Technical Product Ower - Sovereign AI

What You'll Do:

Criteo internal IT is actively seeking an Technical Product Owner to take over the design and roadmap implementation of our internal Sovereign AI stack!

Lead the design, vision, and roadmap of Criteo’s Sovereign AI stack—a modular, vendor-agnostic platform integrating LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and orchestration tools to power internal AI applications while ensuring data sovereignty, cost efficiency, and business relevance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and refine product strategy aligned with business needs, market trends, and technical opportunities.

• Translate business use cases into technical features and specifications.

• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, architects, and vendors to deliver best-in-class AI solutions.

• Oversee ML pipelines (data preparation, fine-tuning, model customization).

• Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, simplifying complex concepts.

• Manage backlog, sprint planning, and delivery milestones.

• Monitor product performance, gather feedback, and iterate for continuous improvement.

• Evaluate and integrate external AI components that fit the sovereign, modular vision.

Collaboration:

• Work with Business Product Owner on priorities and use cases.

• Align with Enterprise Architecture on IT standards and security.

• Partner with AI engineering teams for feasibility and execution.

Who You Are:

• 5–10 years as Product Owner / Product Manager in AI, software platforms, or data-centric products.

• Solid knowledge of AI stack (LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, orchestration) to confidently interact with engineers and vendors.

• Skilled at evaluating AI technologies with a balance of innovation, cost, and sovereignty.

• Background in data engineering, AI lifecycle, or technical program management a plus.

• Strong communicator, able to lead cross-functional teams without coding.

• Problem-solver with excellent organization and time management.

• Team-oriented, customer-focused, fluent in English, and experienced in international settings.

If you love driving product strategy at the crossroads of AI and business and orchestrating best-in-class solutions, no brainer, let's discuss with us! :)

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!​

Who We Are:

Criteo is a leader in commerce media, helping brands, agencies, and publishers create meaningful consumer connections through AI-powered advertising solutions. We’re shaping a more open and sustainable digital future for advertising.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer:

🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.