AI Business Analyst/Product Owner

CPL · Recruitment agency
Full-time•Product / Owner•€400-550/day (EUR)•Dublin, Ireland · Remote within Ireland · Hybrid
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At a glance

Employment type
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
Day rate
€400-550/day (EUR)

Technologies & skills

Other technical skills

What you'll be doing

AI Business Analyst/Product Owner role in Dublin, responsible for shaping and delivering AI-enabled automation solutions in a regulated enterprise. Acts as primary interface between business and engineering, ensuring alignment of AI agents to business objectives and quality standards throughout the solution lifecycle.

  • Lead discovery activities with business stakeholders to identify AI-enabled automation opportunities
  • Define problem statements, business objectives, and success criteria
  • Perform feasibility assessments with architects, engineers, and stakeholders
  • Translate business requirements into scope, acceptance criteria, and delivery objectives
  • Act as Product Owner throughout the delivery lifecycle
  • Work with architects and engineers to align requirements with technical designs
  • Review and validate solution designs, agent instructions, and workflow definitions
  • Maintain and prioritize delivery backlogs

Key requirements

Must-have

  • Experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, or related role in technology delivery
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with senior business and technology stakeholders
  • Experience facilitating workshops, discovery sessions, and requirement gathering
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with data for business analysis and solution validation
  • Ability to define measurable business outcomes and KPIs
  • Experience translating business requirements into deliverable scope and acceptance criteria

Nice-to-have

  • Experience as a Product Owner in Agile teams
  • Experience supporting AI, analytics, or technology-enabled business solutions
  • Experience designing prompts, agent instructions, and conversational workflows
  • Understanding of Financial Services, Corporate Finance, or regulated environments
  • Experience with SQL, reporting platforms, or business analytics tools
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Role signals

Technical focus
AI-enabled automation, business analysis, product ownership
Hands-on vs management
Hands-on

Full job description

AI Business Analyst/ Product Owner

12 months contract

Hybrid working

€400 - €550 per day

AI Business Analyst (Tech Product Owner)

Our clients are looking for a talented AI Business Analyst / Product Owner to join the Enterprise Risk & Finance Technology team. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping, defining and supporting delivery of AI-enabled automation solutions throughout their full lifecycle, from initial feasibility assessment through to production deployment and continuous improvement.

This role acts as the primary interface between business stakeholders and engineering teams, ensuring that AI agents remain aligned to clearly defined business objectives, measurable success criteria and high quality standards. Working closely with business users, architects and software engineers, the Product Owner will help shape innovative solutions that automate complex business processes within a highly regulated enterprise environment.

As an AI Business Analyst / Product Owner your main responsibilities will involve:

  • Lead discovery activities with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-enabled automation and process improvement.

  • Define clear problem statements, measurable business objectives and success criteria for proposed solutions.

  • Perform feasibility assessments in partnership with architects, software engineers and business stakeholders.

  • Translate business requirements into clearly defined scope, acceptance criteria and delivery objectives.

  • Act as Product Owner throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring solutions remain aligned to business objectives and measurable outcomes.

  • Work closely with architects and software engineers to ensure functional requirements are aligned to technical designs and implementation approaches.

  • Review and validate solution designs, agent instructions, system prompts, workflow definitions and supporting solution artefacts to ensure alignment with business intent.

  • Maintain and prioritise delivery backlogs, balancing business value, technical constraints and delivery priorities.

  • Lead stakeholder workshops, requirement discussions, demonstrations and solution reviews.

  • Coordinate and support user acceptance activities and production readiness reviews.

  • Define test scenarios, quality standards and acceptance criteria for AI-enabled solutions.

  • Perform hands-on functional, behavioural and quality testing of delivered solutions.

  • Support development and execution of automated testing and evaluation approaches.

Must Have Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience working as a Business Analyst, Product Owner or related role within technology delivery organisations.

  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

  • Proven ability to communicate confidently with senior business and technology stakeholders.

  • Experience facilitating workshops, discovery sessions, requirement gathering activities and solution discussions.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Experience working with data to support business analysis, solution validation and decision making.

  • Ability to define measurable business outcomes, success criteria and KPIs.

  • Experience translating business requirements into deliverable scope and acceptance criteria.

  • Experience supporting software development lifecycles within Agile delivery environments.

  • Strong testing and quality assurance mindset.

Preferred Skills & Experience

  • Experience operating as a Product Owner within Agile delivery teams.

