AI Product Owner Manager

Job Title: AI Product Owner Manager Job Location: Barcelona, Spain Job Location Type: Home-based Job Contract Type: Full time Job Seniority Level: AI Product Owner Manager Location: Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Portugal, home-based Role Description We are seeking an AI Product Owner Manager to lead the execution‑level ownership of Agentic AI products across Proof of Concept, MVP, and Production. This role is responsible for translating product intent and business needs into clear, testable, agent‑ready requirements, and for ensuring that autonomous and semi‑autonomous agents deliver the expected outcomes in real‑world, regulated environments. Operating as part of the ATS CAITI Core Development Team, the AI Product Owner Manager leads and line‑manages a team of Product Owners and/or Business Analysts, setting clear expectations, developing product execution capabilities, and ensuring consistent ways of working across agentic initiatives. The role owns the product backlog, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Ready, and serves as the primary execution‑time liaison between Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA/Validation, and Business. Key Responsibilities Lead the execution‑level product ownership of Agentic AI solutions across Proof of Concept, MVP, and Production, ensuring delivery of defined outcomes in regulated environments. Line‑manage and develop Product Owners and/or Business Analysts, setting clear expectations, providing coaching, performance management, and building consistent product execution capabilities. Own and maintain the Agentic AI product backlog, translating business needs into clear, agent‑ready user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria. Define and enforce Definition of Ready and acceptance standards, ensuring stories are testable, evaluable, and suitable for autonomous and human‑in‑the‑loop agent workflows. Drive backlog prioritization and refinement, balancing agent capabilities, evaluation readiness, non‑functional requirements, and delivery constraints. Partner with AI Product Managers to support MVP scope decisions, ensuring feasibility, readiness, and alignment with value hypotheses and success KPIs. Collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering, and UX to shape agent behavior, orchestration patterns, guardrails, and exception handling early in the lifecycle. Act as the primary execution‑time product contact for engineering teams, clarifying intent, resolving scope questions, and validating delivered outcomes. Own story acceptance and UAT, ensuring delivered agent behavior meets defined success criteria, quality expectations, and regulatory requirements. Manage the post‑release backlog for enhancements, defects, and agent tuning, informed by telemetry, user feedback, and operational insights. Key Qualifications Experience 6+ years as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar role delivering Agentic AI, AI, data, or workflow‑driven products. Hands‑on experience owning backlogs and requirements across the product development lifecycle. Proven ability to work with cross‑functional teams and deliver high‑quality software solutions. Agentic & Technical Background Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline), or equivalent practical experience spanning product management, software delivery, and AI/data systems. Experience translating requirements for AI or Agentic systems, including workflows involving reasoning, orchestration, and HITL patterns. Solid understanding of software architecture fundamentals, APIs, data flows, and agile delivery practices. Ability to reason about agent behavior, failure modes, and acceptance criteria, even without being the technical implementer. IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com . IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism. At IQVIA, we believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone, everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work, they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes. Likewise, as part of this culture, IQVIA is committed to ensuring effective equality between women and men, integrating it as a strategic principle in its corporate and human resources policies. This job is curated by Lifelancer. Lifelancer is a talent-hiring platform in Life Sciences, Pharma and IT. 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