Location: Remote (India or Europe preferred - UK/Europe-based candidates acceptable)
Duration: Initial contract until June (strong likelihood of extension)
Rate: Flexible (Outside IR35)

A global organisation is delivering a large-scale Operational AI programme focused on driving measurable operational efficiency and business process optimisation. They are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager (TPM) to join a centralised TPM function, providing hands-on delivery leadership across AI-driven operational initiatives.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and value realisation, while playing a critical role in establishing consistent governance, standards, and delivery discipline across the programme. It is not a coordination-only role. You will challenge assumptions, shape delivery, and ensure AI initiatives translate into real, accountable business outcomes within an early-stage, evolving environment.

You will work closely with India-based technology delivery teams, Operational Product Owners, and US-based stakeholders, acting as the clear boundary between technology ownership and business accountability, and ensuring delivery focus, ownership, and ROI are maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a senior Technical Product Manager within a centralised TPM organisation

• Establish and apply consistent governance, standards, and ways of working across Operational AI initiatives

• Translate operational and process needs into clear, executable technology outcomes

• Challenge business cases, value assumptions, and proposed solutions

• Enforce delivery discipline across estimation, planning, milestones, testing, and release readiness

• Act as the boundary between technology ownership and operations/Product Owner accountability

• Prevent solution dumping onto technology without clear ownership or value

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong technical foundation (eg developer, engineer, technical analyst background)

• Hands-on understanding of architecture concepts and the full software delivery lifecycle

• Proven experience in delivery leadership, not just coordination

• Ability to confidently challenge both business and technology stakeholders

• Experience working within large, complex, global programmes

• Comfortable operating across time zones, including regular US stakeholder engagement

• Background in business transformation, operational change, or process optimisation initiatives