  • Experience supporting AI, analytics or technology-enabled business solutions.

  • Experience reviewing, refining or designing prompts, agent instructions and conversational workflows.

  • Good understanding of Financial Services, Corporate Finance or other regulated business environments.

  • Experience working with SQL, reporting platforms or business analytics tools.

Desirable Skills

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot Studio.

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform technologies.

  • Experience working with AI agents, Generative AI or related technologies.

  • Experience using Agile delivery tooling including JIRA and Confluence.

  • Experience supporting enterprise software delivery within large organisations.

Interview prep pack

Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.

Your interview focus

Based on this listing, the AI Business Analyst/Product Owner role focuses on leading the delivery of AI-enabled automation solutions by bridging business needs and technical teams, with a strong emphasis on requirements gathering, solution validation, and Agile product ownership in a regulated enterprise environment.

  • AI/Automation Project Experience·High
  • Stakeholder Facilitation·High
  • Agile Product Ownership·Medium
  • Testing and Quality Assurance·Medium

Only have 30 minutes?

Follow a focused preparation plan based on this job.

Start 30-minute prep

Your 30-minute plan

  1. Review AI Automation Case Studies

    0–7 min

    Read recent examples of AI-enabled automation in financial or regulated industries to understand common challenges and solutions.

  2. Prepare STAR Stories for Key Responsibilities

    7–15 min

    Draft concise STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) examples for leading workshops, defining KPIs, and supporting AI solution delivery.

  3. Refresh Agile Product Owner Practices

    15–20 min

    Review Agile frameworks, backlog management techniques, and your experience with tools like JIRA or Confluence.

  4. Practice Explaining Technical Concepts to Non-Technical Stakeholders

    20–25 min

    Rehearse how you communicate complex AI or automation topics in clear business terms.

  5. List Questions for the Interview Panel

    25–30 min

    Select and tailor 3-4 questions from the provided list to ask during your interview.

Likely questions

, 7 items

Priority reflects how strongly this topic is emphasised in the job listing, not whether it will be asked.

Talking points

, 5 items
  • Leading Discovery and Requirements Workshops

    You will need to demonstrate your ability to facilitate sessions that uncover business needs and translate them into actionable requirements; prepare examples of how you've led similar workshops.

  • Defining Measurable Business Outcomes and KPIs

    The role requires setting clear objectives and success criteria; be ready to discuss how you have defined and tracked KPIs for technology solutions.

  • Translating Business Requirements into Technical Deliverables

    You must show experience bridging business and technical teams; prepare to explain your process for creating acceptance criteria and aligning requirements with technical designs.

  • Supporting AI-Enabled Solution Delivery

    The position involves working with AI agents and automation; have examples ready of your involvement in AI, analytics, or automation projects.

  • Testing, Quality Assurance, and UAT Coordination

    You will be expected to define and execute test scenarios; be prepared to discuss your approach to quality assurance and user acceptance testing.

What to research

, 4 items
  • AI-Enabled Automation in Regulated Environments

    Review case studies or best practices for implementing AI automation in financial services or other regulated sectors.

  • Agile Product Ownership and Backlog Management

    Refresh your knowledge of Agile methodologies, backlog prioritization, and the Product Owner role.

  • Defining and Measuring Business KPIs

    Prepare examples of how you have set, tracked, and reported on KPIs for technology projects.

  • Facilitating Stakeholder Workshops

    Practice describing your approach to leading workshops and gathering requirements from diverse stakeholders.

Questions to ask

, 6 items
  1. What are the main business processes or pain points currently targeted for AI-enabled automation?

    Why ask this? Clarifies the immediate priorities and scope of the role.

  2. How does the team currently define and measure success for AI automation projects?

    Why ask this? Helps you understand expectations for outcomes and performance measurement.

  3. What is the typical composition of the delivery team, and how do business and technical stakeholders collaborate?

    Why ask this? Gives insight into team structure and cross-functional collaboration.

  4. What are the biggest challenges faced when deploying AI solutions in this regulated environment?

    Why ask this? Reveals potential obstacles and areas where your experience can add value.

  5. Which tools and platforms are most commonly used for backlog management, requirements documentation, and solution validation?

    Why ask this? Ensures you are familiar with the team's workflow and can ramp up quickly.

  6. How are end users involved in the design, testing, and continuous improvement of AI-enabled solutions?

    Why ask this? Shows your interest in user-centric delivery and ongoing solution refinement.

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