AI Technical Product Manager

AI Technical Product Manager - Central Government Consultancy
Active SC Clearance required
Duration: 12 Month contract
Location: London - 2 days a week onsite
Start date: ASAP
£600 - per day, Outside IR35

Our client is a technology led consultancy delivering AI powered digital and data platforms into UK Central Government and Defence environments. This role sits within an embedded Agile team on a secure programme, focused on developing and scaling AI driven products, intelligent automation, and data centric capabilities. You will play a key role in shaping AI solutions from concept through to deployment and ongoing optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the AI product strategy and roadmap, aligning AI use cases to mission and business priorities
• Identify and prioritise high impact AI opportunities, including machine learning models, automation, and decision support tools
• Own and manage the AI product backlog, ensuring focus on value driven outcomes such as model performance, user impact, and scalability
• Translate business problems into AI use cases, defining data needs, model approaches, success metrics, and risks
• Work closely with data scientists and ML engineers to guide the development, evaluation, and deployment of AI models
• Ensure AI products are usable, explainable, and trusted, incorporating user feedback and adoption considerations
• Define and track product success metrics such as model accuracy, business impact, user adoption, and operational efficiency
• Lead stakeholder engagement to communicate AI capabilities, limitations, and trade offs clearly to non technical audiences
• Drive continuous improvement through model monitoring, retraining strategies, and feedback loops
• Champion responsible AI practices, including governance, bias mitigation, and ethical considerations

Qualifications

• Experience as an AI Product Manager, Product Manager (data/AI)
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and lifecycle including data, modelling, deployment, and monitoring, without needing to code
• Proven ability to define and deliver data driven or AI enabled products
• Experience working in Agile or scaled Agile environments such as SAFe
• Strong skills in product strategy, roadmap ownership, and value prioritisation
• Ability to translate between business stakeholders and technical AI teams
• Experience working in UK Government, Defence, or secure environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement, storytelling, and communication skills
• Understanding of AI risks, ethics, and governance in regulated environments