Product Owner - Government Tech & AI

Location: Lisbon, Portugal (relocation package available)

Type: Full-time, Stock Options Included

Our client is a next-generation Government Tech & AI startup on a mission to bring transparency and accountability to global public procurement systems.

Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Lisbon (soon to be incorporated in Dubai), the company is building AI-powered procurement transparency solutions for governments worldwide — think Palantir, but built for multiple governments and open ecosystems rather than for a single national structure.

Their vision: to replace opaque, corruption-prone government procurement with data-driven, AI-enabled transparency that any government can adopt.

The Role

We’re seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the transformation of the current MVP into an enterprise-grade, secure, and scalable platform used by governments and corporations worldwide.

You’ll own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for an AI agent ecosystem — a complex architecture combining multiple large language models (GPT-4, Grok, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, OpenAI) and a Neo4j knowledge graph built on government procurement data.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role: you’ll rebuild a technically flawed MVP into a production-ready product capable of meeting the security, compliance, and architecture complexity demanded by government clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision and long-term roadmap for the AI-powered government procurement transparency platform
• Oversee a complete product rebuild — from proof-of-concept MVP to a secure, enterprise-grade solution
• Translate government requirements into clear product specifications and scalable architecture decisions
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with AI engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams
• Design and prioritize multi-agent LLM interactions and data workflows (GPT-4, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.)
• Work directly with government stakeholders to ensure the platform meets institutional and compliance needs
• Partner with leadership to define security standards, governance, and system integrity protocols
• 5+ years of experience in product management for B2B or SaaS products
• Strong background in AI/ML or LLM-driven products
• Oversee a complete product rebuild — from proof-of-concept MVP to a secure, enterprise-grade solution
• Translate government requirements into clear product specifications and scalable architecture decisions
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with AI engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams
• Design and prioritize multi-agent LLM interactions and data workflows (GPT-4, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.)
• Work directly with government stakeholders to ensure the platform meets institutional and compliance needs
• Partner with leadership to define security standards, governance, and system integrity protocols
• 5+ years of experience in product management for B2B or SaaS products
• Strong background in AI/ML or LLM-driven products

Requirements

• Proven experience rebuilding or scaling complex technical systems from MVP to enterprise scale
• Understanding of government procurement workflows or public sector software
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment
• 7 AI agents using GPT-4, Grok, Anthropic, Gemini, and OpenAI models
• Neo4j database for procurement graph data
• Currently undergoing complete architecture redesign due to poor MVP implementation
• Goal: enterprise-grade scalability, security, and reliability
• Proven experience rebuilding or scaling complex technical systems from MVP to enterprise scale
• Understanding of government procurement workflows or public sector software
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment
• 7 AI agents using GPT-4, Grok, Anthropic, Gemini, and OpenAI models
• Neo4j database for procurement graph data
• Currently undergoing complete architecture redesign due to poor MVP implementation
• Goal: enterprise-grade scalability, security, and reliability

Tech Stack & Context

What We Offer

• A strategic leadership role in a mission-driven AI startup
• Equity package with significant upside potential
• Opportunity to shape the AI backbone of future governments
• International exposure and global-scale impact
• Relocation support to Lisbon, Portugal
• A strategic leadership role in a mission-driven AI startup
• Equity package with significant upside potential
• Opportunity to shape the AI backbone of future governments
• International exposure and global-scale impact
• Relocation support to Lisbon, Portugal