Senior AI Product Owner (MS365 Copilot)

Job Summary:

The Senior AI Product Owner at BDO will serve as the subject matter expert and primary advocate for AI products within the firm. This role involves managing the product lifecycle for existing AI products, from user research and data analysis to feature release and performance monitoring, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. The AI Product Owner will drive the adoption and growth of AI products, fostering innovation and maintaining a robust feedback loop to continuously enhance product offerings and solutions. Key responsibilities include prioritizing the product backlog, defining success metrics, and collaborating with teams to promote the usage of AI products across the organization.

Job Duties:

• Acts as a subject matter expert for AI products at BDO, capable of demonstrating capabilities to users and groups across the firm
• Conducts workshops to gather product feedback from various groups across the firm, ensuring alignment with customer needs and firm strategy
• Acts as an advocate and evangelist for AI products within the firm, collaborating with teams to promote their value and encouraging widespread adoption
• Establishes and maintains a robust feedback loop with users to continuously gather insights and drive product improvements.
• Defines and monitors key performance indicators (KPI’s) and success metrics for AI products.
• Conducts user research, data analysis, and collects customer feedback to inform product decisions and iterations
• Conducts market research to identify trends and opportunities for AI product enhancements
• Monitors the performance and usage of AI products, identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives to enhance user adoption
• Oversees the creation of product roadmaps for AI products and plan feature releases based on business need 
• Ensures compliance with technical and ethical standards in AI product development
• Writes user stories and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring the team delivers the most impactful AI features while maintaining technical and ethical integrity
• Engages in team planning, commit to sprints based on average velocity, and integrate testing frequently to address problems early
• Oversees the timely release of new features, including writing release notes and ensuring the release team is aligned and prepared as needed
• Fosters a culture of innovation and experimentation within the product team, encouraging the exploration of new ideas and technologies to enhance the AI product
• Maintains comprehensive documentation of product features, updates, and user feedback, and provide regular reports to senior management on product performance and adoption metrics
• Creates and prioritizes work for the AI Engineering team, ensuring a steady flow of tasks
• Helps to cultivate a product mindset among the group
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred; focus in business administration, accounting, computer or information science, or equivalent work experience, preferred 

Experience:

• Eight (8) or more years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in an Agile Environment, required
• Broad business experience within a professional services environment, preferred
• Experience managing Artificial Intelligence tools, preferred

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification, preferred

Software:

• Experience in the following, preferred: 
  • ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or other AI tools
  • Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, PowerBI, Visio
  • Azure DevOps or Jira
  • Wireframing software tools

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• A strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts, technologies, and trends
• Knowledge of software development processes and agile methodologies
• Proficiency in defining and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and make data-driven decisions
• Ability to deliver innovative solutions
• A passion for quality software crafted with customer-centric problem-solving skills and design thinking
• Understanding of ethical implications and considerations in AI development and deployment
• Ability to create and lead high-performing cross-functional teams, with team members not directly under his/her/their supervision
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Recognized as a powerful and effective communicator
• Strong presentation skills for demonstrating product capabilities and conducting workshops
• Known for high-performance listening and reading comprehension skills, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to explain technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to technologists
• Ability to handle conflict-resolution; with an ability to approach a problem from various viewpoints, and achieve consensus
• Ability to learn from experience and apply that learning to perform successfully in new situations
• Resiliency in ambiguous situations
• Comfort with the concepts of transparency, inspection, and adaptation
• Focused on relentless improvement
• Adept at balancing team and individual responsibilities
• Possesses business acumen and interpersonal skills to influence and affect business, culture, and technology changes in a dynamic and complex operating environment
• Able to achieve common goals while working ethically and with integrity
• Ability to work beyond standard business hours and travel, as needed

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range:  $110,000 – $125,000

NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range:  $110,000 – $125,000

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. 

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. 

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”  Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

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