Employment Type

Contract (6–12 Months)

Location

Cape Town or Johannesburg

Job Description

Product Owner (AI Factory)

Gig Engineer is seeking an experienced AI-Factory Product Owner on behalf of its client.

Inherent/Minimum requirements:

Educational Qualifications

BSc Comp Sci/Information Systems or related

Strong Engineering Capability

Experience

•Digital product management experience

•Agile methodology expertise

•Strong commercial awareness

•AI or advanced analytics exposure preferred

•5–10 years in product ownership or digital product roles.

JOB PURPOSE

Project Background

The company’s AI platform (often referred to as the AI Factory) is a locally hosted, enterprise-grade AI platform and ecosystem designed to accelerate . It combines high-performance infrastructure, curated models, and services to help organisations build, integrate, and deploy AI solutions quickly and securely.

The platform is powered by NVIDIA AI technology and hosted in local AI-ready data centres, ensuring compliance with South African regulatory and data sovereignty requirements, a key differentiator for enterprises navigating global AI adoption.

It enables both:

•Enterprise consumption of AI services (AI-as-a-Service, on-demand models and capabilities)

•Organisation-specific AI development (proprietary model development, integration, and scaling)

This blended approach means the execution teams will operate within a governed, supported, and scalable AI delivery ecosystem, consuming approved models and infrastructure while integrating solutions that deliver real value.

The platform emphasises:

•Data sovereignty and regulatory alignment, with data and compute hosted in South African jurisdictions compliant with local laws.

•Scalable AI infrastructure, including accelerated computing and curated AI models.

•Consulting and managed services support, backed by certified AI expertise.

Role Purpose

To Own solution backlog and delivery roadmap to ensure measurable business outcomes from AI deployments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•Backlog prioritisation

•Sprint and release planning

•Stakeholder management

•Outcome tracking and reporting

•Go/no-go facilitation

•Alignment with AI Hosting standards

Additional Responsibilities

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS (Optional)

Internal Stakeholders:

Stakeholder & Purpose of Interaction

External Stakeholders:

Stakeholder & Purpose of Interaction

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Educational Qualifications

•Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related

Experience

5–10 years in product ownership or digital product roles.

Technical & Functional Skills

•Outcome orientation

•Strategic thinking

•Accountability

•Decisiveness

•Stakeholder influence

Other Requirements

•(E.g., travel, security clearance, work permits, or special conditions.)

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

(The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following competencies:)

•Structured thinking

•Stakeholder management

•Analytical discipline

•Commercial awareness

•Clear communication

Application Process

Interested candidates can apply directly to the job ad or by submitting their CV and a summary of relevant experience with the role title in the subject line to tavonga@gigengineer.io.

Depending on the response, we may not be able to respond individually to all applicants; therefore, if you have not received a response within four weeks from your submission date, please consider your application unsuccessful.