Hiring: Expert Product Owner (AI) Company: Nestlé Purina North America Location: St Louis, MO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 17:57:08 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Product Ownership, Product Management, AI/ML Solution Delivery, Data Products, Digital Transformation, Agile, Product Roadmap, Backlog Prioritization, Stakeholder Management, Responsible AI, Data Governance, AIOps, Model Performance Monitoring, Commercial Functions Experience: • 5+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, digital transformation, AI/ML solution delivery, data products, business analysis, or technology delivery • 3+ years of experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, prioritization, and stakeholder communications in an Agile or hybrid delivery environment • 2+ years of experience partnering with technical teams such as AI engineers, data scientists, data/platform engineers, solution architects, or delivery leads • 1+ years of experience applying governance, compliance, privacy, security, risk management, or Responsible AI practices to digital, data, or AI solutions Required Skills: • Own and communicate the AI product vision, roadmap, and prioritized backlog aligned to commercial strategy, capacity, dependencies, and business outcomes • Partner with commercial business leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver AI capabilities that improve decision-making, customer engagement, revenue growth, and productivity • Translate business problems into clear AI product goals, success metrics, decision outcomes, user stories, and measurable value hypotheses • Prioritize and sequence features, epics, enhancements, and technical enablers, balancing value, feasibility, risk, compliance, scalability, and sustainment needs • Lead Business Analysts in capturing requirements and testing criteria, and guide delivery teams by clarifying scope, validating acceptance criteria, and managing trade-offs • Partner with Responsible AI, data governance, architecture, privacy, and security teams to embed stage-gated Responsible AI and data standards across the product lifecycle • Define and maintain AI lifecycle artifacts and establish product monitoring expectations across model performance, observability, and value realization • Manage stakeholder communications including roadmap updates, milestones, delivery risks, governance status, adoption readiness, and sustainment handoffs Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Data/Analytics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field • Experience supporting commercial functions such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Development, Consumer Insights, Revenue Management, Category Management, Customer Service, or eCommerce is preferred • Working knowledge of modern AI, AIOps, observability, model performance monitoring, evaluation, and lifecycle management concepts is preferred • Ability to translate business problems into AI use cases, success metrics, and technical requirements is preferred Compensation: • Salary: $125,000.00 to $175,000.00 per year • Bonus Eligibility: Yes • Performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, including a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!