AI Product Owner: Enterprise AI & SAFe Delivery

SFE; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking an AI Product Owner in Philadelphia to lead AI/ML product vision, backlog, and cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes SAFe Agile delivery, backlog refinement, and measurable outcomes for AI initiatives.

The ideal candidate will define features, write user stories, and ensure governance and responsible AI standards across enterprise applications, while coordinating with data and security teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager delivering enterprise technology or AI-driven products.
• Strong understanding of SAFe Agile, including ARTs, PI Planning, Features, Stories, WSJF prioritization, and Agile delivery practices.
• Experience managing product backlogs, roadmaps, requirements, acceptance criteria, and release priorities.
• Familiarity with AI/cloud ecosystems such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Understanding of API integration, data platforms, cloud architecture, MLOps, and enterprise application environments.
• Experience defining business cases and measuring ROI/business outcomes for AI initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Responsible AI, data privacy, security, model risk, and AI governance concepts.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the AI product vision, roadmap, objectives, and prioritized backlog aligned with business strategy.
• Own and prioritize features, user stories, enablers, and acceptance criteria for AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases based on business value, feasibility, risk, and adoption potential.
• Work closely with Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Architects, Data Engineers, UX, Security, and Platform teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Serve as the Product Owner within a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART) and actively participate in PI Planning, backlog refinement, iteration planning, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt activities.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional requirements and actionable stories for Agile teams.
• Define measurable product outcomes and KPIs, including business value, adoption, quality, efficiency, and AI solution effectiveness.
• Drive MVP development, experimentation, feedback, and iterative enhancement of AI products.

Skills

AI Product Owner

SAFe Agile

Backlog management

AI/ML

Cloud platforms

API integration

ROI measurement

Responsible AI

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

Job description

SFE is seeking an AI Product Owner in Philadelphia to lead AI/ML product vision, backlog, and cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes SAFe Agile delivery, backlog refinement, and measurable outcomes for AI initiatives.

The ideal candidate will define features, write user stories, and ensure governance and responsible AI standards across enterprise applications, while coordinating with data and security teams.