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AI Product Owner (Platform)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
30 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Our client in the telecoms sector is seeking a AI Product Owner (Platform) on a contract duration of 6 months.
As the Manager: AI Product Owner (Platform) you will own the vision roadmap and commercial outcome of AI platform ensuring it delivers scalable reliable and reusable AI capabilities aligned to business priorities. The role is responsible for prioritising platform capabilities defining SLAs and KPIs driving adoption across OpCos and product teams and tracking value realisation. You act as the primary interface between business demand and AI engineering delivery ensuring the AI platform evolves as a product not a collection of tools. You will work closely with AI Platform Engineering AI Stack Architecture Security & Risk SRE Value Realisation and Business stakeholders ensuring platform evolution is aligned funded governed and measurable.
As the Manager: AI Product Owner (Platform) you will own the vision roadmap and commercial outcome of AI platform ensuring it delivers scalable reliable and reusable AI capabilities aligned to business priorities. The role is responsible for prioritising platform capabilities defining SLAs and KPIs driving adoption across OpCos and product teams and tracking value realisation. You act as the primary interface between business demand and AI engineering delivery ensuring the AI platform evolves as a product not a collection of tools. You will work closely with AI Platform Engineering AI Stack Architecture Security & Risk SRE Value Realisation and Business stakeholders ensuring platform evolution is aligned funded governed and measurable.
Education:
Technical Competencies
Skills
- Bachelors or Masters degree in: Business Technology Engineering
- Information Systems or related fields
- 5 years experience in:
- Product management or platform ownership roles
- Technology platforms (not just end-user products)
- Prioritise competing demands
- Translate strategy into execution
- Experience in financial services fintech telco or regulated industries is highly advantageous
- Exposure to AI data or digital platforms preferred
Technical Competencies
- AI and data platform concepts
- Cloud and digital platform economics
- Platform SLAs SLOs and consumption models
- Governance and regulatory constraints
Skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influence
- Structured prioritisation and decision-making
- Clear communication at exec and delivery levels
- Commercial and value-oriented thinking
- Ability to balance short-term demand with long-term platform health
About Company
With 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services industry in Africa and the Middle East, we are experts at supporting our clients through their digital transformation journeys. We believe in blending traditional methods with cutting-edge strategies to drive ... View more
