Product Owner - Artificial Intelligence

ZEISS Group
München, Germany
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Digital Technology Machine Learning Web Applications Enterprise Data Management Supervised Learning Feature Engineering Prompt Engineering Deep Learning Generative AI Information Technology Machine Learning Operations
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Job description

  • In cross-functional teams, you will drive & manage projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence, encompassing Machine Learning (ML) Deep Learning and AI, Generative AI and Agentic AI
  • In this role, you will support the preparation and execution of AI projects: from setting the scope and roadmap-planning, to execution in an agile manner, to lessons learned that can be integrated into new projects
  • As part of a vivid team, you will be in contact with users from different ZEISS departments, assess and plan AI-related tasks and report outcomes and results
  • With your organizational and project management skills, you will enable our experts to focus on technical, high-quality solutions
  • You will be the interface between our technical experts and different ZEISS departments to create great Software products
  • You will be an advocate of the work of our Digital Technology Accelerator

Requirements

  • An excellent University degree (Ph.D. is a plus) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Science, or equivalent
  • The ability to understand the technical architecture of AI solutions and State of the Art Web Apps
  • Experiences in Feature Engineering, Unsupervised & Supervised Learning, Prompt Engineering, RAG, Model deployment and operation in the cloud
  • A good understanding of innovative flexibility at the shell and the power of standardization at the core
  • At least 3 years of professional experience in Project Management of AI solutions
  • Professional experience as a Product Owner
  • Experience in handling project budgets
  • Experience in stakeholder management
  • Experience with cloud-deployed AI solutions for clients
  • The ability to understand customer needs and solve real-world problems
  • Strong communication, presentation, and Project Management skills
  • Basic knowledge of best practices in corporate data governance (e.g., working with confidential data)
  • Fluent English and German language skills

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