AI Product Manager

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; South Africa; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 300 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in South Africa is seeking an AI Product Manager who can translate business problems into AI product bets and deliver usable AI solutions. You will own the path from idea to impact, coordinating with data science and engineering teams and ensuring governance.

Key responsibilities include strategy, discovery, defining requirements, backlog management, and measuring value. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years in product management, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Business Science or a related field is required.
• 5+ years in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis or digital product delivery.
• Proven delivery of AI, data, analytics or enterprise technology products.
• Hands-on Agile experience with roadmaps, backlogs, user stories and sprint delivery.
• Experience building business cases, ROI models and value-realisation frameworks.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI.
• Experience with AI pilots, proof of concepts, model evaluation and performance monitoring.
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, data readiness and analytics.
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, ethics, privacy and compliance.

Responsabilités

• Strategy and discovery: Find and prioritise AI opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, cost and data readiness.
• Requirements and design: Own product requirements, user journeys, business rules and acceptance criteria.
• Delivery: Partner with data scientists, AI engineers, ML engineers and architects; manage backlog and releases.
• Evaluation and performance: Define KPIs, testing approaches, benchmarks and monitoring.
• Responsible AI and governance: Apply governance across lifecycle; work with Risk, Security, Legal and Compliance.
• Commercialisation: Shape positioning, pricing and value propositions; measure realised value against business case.

Connaissances

Product management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

AI/ML basics

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

Data governance

Compliance

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Eng/DS

Description du poste

AI Product Manager

Build products that make AI useful, not just impressive.

We are looking for an AI Product Manager who can spot real business problems, turn them into clear product bets, and deliver AI solutions that teams actually use and leaders can measure.

You will own the path from idea to impact. That means discovery, business cases, requirements, delivery with data and engineering teams, and the governance that keeps AI safe and accountable.

What you will do:

Strategy and discovery

• Find and prioritise AI opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, cost and data readiness
• Set the product vision, outcomes and success measures
• Build business cases and prioritisation frameworks
• Run market research, competitor analysis and customer discovery

Requirements and design

• Own product requirements, user journeys, business rules and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business needs into clear work for technical teams.
• Define human oversight, exception handling and fallback processes.

Delivery

• Partner with data scientists, AI engineers, ML engineers and architects
• Support model and technology choices on quality, explainability, cost, security and scale
• Set data requirements, governance controls and integration needs
• Manage the backlog, sprint priorities, milestones and releases

Evaluation and performance

• Define KPIs, testing approaches, benchmarks and monitoring
• Track adoption, quality, cost and business outcomes
• Drive improvement from performance data and user feedback

Responsible AI and governance

• Apply Responsible AI, privacy and regulatory requirements across the lifecycle
• Work with Risk, Security, Legal and Compliance on approvals and controls
• Manage operational ownership and risk remediation

Commercialisation

• Shape positioning, pricing and value propositions
• Assess ROI, profitability and cost recovery
• Support adoption, training and stakeholder engagement
• Measure realised value against the business case

Requirements

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, Business Science or a related field (Matric required)
• 5+ years in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis or digital product delivery
• Proven delivery of AI, data, analytics or enterprise technology products
• Hands-on Agile experience with roadmaps, backlogs, user stories and sprint delivery
• Experience building business cases, ROI models and value-realisation frameworks
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Working knowledge of AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI
• Experience with AI pilots, proof of concepts, model evaluation and performance monitoring
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, data readiness and analytics
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, ethics, privacy and compliance