functional stakeholder management skills (technology, data, product, sales, frontline teams, etc.)
• Strong ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Experience working with generative AI technologies
• Experience with AWS Bedrock
• Previous experience in retail environments, particularly frontline employee platform

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced AI Product Owner to lead the strategy, development, and lifecycle of our AI and Generative AI product portfolio. In this role, you will shape the vision, define the roadmap, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

You will combine deep AI product expertise with strong business acumen to champion responsible, scalable, and high-impact AI adoption across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy and Vision

  Define and articulate the product vision and strategy for multiple generative AI applications, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic objectives and market demand.

  Develop and maintain a product roadmap, prioritizing features and initiatives based on business impact, customer value, and technological feasibility.

• Backlog Ownership & Agile Delivery Leadership

  Own and maintain the product backlog, including defining epics, user stories, and clear acceptance criteria tailored for AI and data teams.

• Data Readiness & Model Enablement

  Collaborate with partners to identify new data sources and perform data gap analyses required to support AI products.

  Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements for Generative AI initiatives.

  Ensure all AI initiatives adhere to responsible AI frameworks, model governance standards, security, and compliance requirements.

  Leverage technical knowledge, subject matter expertise, and industry trends to make sound decisions and influence business direction through data-driven analysis.