AI/ML Product Owner

Immediate need for a talented AI/ML Product Owner. This is a 03+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Oakland/Rancho Cordova, CA or Alpharetta, GA (Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. Job ID: 25-84289 Pay Range: $70 - $75/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision). Key Responsibilities: • Define and own the ML roadmap and project/feature backlog that is aligned with the enterprise AI/ML strategy. • Facilitate ideation, project intake, and own the prioritization of high-value AI/ML use cases, ensuring business alignment and technical feasibility. • Translate business problems into ML project requirements and user stories, ensuring clarity between business and technical teams. • Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, analysts, and business leads to guide project execution within ML platforms and workflows • Ensure clear communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders translating model metrics and insights into business outcomes. • Partner with Data Governance, MLOps, and Risk teams to ensure Dataiku ML projects adhere to enterprise governance standards. • Provide oversight of the end-to-end model lifecycle within Dataiku and other AI/ML platforms to ensure timely and successful delivery. • Drive adoption and literacy of Dataiku and other AI/ML platforms across analytics and business teams. • Develop training and onboarding materials, champion user engagement, and cultivate an AI/ML community of practice. Key Requirements and Technology Experience: • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or Business Analytics. • 5+ years of experience in data product management or product ownership roles. • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Dataiku DSS in enterprise environments. • Experience leading cross-functional AI/ML teams using agile delivery frameworks. • Proficiency in the Dataiku ecosystem including Flow design, visual recipes, managed folders, scenarios, and model evaluation. • Understanding of data pipelines, APIs, and integration points (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, Databricks). • Familiarity with Python, SQL, or R for AI/ML workflows. • Working knowledge of MLOps, model drift monitoring, and AI governance practices. • Experience with analytics visualization (Tableau, Power BI) or Dataiku dashboards. • Strong analytical thinking and storytelling ability can translate complex AI outcomes into business impact. • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business domains. • Strategic mindset with passion for AI democratization and data-driven transformation. • Dataiku Core Designer, Advanced Designer, or ML Practitioner certification (strongly preferred). • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification. • Cloud certification (Azure, AWS, or GCP) a plus. Our client is a leading Insurance Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. By applying to our jobs you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Pyramid Consulting, Inc. and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here.