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In this critical leadership role, you will establish and lead Amgen’s Portugal-based AI Digital Product Enablement team as part of the AI&D Lab Product Management organization. Reporting to the Executive Director, AI&D Lab Product Management, you will build a high-performing team that serves as the operational and product bridge between US-based business stakeholders and global development teams, including India. This role is designed to enable a follow-the-sun operating model. You and your team will translate business priorities into execution-ready product work, reduce ambiguity across regions, accelerate decision-making, and improve the quality and consistency of handoffs so product delivery can progress continuously across time zones. The ideal candidate combines strong product leadership, technical fluency, operational rigor, and team-building experience. This leader must be equally effective with senior business stakeholders, product and engineering teams, and cross-functional partners for AI delivery excellence.
Job Responsibility
Establish and lead the Portugal-based enablement team
Build, lead, and develop a Portugal-based team responsible for digital product ownership and cross-regional delivery enablement for AI initiatives
Define the team’s operating model, scope, processes, ways of working, and success measures
Create a high-accountability, high-collaboration culture focused on quality, speed, and business impact
Enable follow-the-sun product delivery
Serve as the leadership bridge between US business teams and global delivery teams, including India
Ensure work is clearly translated, prioritized, and handed off
Improve delivery continuity by reducing blockers, clarifying decisions, and ensuring work is ready for the next team
Lead product ownership for AI solutions
Provide product ownership for AI and digital solutions within Agile delivery models
Own and oversee product backlogs, including prioritization, refinement, and readiness for engineering execution
Ensure requirements, acceptance criteria, and dependencies are clearly defined
Translate business needs into technical execution
Articulate business requirements into product user stories and engineering requirements
Convert business objectives into actionable product requirements and delivery plans
Work closely with engineering, data science, and technical teams
Improve execution excellence and delivery velocity
Implement consistent product management and Agile practices
Track delivery performance, identify bottlenecks, and improve team throughput and handoff quality
Introduce scalable mechanisms, tools, and operating rhythms
Measure product and business outcomes
Define and monitor product metrics, adoption measures, delivery KPIs
Use data, stakeholder feedback, and operational insights
Provide clear, decision-ready updates to leadership on progress, risks, and outcomes
Requirements
Doctorate degree and 3 years of technology and/or product management experience
Masters degree and 5 years of technology and/or product management experience
Bachelor degree and 7 years of technology and/or product management experience
Associate degree and 9 years of technology and/or product management experience
High school diploma / GED and 13 years of technology and/or product management experience
Nice to have
6+ years of product management (or related) experience
4+ years in AI/ML or data-driven products
Experience with AI platforms, MLOps, or enterprise AI architecture
Familiarity with AI (e.g., LLMs, agents, NLP) and ML productization at scale
Strong presentation and public speaking skills with experience communicating to executives