AI Product Owner

Guidehouse

AI Product Owner leading AI software product vision and execution in a SAFe Agile environment. Driving collaboration across teams to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $98,000 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead AI Product Strategy, Vision, and Roadmap
Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities where AI capabilities can improve operational efficiency, user experience, decision support, and mission outcomes.
Translate strategic goals into product features, epics, and user stories that can be executed in Agile delivery cycles.
Own and manage the product backlog for one or more Agile teams delivering AI-enabled software products.
Write clear and actionable features, user stories, and acceptance criteria that support effective sprint planning and delivery.
Prioritize backlog items based on business value, dependencies, risk, technical considerations, and stakeholder needs.
Define AI use cases and product requirements for capabilities such as intelligent search, summarization, document understanding, prediction, recommendation, conversational experiences, decision support, and workflow automation.
Collaborate with engineering and data science teams to ensure requirements are actionable, testable, and feasible within architecture and delivery constraints.
Partner with security, compliance, legal, and governance stakeholders to ensure AI products are developed and operated in accordance with organizational policies and risk controls.
Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and delivery teams for AI product initiatives.
Define and track product success metrics, KPIs, adoption indicators, and value realization measures for AI product capabilities.
Continuously refine product direction based on evolving business needs, user behavior, and lessons learned from production usage.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum SIX (6) years of experience in Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, or related Agile delivery roles supporting enterprise software products.
Demonstrated experience serving as a Product Owner in a SAFe Agile environment, including backlog ownership, story writing, prioritization, PI Planning participation, and cross-team coordination.
Experience working on AI, advanced analytics, machine learning, intelligent automation, or data-driven software products.
Strong ability to translate business needs into product requirements, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, data science, architecture, UX/design, security, and operations.
Strong understanding of Agile product delivery practices, product lifecycle management, and iterative software development.
Ability to evaluate product tradeoffs across business value, usability, technical feasibility, risk, and compliance considerations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both executive stakeholders and technical teams.
Experience supporting products in environments with sensitive data, governance requirements, and operational controls.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI product strategyAgile deliverybacklog managementuser story writingacceptance criteriaAI use casesmachine learningintelligent automationdata-driven softwareproduct lifecycle management

Soft Skills

stakeholder engagementcross-team coordinationbusiness needs translationcommunication skillscollaborationprioritizationrisk evaluationadaptabilityproblem-solvingdecision support

Certifications

Federal or DoD Public Trust