Strategic AI Security Product Owner for Banking

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy with extensive experience implementing intelligent enterprise systems across multiple industries, with particular depth in financial services and banking. Our team combines deep expertise in data science, statistical modeling, AI/ML technologies, workflow automation, and systems integration with a practical understanding of complex business operations.

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy dedicated to transforming the regional corporate landscape through bespoke, high-impact intelligent systems. Based in the UAE, we partner with organizations across diverse sectors—with a deep-rooted expertise in Financial Services and Banking—to bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business strategy.

At DeepLight, we don't believe in "off-the-shelf" fixes. We deliver tailored AI solutions designed to integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise architectures, ensuring that innovation is both scalable and secure. From building robust data foundations to deploying sophisticated AI platforms, we empower our clients to lead in an increasingly automated world.

The Senior Manager – AI Security Product Owner is a senior delivery position within Deeplight consultancy, embedded directly within a major banking client. This role functions as the strategic owner of the AI security product lifecycle, defining the roadmap, feature requirements, and delivery schedules for tools and frameworks designed to protect the bank's AI/ML ecosystem. Serving as the primary interface between technical security squads and business units, this position requires a balance of Agile product management expertise, technical AI security knowledge, and the professional diplomacy necessary to align senior stakeholders within a Tier 1 financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Defining, maintaining, and executing the long-term vision and product roadmap for the bank's AI security tools, platforms, and capabilities.
• Translating complex AI security requirements into functional user stories, maintaining a prioritized product backlog that balances technical debt with business utility.
• Leading cross-functional engineering and data science squads through Agile sprints, ensuring clear definition of done and timely delivery of features.
• Coordinating closely with senior business leaders, risk officers, and technical engineering leads to ensure product features meet commercial objectives and security requirements.
• Driving the internal onboarding and adoption of AI security products across the bank's broader development, data science, and security teams.
• Representing Deeplight on the ground by modelling exceptional delivery standards, technical integrity, and proactive problem-solving for the client.

Coaching and Management

Coaching

• Growing future leaders through mentorship and feedback.
• Empowering your teams to think independently and learn continuously.
• Fostering a culture of curiosity, reflection, and resilience.

Management

• Aligning strategy with execution and ensuring delivery excellence.
• Setting clear goals and objectives, driving accountability, and supporting performance.
• Leading with transparency, integrity, and trust.

As an AI consultancy, our greatest asset is the expertise of our people. While technical mastery is the foundation of what we do, the ability to bridge the gap between complex data science and actionable business value is what defines your success with Deeplight. We’re looking for individuals who are not only world‑class in their fields of specialism, but also compelling communicators and persuasive advocates for their own skills. You will be the face of our firm, tasked with building trust, articulating the "why" behind your technical decisions, and effectively "selling" your vision to high‑level stakeholders. If you thrive on the challenge of presenting cutting‑edge solutions as much as you do on building them, you will fit right in.

Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years in technical product management or delivery lead roles, with a focus on cybersecurity, data platforms, or AI/ML tools.
• Practical experience operating within a regulated banking environment, ensuring product delivery complies with institutional risk and security standards.
• Prior experience in a client‑facing professional services or consultancy capacity, managing project delivery and client expectations.
• Documented experience working directly alongside security engineers, data scientists, and enterprise architects to ship software.
• Proven capability to manage software or platform products through the full lifecycle from conception to operational hand‑off.
• Foundational understanding of the tools and methodologies used to secure AI pipelines, large language models (LLMs), and cloud data environments.
• Be a master of Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies, including experience with enterprise planning tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).
• The ability to manage conflicting priorities from senior stakeholders, transforming ambiguous requests into clear technical deliverables.
• Capacity to articulate the technical and business value of security initiatives to both engineering teams and non‑technical business leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile/Scrum certifications (e.g., CSPO, PMI‑ACP, SAFe POPM) or relevant security/cloud credentials.
• A conceptual understanding of MLOps pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure).
• Understanding of modern security principles like Zero Trust and defense‑in‑depth as they apply to data and model architectures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive personal health insurance
• Visa sponsorship for the successful individual
• Professional development and certification support
• Subscription reimbursement related to your role
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge AI projects
• Monthly employee incentive program
• Career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing AI company

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI implementation while working with a talented team of professionals at the forefront of technological innovation. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving our company's success in delivering transformative AI solutions to our clients. At DeepLight AI, we recognize that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals with different thinking styles can thrive and contribute their unique strengths to our specialized AI and data solutions.

Our goal is to ensure our application and interview process is accessible, predictable, and fair for all candidates.

If you require any specific adjustments to the application process, or if you require any reasonable adjustments should you be successful in being processed to the interview stage, please let us know. This information will be kept strictly confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.