Product Owner, Engineering AI Platform & Capabilities (Helsinki/Oulu)

OP Pohjola; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

OP Tech Academy

Healthcare & well-being

Job summary

OP Pohjola is seeking a Product Owner to lead an Engineering AI team and shape the developer-facing AI platform across the Engineering Capabilities Tribe. The role focuses on driving the roadmap for AI tooling, SDLC workflows, and MCP/server knowledge infrastructure to empower 2,000+ developers and 300+ engineering teams.

You will collaborate with D&T leadership, Enterprise Architecture, DevEx, and the broader OP community to scale AI adoption and ensure secure, scalable platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager leading software and AI engineering teams in agile environments.
• Understanding of modern SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, repository architecture, and developer tooling.
• Familiarity with AI paradigms, agentic workflows, and MCP/knowledge infrastructure.
• Strong communication and influence skills to articulate technical visions to engineers and leadership.
• Ability to guide platform scalability, maintainability, and enterprise compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define the Product Vision & Roadmap for the Engineering AI Platform and developer capabilities.
• Drive AI-Native SDLC transformation enabling guard-railed autonomous workflows and contextual repository enablement.
• Bridge technical needs with software architects, security/compliance stakeholders to ensure secure, compliant solutions.
• Engage with business and engineering communities to uncover bottlenecks and validate platform enhancements.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile leadership

Software engineering

AI & agentic capabilities

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture & platform thinking

Tools

Azure

Azure AI Foundry

GitHub Enterprise

Backstage

Job description

We are looking for a new Product Owner to join the Development & Technologies organization and work in the Engineering Capabilities Tribe, where we build the forward-looking technical foundation for OP Pohjola’s AI-First strategy. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for leading an Engineering AI team, shaping our developer-facing AI platform, and delivering high-impact AI capabilities to empower 2,000+ developers and 300+ engineering teams across OP Pohjola.

What is this role about?

In your day-to-day role as a Product Owner, you will lead an Engineering AI team and guide the work of our skilled Software Engineers, AI Engineers, and Platform Specialists. You will drive the roadmap for our Engineering AI Platform and developer capabilities - including AI-native SDLC tools, agentic development workflows, Coding Harness customizations and extensions, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and developer knowledge infrastructure. You will work closely with D&T and Tribe leadership, Enterprise Architecture, Developer Experience (DevEx), and OP development community to scale AI adoption throughout the software engineering lifecycle. As part of your role, you will

• Shape the Product Vision & Roadmap Define and prioritize the backlog for AI native SDLC AI tooling, balancing quick wins with long-term platform capabilities
• Drive AI-Native SDLC Transformation Enable development teams across OP to transition to guard railed autonomous agentic workflows, contextual repository enablement, and automated quality gates
• Bridge Tech & Engineering Needs Partner closely with software architects, lead developers, and security/compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions are secure, compliant, and deliver measurable developer productivity and satisfaction
• Facilitate Discovery & Feedback Loops Engage directly with OP’s business and software engineering community to uncover bottlenecks and validate platform enhancements through continuous feedback

The position is located in Helsinki or Oulu. In line with OP Pohjola’s ways of working, we offer flexible hybrid work within Finland. In this role, spending a few days a week at our Vallila office in Helsinki (or our Oulu office) will significantly support your daily collaboration with the team and stakeholders.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Product Owner with a strong background in modern software engineering, developer tooling, and modern AI/agentic architectures. You have proven experience leading technical teams in agile environments and a passion for redefining how software is built using AI. You excel at translating developer needs into scalable technical solutions, maintaining high architectural standards, and driving products from experimental prototypes to enterprise-wide platform capabilities.

Summary of role-specific competencies we are looking for

• Product & Agile Leadership Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager leading software and AI engineering teams in agile environments
• Software Engineering & DevEx Understanding Deep understanding of modern software delivery lifecycles (SDLC), CI/CD pipelines, repository architecture, and developer tooling
• AI & Agentic Capabilities Practical familiarity with modern AI paradigms, including agent/coding harnesses, prompt & context engineering, agentic frameworks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) and knowledge infrastructure
• Stakeholder & Community Engagement Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to articulate both technical visions and business benefits to engineering teams, architects, and leadership alike
• Architecture & Platform Thinking Ability to guide platform scalability, maintainability, and enterprise compliance (security, governance, and architectural guardrails)

Beneficial Skills And Experience

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, and GitHub Enterprise / GitHub Copilot ecosystems
• Background as a software developer, DevOps/platform engineer, or technical architect prior to product management
• Experience with internal developer platforms (IDPs), Backstage, or developer tooling ecosystems
• Fluency in English (required); Finnish language skills are considered an asset

Why OP Pohjola?

In internal surveys at OP Pohjola, our employees often cite the work community and their highly skilled colleagues as the most rewarding aspects of their work. We take great pride in this. As a member of OP Pohjola, you will join a company that is dedicated to developing the best products and services in the industry. As an employer OP Pohjola offers you a stable environment where people come first. Our people value good work-life balance and opportunities to learn and grow in their role. Our70-20-10 modelgives you a chance to focus on your professional development on your work time – by utilizing our very own OP Tech Academy, for instance. When you work for OP Pohjola, you work with the best products and services in the field. In everyday life, it is, of course, very nice to work in an architecturally beautiful environment, in a location easily accessible from basically anywhere. As an OP Pohjola employee, you are entitled to

• Structured model for professional career advancement
• Possibility to enhance your own skillset while working with highly talented teams
• Comprehensive occupational healthcare
• Sport and cultural benefits
• Benefits and discounts on OP Pohjola's own products

Did we spark your interest?

Great – that’s what we were hoping for!

No later than Sunday 13.9.2026.

If you have any questions in mind, Lead Product Owner, AI & Developer Platform Engineering Matti Timonen (tel. [phone]) is happy to answer any questions about the role, the team and the work. You can best reach Matti on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 800 and 900 a.m. during the application period. For questions related to the competence area and ways of working, Competence Lead Susa Lindström (tel. [phone]) will be happy to help. You can reach Susa on Wed 2.9. from 1000 to 1100 and Fri 4.9. from 1000 to 1100.

We operate in the financial sector and our business is founded on trust and accountability. For this reason, we will check the successful candidate's credit history, corporate connections and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, the successful candidate must take a drug test and will be subject to a security clearance vetting by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service.

OP Pohjola – We have something in common

Diversity and equality are highly prized at OP Pohjola. We want everyone to feel welcome and valued, and we appreciate that diversity enriches us and brings new perspectives. We invite job applications from everyone, because we all have something in common. We’re thrilled that you want to join us on our shared journey. Owned by our customers, we are the most attractive financial sector employer in Finland. OP Pohjola employs more than 14,000 professionals. We have a mission – to promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating region. What we do matters, both to our employees and society in general. As the largest provider of financial services in Finland, we are building a better tomorrow; this has been our goal for more than 120 years.