IT Product Owner - AI - Technical Product Specialist, VP

Job Title: IT Product Owner – AI- Technical Product Specialist, VP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• The Deutsche India is seeking a visionary and experienced IT Product Owner - AI to join our growing team. At the “Service Solutions and AI” Domain, our mission is to revolutionize our Private Bank process landscape by implementing holistic, front-to-back process automation. As a Private Bank AI Centre of Excellence, we are responsible for strategy building and execution of AI innovation, governance, and delivery across Private Bank, ensuring standardization, compliance, and accelerated adoption of AI solutions. We are dedicated to leveraging the power of data and AI to drive innovation, optimize operations, and deliver exceptional value to our customers. We are committed to enhancing efficiency, agility, and innovation, with a keen focus on aligning every step of our process with the customer’s needs and expectations. Our dedication extends to driving innovative technologies, such as AI & workflow services, to foster continuous improvement. We aim to deliver “best in class” solutions across products, channels, brands, and regions, thereby transforming the way we serve our customers and setting new benchmarks in the industry.
• Join our innovative team as an IT Product Owner - AI, where you will be instrumental in defining the vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI-driven products and features. You will serve as the crucial link between business stakeholders and technical development teams, translating complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements for AI solutions. This role demands a deep understanding of product management principles, strong communication skills, and a solid grasp of AI capabilities and limitations to deliver impactful and user-centric AI products.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Product Vision & Strategy (AI Focus): Define and articulate a compelling product vision and strategy for AI-driven initiatives, aligning with the overall business objectives of the Private Bank and the AI Centre of Excellence.
• Product Roadmap & Prioritization: Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog and product roadmap for AI products and features, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and business value. This includes regular reviews (e.g., QBRs) and tracking against OKRs.
• Requirements Gathering & User Stories: Elicit, analyze, and translate complex business requirements into clear, concise, and actionable user stories with acceptance criteria, specifically for AI/ML models and applications.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, AI engineers, data scientists, and other development teams, ensuring clear communication, managing expectations, and fostering strong relationships. This includes proactive stakeholder management and planning.
• Agile Product Development: Lead AI product development within an Agile framework, participating in ceremonies, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring the team delivers value iteratively.
• Market & User Research: Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and user feedback sessions to identify new opportunities for AI solutions and understand user needs and pain points.
• Feature Definition & Acceptance: Clearly define AI-powered features, work closely with development teams during implementation, and formally accept completed work to ensure it meets requirements and quality standards.
• Performance Monitoring & Optimization: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for AI products, monitor their performance post-launch, and iterate on features to drive continuous improvement and business value.
• Risk & Compliance Management (AI Specific): Work with legal, compliance, and risk teams to ensure AI products adhere to regulatory requirements, ethical guidelines, and internal policies, addressing potential biases or fairness concerns. Manage and track risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (e.g., using a RAID log).
• Launch & Adoption: Collaborate with business, domain and operations teams to ensure successful launch and adoption of AI products, including training and support materials.
• Technical Understanding: Maintain a solid understanding of the underlying AI/ML technologies and their limitations to make informed product decisions and facilitate effective communication with technical teams.

Your skills and experience

• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional Experience: Proven experience (14+ years) as an IT Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role, with a strong track record of managing and delivering technology products, particularly those involving AI/ML components.
• Product Management Expertise: In-depth knowledge of product management methodologies, including Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban), backlog management, and product roadmap planning. Experience with QBRs and OKRs.
• AI/ML Understanding: Foundational understanding of AI and Machine Learning concepts, including LLM (Large Language Models), RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), Agentic AI, natural language processing (NLP), machine learning lifecycles, and MLOps principles.
• Technical Aptitude: Ability to engage in technical discussions with AI engineers and data scientists, understand system architecture, and challenge technical approaches when necessary. Familiarity with Python and SQL.
• Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex business challenges into viable AI product solutions.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and bridge technical and business gaps. Strong stakeholder management, planning, and risk management (e.g., RAID log) abilities.
• Domain Knowledge (Preferred): Experience in the financial services industry, especially Private Banking, and familiarity with its processes and regulatory landscape, is highly desirable.

Tools & Technologies:

• Proficiency with product management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) to understand AI model outputs and product performance.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure) relevant to AI deployments.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.