Product Manager - AI/ML - Contract Role
Posted 4 days ago by Project Blackbook
£650 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Product Manager - AI/ML involves leading AI initiatives within a consultancy focused on business and digital transformation. The position requires collaboration with finance and HR departments to identify and develop AI use cases, acting as a liaison between stakeholders and data science teams. This contract role is suited for mid to senior-level professionals with a strong background in AI product management. The working arrangement is hybrid, based in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and evaluate AI opportunities across finance and HR functions
- Manage relationships with business stakeholders, internal teams, and external partners
- Define product requirements and strategy for AI initiatives
- Oversee the development lifecycle from concept to implementation
- Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical execution
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing AI products in a professional setting
- Strong understanding of AI/ML architecture and technical approaches
- Expertise in model development frameworks, prompt engineering, RAG systems, or agent orchestration
- Ability to evaluate and communicate the pros and cons of different technical approaches
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £650.00/daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role: Product Manager - AI/ML - Contract Role
Seniority: Mid and Senior levels
Day rate: Inside IR35 - Rate TBC
Project duration: 4-12 months
Location: Hybrid in/around London
We’re supporting a consultancy that specialises in business and digital transformation, known for fostering strong relationships while designing and delivering large-scale, complex transformations worldwide. They're seeking an experienced AI Product Manager to identify and develop AI use cases (both GenAI and traditional ML) across the client's finance and HR departments. You will serve as a strategic bridge between business stakeholders and thieir internal and external data science and engineering teams. We’ve a preference for you to apply directly via our website as the consultancy will eventually view your profile in our platform. If you are already in the community, feel free to quickly apply here or reach out to your Blackbook contact, but no need to re-apply directly.
Tasks
- Identify and evaluate AI opportunities across finance and HR functions
- Manage relationships with business stakeholders, internal teams, and external partners
- Define product requirements and strategy for AI initiatives
- Oversee the development lifecycle from concept to implementation
- Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical execution
Requirements
- An independent consultant
- Proven experience managing AI products in a professional setting
- Strong understanding of AI/ML architecture and technical approaches
- Expertise in one or more of the following: Model development frameworks and best practices; Prompt engineering and GenAI optimization; Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems; or Agent orchestration and agentic AI
- Ability to evaluate and communicate the pros and cons of different technical approaches
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and stakeholders