Global Defense AI Product Lead — Hands-On Builder

scaleai; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale AI is seeking a Staff Technical Product Manager for its Global Defense business. You will own roadmaps, lead hands-on product development, and collaborate with engineers and ML teams to build AI-powered defense tooling.

You will engage with allied nations, navigate secure environments, and drive mission-critical outcomes while acting as a technical expert to senior stakeholders across government and industry. This is a hands-on, high-impact leadership role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering, ML engineering, or hands-on technical product roles.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap and execution for one or more product areas within Global Defense, driving what gets built and how it ships.
• Be hands-on: write specs, prototype solutions, dig into technical architecture with engineers, and make product calls grounded in real technical understanding
• Design and ship AI-powered products and tooling for defense and national security workflows, working side-by-side with engineering and ML teams
• Use customer context to inform what you build — understand allied defense workflows deeply enough to make opinionated product decisions, not just relay requirements
• Navigate the unique constraints of defense product development across allied nations — classification environments, accreditation processes, air-gapped deployments — or be ready to learn these fast
• Operate like a founding team member: wear multiple hats, move fast, unblock yourself, and drive outcomes across engineering, operations, and go-to-market

Skills

Product management

Hands-on engineering

ML engineering

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Education

Master's degree in CS

Equivalent experience

Job description

Scale AI is seeking a Staff Technical Product Manager for its Global Defense business. You will own roadmaps, lead hands-on product development, and collaborate with engineers and ML teams to build AI-powered defense tooling.

You will engage with allied nations, navigate secure environments, and drive mission-critical outcomes while acting as a technical expert to senior stakeholders across government and industry. This is a hands-on, high-impact leadership role.