AI Product Manager – SME

ARSIEM•Columbia, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ARSIEM Corporation is seeking a talented AI Product Manager to join their team. This role involves providing strategic and operational guidance to teams developing AI-enabled solutions. The ideal candidate is an experienced product-oriented professional who can shape priorities, align stakeholders, drive execution, and focus technical efforts on mission value. While not requiring a software engineering background, the role demands strong technical fluency and AI literacy to engage effectively with engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and government leadership. The candidate should understand how to translate mission needs into executable plans, manage complex efforts, and identify when programs deviate from useful outcomes. A passion for the AI landscape, continuous learning, and an informed perspective are highly valued. This position will support a Government client in Columbia, Maryland.

Requirements

Min 18 years with Bachelors, 15 years with Master's degree in a relevant field such as Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Operations, or related discipline.
Experience in product management, technical program support, capability delivery, or requirements management in a government, defense, or complex enterprise environment.
Demonstrated ability to work with technical teams building software, data, AI, or digital solutions.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle concepts, roadmap planning, prioritization, stakeholder management, and execution tracking.
Familiarity with AI concepts, terminology, current capabilities, and practical implementation challenges.
Ability to advise leadership while also engaging productively with engineers and solution teams.
Excellent written, verbal, and briefing skills.
Active TS/SCI with a polygraph clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting AI, data, analytics, or software modernization efforts.
Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, or iterative capability delivery models.
Ability to understand technical topics such as LLMs, AI tools, cloud platforms, agentic workflows, evaluation, and data dependencies without needing to be a hands-on developer.
Experience in defense, cyber, or operational mission environments.
Background in technology strategy, innovation support, requirements development, or portfolio management.

Responsibilities

Provide SETA advisory support to government leadership and technical teams on AI product strategy, planning, and execution.
Help define and refine AI use cases, product goals, success criteria, priorities, and delivery roadmaps.
Guide teams in aligning AI solution development with mission outcomes, user needs, operational constraints, and program objectives.
Monitor effort execution and help keep teams on track with milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision points.
Support requirements development, backlog shaping, capability prioritization, and stakeholder coordination.
Translate between technical teams and non-technical leadership, ensuring shared understanding of what is being built, why it matters, and what risks exist.
Advise on AI adoption challenges, including scope control, change management, user trust, operational fit, and realistic implementation sequencing.
Review proposed AI solutions for feasibility, mission relevance, and alignment with available resources and timelines.
Support briefings, planning artifacts, concept papers, product documentation, and executive communications.
Help identify when teams need course correction, sharper problem framing, better metrics, or more disciplined execution.