AI Product Engineering Lead & Strategy Architect

Network Finance; Randburg; In loco; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Network Finance seeks an AI Product Engineering Lead to own the intelligence layer within a fast-growing product environment in Randburg, South Africa. You will balance hands-on AI development with long-term product vision, delivering AI capabilities that automate work and improve decision-making while ensuring governance and scalability.

You will mentor teams, partner with product owners and engineers, and shape the AI roadmap, aligning technical delivery with business outcomes and measurable

Competenze

• Degree in CS/SE/AI/Data Science or related field.
• Proven experience building and deploying AI-enabled apps.
• Extensive C#/.NET development experience in production.
• Strong background with Microsoft AI tech and cloud platforms.
• Experience delivering production-grade AI solutions with product teams.
• Experience in Agile product development and leadership.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to translate business problems into AI solutions.

Mansioni

• Lead the development and evolution of AI capabilities within a production environment.
• Define and drive the AI roadmap alongside product stakeholders.
• Design and implement intelligent solutions that support business processes and operational decision-making.
• Evaluate and improve AI outputs through testing, monitoring, and validation frameworks.
• Develop AI-powered solutions using .NET and Microsoft AI technologies.
• Build organisational knowledge systems and intelligent retrieval mechanisms.
• Implement learning loops, feedback frameworks, and continuous improvement processes.
• Drive AI engineering standards, best practices, and technical governance.
• Mentor team members and contribute to growing organisational AI capability.
• Partner with users, stakeholders, and product owners to ensure solutions deliver measurable value.
• Support AI solution deployment, optimisation, and ongoing operational success.

Conoscenze

C# / .NET development

Leadership & mentoring

Product thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving & analytical

Formazione

Computer Science / Software Engineering / AI / Data Science degree

Strumenti

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

Azure cloud services

ASP.NET Core

API-first development

Event-driven architectures

Descrizione del lavoro

Network Finance seeks an AI Product Engineering Lead to own the intelligence layer within a fast-growing product environment in Randburg, South Africa. You will balance hands-on AI development with long-term product vision, delivering AI capabilities that automate work and improve decision-making while ensuring governance and scalability.

You will mentor teams, partner with product owners and engineers, and shape the AI roadmap, aligning technical delivery with business outcomes and measurable