Product Manager, AI And Innovation

Product Manager, Ai And Innovation

The Adecco Group is the world's leading HR solutions partner. We provide more than 700,000 people with permanent and flexible employment every day. With more than 34,000 employees in 60 countries, we serve more than 100,000 organizations with the talent, HR services, and technology they need to succeed in an ever-changing global economy. As a Fortune Global 500 company, we lead by example, creating shared value that meets social needs while driving business innovation.

You will be joining a lean team in the global IT & Digital Organization to focus on delivering incremental innovation and new digital experiences to our stakeholders in the Back Office area. The organization focuses on fast iteration and prototyping ideas to scale it up fast around the globe.

Role Overview

The AI Product Manager leads end-to-end AI initiatives for Back Office (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, Communication), from opportunity discovery to prototype and scale up before handover to operations' teams. Operates within a lean Back Office AI Innovation hub using a pilot-to-handover model, reusing vendor AI and cross-functional assets; no embedded dev squad which will be hired on a project base. Defines and owns the roadmap for the assigned AI initiatives. He will move beyond "AI for AI's sake" to identify high-impact use cases where machine learning/GenAI provides a genuine competitive advantage.

What you'll be doing

• Leadership & Strategy: define and maintain the Back Office AI roadmap aligned with business priorities and Group AI strategy.
• Governance: run SteerCo, align priorities with functional leaders and Solution Owners; avoid duplication across functions.
• Discovery: shape high-value use cases with measurable outcomes; validate data/process readiness with Solution Owners.
• Program Management: plan, track and de-risk prototypes/MVP; run frequent reviews and demos.
• Coordination & Enablement: orchestrate internal ITD, vendors, data/AI teams; ensure compliance with architecture, security, privacy and Responsible AI.
• Pilot-to-Handover: define success criteria and orchestrate transition to BO/IT application teams for production and run.
• In partnership with Responsible AI, actively monitor for bias, hallucinations, and safety risks, ensuring our models comply with data privacy regulations (GDPR/CCPA) and internal ethical standards
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to launch AI features, ensuring that customer expectations are managed regarding the capabilities and limitations of the AI
• Measurable KPIs to make data-driven decisions on which features are the most valuable

About you

• 5+ years in Product Management/Innovation/AI transformation (enterprise context).
• Domain Knowledge: familiarity with current AI technologies (e.g., Transformer models, RAG architectures, NLP, or Computer Vision) and the relevant APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, etc.)
• Proven experience with AI-enabled products/processes in Back Office domains (Finance/HR/Legal/Procurement).
• Track record of roadmap definition, MVPs, iterative delivery, and stakeholder management up to C-level.
• Strong understanding of AI lifecycle (NLP/LLM/ML, prompt design, evaluation).
• Excellent communication and storytelling; data-driven decision making.
• Fluent English.

Soft Skills

• Ownership and autonomy with pragmatic bias-to-action.
• Cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment in complex environments.
• Clarity in narrative and ability to translate technical capabilities into business value.
• Think big, start small: focus on quick, measurable wins.
• Passion for exploring emerging technologies and driving innovation within the organization.
• Excellent communication, organizational and teamwork skills.
• Curiosity and adaptability within a lean team.
• The "Translator" Mindset: excel at breaking down complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for executives and customers.
• Resilience: understand that some AI experiments may fail, and those failures are a necessary learning toward the final solution.

Why choose us?

It's an exciting time to be part of our team. At the Adecco Group, our purpose – making the future work for everyone – inspires and connects us all. Through our three global business units (GBU) – Adecco, Akkodis and LHH - we deliver expertise in talent and technology, enabling organizations to succeed and people to thrive.

We're proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally. We embody our core values: Courage, Collaboration, Customer at the Heart, Inclusion, and Passion in everything we do.

Growth and Development

You will have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways, achieving total balance between their jobs and their lives. We offer world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together. Here, you can be yourself, and we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you.

A journey to bring out the best in you

We believe that having an understanding of the hiring process helps you to prepare, feel, and be, at your best. As a global, multi brand organization with multiple different roles, our application process can vary.

On our career site, you will find some of the key steps you can expect to guide you along the way.

Inclusion

We believe in talent, not labels. We focus on the diverse and unique skills our people bring. Our culture of belonging and purpose ensures everyone can thrive and feel engaged. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equity, equal opportunity, inclusion, and diversity.

Interview Process

Our interview process includes an initial phone screening, followed by a virtual round of interviews with Hiring Manager, HR team and senior leaders. This process helps us understand your fit within our team and allows you to ask questions about the role and our company. If you are a visionary leader with a passion for learning and development, we invite you to join us in making the future work for everyone.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any additional accommodations or support due to a disability or other special circumstances, please let us know by contacting us. We will work with you to ensure your needs are met throughout the hiring process.