Senior Product Owner

AltaML; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Product Owner to lead AI/ML software projects. In this role, you will collaborate with clients and development teams to define project goals, prioritize product requirements, and create user experience documentation. You will thrive in a dynamic environment, engaging with diverse stakeholders to drive product success. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a company that values creativity and collaboration, fostering an inclusive workplace where your contributions are recognized and celebrated.

Benefits

Uncapped Vacation

Competitive Benefits

Hybrid Work Environment

Collaboration Opportunities with Experts

Flexible Work Hours

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in product ownership or management.
• Foundational knowledge of AI, ML, and software development.
• Experience with customer discovery and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Facilitate workshops to understand user goals and pain points.
• Conduct market research to identify commercial opportunities.

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile Methodologies

Customer Discovery

Communication Skills

Risk Mitigation

Market Research

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, IT, or Engineering

Job description

About Us:

AltaML is a leading North American applied AI company with extensive experience in building and operationalizing AI software solutions in 3 forms: The Services we offer, the Reusable IP that allows us to build faster, and the product solutions we develop through our Venture Studio. Together, this forms our business model and allows us to truly elevate our human potential through Applied AI.

We are a company like no other – we believe in making small bets, failing fast, and being better together. We are looking for creative problem-solvers who obsess about the customer to find wins across different industries.

We don’t hire for fit; we hire to add. We are looking for people who play our core values of being: Agile, Gritty Humble, and Happy. If you’re passionate about AI/ML, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to work with a diverse team of wickedly smart people, we want to hear from you!

The Role:

As a Senior Product Owner, you will work with clients and development teams to plan and execute artificial intelligence/machine learning software products. Reporting to the Executive Business Partner, you will work closely with customers and their end users, customer subject matter experts and product managers, project delivery managers and developers to define project goals, identify customer needs, write and prioritize product requirements and evaluate commercializable product opportunities. This role is also responsible for building lightweight user experience documentation such as business process maps, personas, user journeys, wireframes and low code/no code prototypes to facilitate understanding and communication of needs and requirements.

Responsibilities relating to Planning and Executing Projects:

• Develop, manage and prioritize backlogs of features and user stories and collaborate with AI/ML developers to build solutions.
• Develop and manage product roadmaps and backlogs based on the agreed-upon product vision.
• Regularly engage with clients to prioritize product backlogs to inform project planning and scoping efforts.

Responsibilities relating to Understanding and Communicating User and Client Needs:

• Facilitate workshops and interviews to understand goals and pain points and identify opportunities where machine learning may have significant impact.
• Create business process maps, personas, journeys, wireframes and prototypes.
• Develop excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensure insights drive product success.

Responsibilities relating to Identifying and Assessing Commercialization Opportunities:

• Conduct market research into existing products and solutions.
• Assist with evaluation of commercializable product opportunities in single customer engagements and work with other AltaML product managers and teams to identify solutions that could scale to many customers.
• Work with domain experts, existing customers and potential customers in the market to research and document high value AI/ML use case opportunities.

Responsibilities relating to Contributing towards our Product Practice:

• Contribute to the development and improvement of new processes, templates and standards.
• Contribute to the development of product vision and strategies.

Required Skills & Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field (Business, IT or Engineering).
• 3 - 5 years of experience in product ownership or management. Other combinations of experience or education may be considered including design, software development, software development management, or consulting.
• Foundational knowledge of business level artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software development.
• Superior knowledge of agile methodologies, frameworks and processes.
• Experience with customer discovery, including workshops and interviews to understand customer goals and pain points and identify solutions.
• Proven collaboration skills and relationship building abilities, superior verbal and written communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience identifying and mitigating risks.
• Superior research skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Certified Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or other equivalent certification.
• Prior experience working in data analytics or AI projects.
• Experience with organizational change management.
• Knowledge of user experience design is an asset.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following industries is an asset: Health, Oil and Gas/Energy, Construction, Insurance, Financial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Services, or Information Technology.

First Nations Acknowledgment

As this role is an opportunity in Calgary, Alberta - AltaML would like the opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

Responsible AI (RAI)

AltaML employees, contractors, and associates must be trained and well-versed in the importance of Responsible AI and empowered to enact RAI principles by developing and deploying AI solutions. They should also be empowered to raise and escalate RAI concerns as required.

AltaML is responsible for elevating public discourse and awareness of AI through open, transparent communications with the broader public.

Equal Opportunities

AltaML is dedicated to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace as an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, encompassing ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and educational backgrounds. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodations during the interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

AltaML acknowledges that its head office is located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

We Look for A-Players Who:

- Express our core values

- Are hungry for knowledge

- Want to learn new skills

- Are respectful

- Collaborate with others across the whole company

- Share knowledge with coworkers

- Educate and promote AI and ML concepts both internally and externally

- Have a high work ethic and are self-motivated

Our Perks:

Uncapped Vacation - For all full time, permanent employees. Seriously, take the time you need - when you need it.

Make an Impact - Witness the impact your work contribution has on the success of our company.

Working with PhD and Master Level Colleagues - Endless conversations around the latest in Machine Learning and Applied AI.

????Competitive Benefits - For all full time, permanent employees.

Office as a Resource - Hybrid work environment with state-of-the-art office spaces that ignite collaboration.

Big Slack Energy - IYKYK.

Our Culture:

You will be working in a high-paced environment focused on creating unique ML solutions to problems across multiple industries to generate impactful value. You will be working at a company with employees who have multiple years of industrial and academic experience in data science, software engineering, product development, and machine learning fields.

You will be able to experience a collaborative company culture, which means we believe in working hard, getting the job done, and enjoying the group social on Fridays. You’ll also get flexibility in where you work, what hours you work, how much vacation you take, and what you wear. We expect hard work but respect work/life balance.

Core Values:

At AltaML, we are driven by our core values. We believe that by embodying these values in everything we do, we will exceed our customer’s expectations while creating a positive and empowering work environment for our team members. We are dedicated to living our values and strive to make them the foundation for our success.

Gritty - We are entrepreneurial, determined, and resilient, pushing through challenges to achieve our goals.

Agile - We make decisions based on “little bets” creating a safe space to take risks. We embrace an interactive process, allowing ideas to fail quickly or be scaled iteratively. Together, we continuously refine and improve our approach to reach the desired outcome.

Humble - We listen to data, embrace new ideas, admit limitations and take ownership to solve problems. We constantly push ourselves to improve and excel.

Happy - We ignite passion and purpose by fostering a dynamic work environment. We encourage tap dancing to work, common sense over rules, empowering team members to find joy in their contributions, and being your authentic self.