The Metinvest Digital R&D Team is looking for a Product Manager (AI & Computer Vision) to lead the development of our Computer Vision direction and our flagship product — SPAIS.
SPAIS (Smart Protection AI System) is a Computer Vision-based platform that automatically analyzes video streams to improve safety, detect risks, and boost operational efficiency.
This role is ideal for someone who can combine deep technical understanding with business-oriented thinking — creating solutions that bring measurable value to clients in industrial automation, occupational safety, production security, and public space monitoring — both in Ukraine and international markets.
WHO WE ARE
Metinvest Digital is a Ukrainian IT company focused on digital transformation across industry, logistics, and telecommunications. We are the key IT partner for Metinvest Group across Ukraine, Europe, and the USA. Our core mission is to transform industrial enterprises using advanced technologies and innovative approaches.
❚ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Define and drive the product strategy for SPAIS — a CV-based platform for video analytics, risk monitoring, and safety enhancement;
• Manage the full product lifecycle: from ideation and PoC to scaling, commercialization, and global expansion;
• Initiate new directions in CV: object detection, event recognition, PPE monitoring, behavioral analytics, public space monitoring;
• Deliver measurable business outcomes: customer base growth, product ROI, expansion to EU and MENA markets;
• Coordinate a cross-functional team (AI/ML Engineers, CV Developers, Backend, Frontend, DevOps);
• Analyze customer needs, design product solutions, and demonstrate business value;
• Oversee infrastructure stability and cost optimization (Azure, GPU, services, licenses);
• Participate in pre-sales activities, prepare presentations and technical-commercial proposals.
❚ YOU ARE A PERFECT FIT IF YOU HAVE:
• 3+ years of experience in product management or leading R&D / AI teams;
• Hands-on understanding of CV: model architectures, MLOps, accuracy evaluation;
• Experience working with Azure / AWS / GCP and CI/CD pipelines;
• Familiarity with adjacent areas: LLMs, IDP, Automation;
• Solid knowledge of Agile / Kanban, ability to navigate R&D uncertainty;
• Analytical mindset, result orientation, and a systems-thinking approach to product development;
• English level — Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher.
❚ WE OFFER:
• Opportunity to shape the strategic development of the Computer Vision stream;
• Real involvement in international AI projects — from industrial clients to smart-city solutions;
• Official employment, medical insurance, and continuous learning via our L&D Center;
• Remote-first work format focused on outcomes;
• Collaboration with global tech leaders — Microsoft, SAP, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Cisco;
• Hands-on experience in digital transformation across Metinvest Group with global scaling potential.