Product Owner, Production (AI Services)

Join our Data Platform & AI Tribe as a full-time Product Owner in Helsinki and lead the development of cutting-edge AI services in a dynamic and collaborative environment!

A few words about us:

You will be joining the AI Services team within the Data Platform & AI Tribe at OP Financial Group, a leading Finnish financial services provider. Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining internally developed, centralized AI services that power various business functions within the organization. 

We are a highly skilled and motivated team of Developers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists who are passionate about building and deploying innovative AI solutions. We work in a collaborative and agile environment, where we value individual contributions and encourage continuous learning and development. 

Why should you work for us?

As a Product Owner in our team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI at OP Financial Group. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects, collaborating closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements. You will be responsible for managing the product backlog, prioritizing development efforts, and ensuring that our AI services meet the highest standards of quality and performance. You will also be involved in supporting and onboarding users, monitoring service usage, and managing costs and incidents. 

To help counterbalance work where you are expected to take a lot of responsibility, we seek to ensure employee wellbeing and to enable forward-looking work arrangements. We offer a stable working environment where you can contribute to our core values: responsibility, people first and succeeding together.  

You will enjoy a wide range of staff benefits, including a personnel fund and special terms for employee banking, insurance and loan services. We offer comprehensive occupational health care, extensive medical treatment expenses insurance and a full-time group accident insurance policy. We invest in wellbeing at work by encouraging a good work-life balance, providing flexibility in your daily life, and offering lunch, sport and cultural benefits and opportunities for affordable holidays in OP timeshares.

Could you see yourself becoming our new Product Owner?

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Product Owner to join our team. To succeed in this role, you should possess the following: 

Essential skills and experience: 

• Proven experience as a Product Owner, with a strong understanding of agile methodologies and product development lifecycle 
• Solid understanding of backlog management, requirement definition, and roadmap planning 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset 
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken 

Desirable skills and experience: 

• Technical background with knowledge of AWS/Azure infrastructure and architecture 
• Familiarity with modern software development practices such as CI/CD, containerization, and IAC 
• Experience in developing analytics solutions in a production environment 
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and technologies 

If you are a passionate and driven individual with a strong product ownership background and a desire to contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI solutions, we encourage you to apply! 

Did we spark your interest?

Great – that’s what we were hoping for! The application period is open until 16.2.2025 but we will go through applications as they come so don't wait until the deadline to send in your application!

Any questions in mind?

Competence Lead Tiina Mäntykangas can tell you more about the position. You can reach her on Thursday the 6th and 13th between 15:00 and 16:00 at +358 44 3264397.

We operate in the financial sector and our business is founded on trust and accountability. For this reason, we will check the successful candidate's credit history, corporate connections and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, the successful candidate must take a drug test and will be subject to a security clearance vetting by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service.

OP Financial Group – We have something in common

Diversity and equality are highly prized at OP Financial Group. We want everyone to feel welcome and valued, and we appreciate that diversity enriches us and brings new perspectives. We invite job applications from everyone, because we all have something in common. We’re thrilled that you want to join us on our shared journey.   

Owned by our customers, we are the most attractive financial sector employer in Finland. Our Group employs more than 14,000 professionals. We have a mission – to promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating region. What we do matters, both to our employees and society in general. As the largest financial services group in Finland, we are building a better tomorrow; this has been our goal for more than 120 years. 

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