Data & AI Internal Product Team – Associate Director
HybridDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Job Summary
Define and own the internal AI product strategy, translating senior leadership vision into a prioritized roadmap with clear investment priorities and delivery milestones. Provide oversight across the full product portfolio, including discovery, prioritization, MVP definition, release planning, and continuous improvement. Lead multi-disciplinary teams spanning product analysis, AI engineering, data science, and governance while setting standards for quality assurance and user adoption. Engage Partners and Directors to shape product demand and secure business-wide adoption, ensuring responsible design aligned with privacy, security, and EU/IE requirements. Coach team members and report performance to senior management. This role supports propositions and client materials to strengthen Grant Thornton's market position within Technology Consulting.
Required Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics, Product Management or a related field
- A minimum of 8 years' professional experience in data, analytics, AI, product management, technology consulting, software delivery, automation, data governance or a related field
- Proficiency in at least one relevant technology, platform or programming language such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Power Platform (Power Automate and Power Apps), Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Azure OpenAI, Databricks, Snowflake or equivalent tools
- 8+ years in data, analytics, AI, product management, technology consulting, software delivery, automation, governance or related disciplines
- Proven track record of delivering products, platforms, accelerators or technology-enabled capabilities aligned to senior management priorities
- Strong strategic planning and portfolio oversight capability, including roadmap definition, prioritisation, governance and benefits tracking
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and providing delivery oversight across product, technical and business workstreams
- Strong senior stakeholder management, including the ability to influence priorities and translate strategic direction into delivery plans
- Ability to challenge product scope, technical feasibility, product risk, governance requirements and adoption plans constructively
- Experience managing delivery risks, dependencies, budgets, workplans, release planning and product performance reporting
- Commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities for reusable IP, internal accelerators, proposal differentiation and market-facing propositions
- Experience coaching and developing junior team members
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in consulting, professional services, internal product delivery or regulated, data-intensive environments
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