ML QA Technical Product Owner

About Graphcore

At Graphcore were building the future of AI compute.

Were a team of semiconductor software and AI experts with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.

As part of the SoftBank Group backed by significant long-term investment we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.

To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.

We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

The Team

The ML QA teamis responsible forvalidatingthe machine learning software stack running onGraphcorehardware. The team works across integration testing feature validation performance benchmarking and end-to-end workload testing covering multiple layers of the software stack including ML frameworks runtime behaviour distributed execution and system-level functionality.

The team collaborates closely with software engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle helping define validation strategies early and implementing the test coverage required tovalidatecorrectness functionality scalability and performance. The ML QA team also owns performance-focused validation including benchmark execution regression analysis and reporting across real-world ML workloads and extracted model subgraphs.

As Technical Product Owner for ML QA you will help coordinate and prioritise this work ensuring the team has clear direction well-defined deliverables and alignment with wider software roadmapobjectives.

Responsibilities and Duties

Own and Shape the Component Backlog

• Create andmaintainteam roadmaps for the Program Increment (PI) andlong termplan to help visualise the current backlog and communicate status and progress to all stakeholders.

• Translate feature-level intent into actionableSoftware QAwork and feedback team intent and challenges to help shape the features with theTechnicalProduct Manager.

• Maintain a clear prioritised backlog of Epics and Stories forthe Software QAteam.

• Ensure all work is clearly linked to higher-level product outcomes.

• Work with engineers and technical leads to refine acceptance criteria validation scope and delivery expectations.

Support Delivery Across Sprints and Planning Increments

• Actively support sprint planning reviews demos providing visual outputs thatdemonstrateprogress against the planlearningsand changes.

• Involve the team in the right discussions to ensure desired outcomes are realistic and the teams ability to deliver them are clearly communicated.

• Ensure the backlog is sufficientlymaintainedto prepare for PI planningidentifyingdependencies and risks early and aligning with other teams on the scope taken into planning.
• Ensure your teams work aligns with agreed PIobjectives.

CoordinateValidationAcross Teams

• Work closely with Technical Product Owners Product Managers engineering teams and technical leads to manage dependencies and alignment.

• Coordinate feature validation planning with teams working across ML frameworks runtime systems performance tooling distributed execution and infrastructure.

• Help ensure testing benchmarking and integration activities are planned early as part of feature development.
• Facilitate communication between teams toidentifyrisks blockers and changing priorities.

Enable Effective Technical Collaboration

• Develop sufficient technical understanding of the ML software stack and validation workflows to engage effectively with engineers and stakeholders.

• Help prioritise validation coverage for new features performance improvements and software changes.

• Support constructive technical discussions while balancing delivery priorities and quality expectations.

• Help remove organisational blockers and improve coordination across teams and stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Experience working as a Product Owner (or similar role) in an agile environment.

• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong backlog management and refinement skills.

• Proven experience in developing product vision and roadmaps

• Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts related to software development testing or infrastructure.

• Strategic mindset with empathy and ability to bring calmclarityand support.

• Excellent facilitation skills ability to guide discussions / events to conclusion

• Ability to simplify and present complex information.

• Confidence working with technical teams and complex systems.

• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams or components.

Desirable

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

• Experience of working inSAFe/

• Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite.

• Experience working with machine learning software ML infrastructure or performance benchmarking environments.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary Graphcore offers flexible working a generous annual leave policy private medical insurance and health cash plan a dental plan pension (matched up to 5%) life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health mental wellbeing and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; were committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications