Product Manager of AI Applications, Global Public Sector

Scale AI; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 449,943 - 599,924; Full time

Job summary

Scale AI is seeking an experienced product leader to join its Global Public Sector team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role involves leading the development of transformative AI solutions tailored to government clients, requiring a solid technical background and strong leadership skills.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in building AI-powered products, guiding cross-functional teams, and engaging with diverse stakeholders.

Expect to shape innovative AI applications and drive significant revenue impact for the company.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building products, with recent AI product experience.
• Strong technical background and/or experience building software products.
• Knowledge of generative AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design workshops with clients to define custom AI solutions.
• Scope new AI application use cases across government entities.
• Engage with future end-users for feedback and prioritize effectively.

Skills

AI/ML application development

Leadership

Technical communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Coding tools (e.g., Replit, Lovable, Bolt)

Design tools (e.g., Figma, Canva, Miro)

Job description

Scale is growing rapidly, and joining the Global Public Sector team is an opportunity to work on one of the most exciting and quickly expanding teams at Scale. This team is responsible for generating, executing, and fostering Scale’s work with governments and government-backed entities outside of the United States. We develop bespoke solutions that leverage our customers’ proprietary data and expertise to transform their organizations with AI. We work with them to understand their pain points and workflows and then forward deploy our team to build cutting-edge solutions. The applications we build are powered by the Scale GenAI Platform, a full stack product to build, test and deploy frontier AI agents.

• Developing custom AI applications
• Building custom LLMs
• Providing high-quality training data for research and government institutions building LLMs
• Developing partnerships to foster regional talent growth and AI adoption

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and experienced product leader to play a pivotal role in the ideation and development of transformative AI solutions. The ideal candidate has deep experience with AI/ML application development, can think strategically about how to solve a problem, is an excellent listener, is comfortable getting into the weeds operationally, and has a strong understanding of software engineering principles and practices. You will be responsible for owning large AI projects for one or many customers and will lead a cross‑functional team of engineers, MLEs, and operators to build a highly impactful solution for our customers that will drive millions in revenue for our business as well.

Responsibilities

• Lead design workshops with the client to define custom AI solutions
• Scope out new AI application use cases across various government entities
• Lead cross‑functional development of AI applications and custom LLMs with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Ops + Go‑to‑Market)
• Consistently engage with future end‑users to solicit feedback and ensure we are prioritizing effectively
• Stay up to date with latest research in applied AI and training custom LLMs
• Scope out model evaluation sets and performance requirements, consistently review results, and iterate on the solution
• Give regular progress updates to the client and Global Public Sector leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building products with specific experience within the last 1‑2 years building AI‑powered products
• Strong technical background (STEM degree) and/or experience building technical software products
• Strong understanding of generative AI technologies and their applications in both enterprise and consumer settings
• Experience with coding tools (e.g., Replit, Lovable, Bolt) and design tools (e.g., Figma, Canva, Miro)
• Exceptional leadership, presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams

Nice to haves

• Coding experience (Python)
• Proficiency in Arabic, both written and spoken

Equal Opportunity Statement

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

Accommodations

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Pay Transparency

We comply with the United States Department of Labor’s Pay Transparency provision.