Director of Product Management

Product Director

Location: Hybrid (London / Remote)

Contract: Freelance / Consultancy basis (3–6 months initially)

Day Rate: Competitive, based on experience

About Sorai

Sorai is a boutique AI strategy and Product consultancy helping organisations move from AI ambition to AI adoption. We work with executive teams to define responsible, value-driven AI strategies and deliverable roadmaps that align with their business goals.

Our work sits at the intersection of AI strategy, design, product management, technology and governance – helping clients identify genuine AI opportunities, prototype responsibly, and scale solutions safely.

We’re now looking for an experienced Product Director to partner with our leadership team on a number of client engagements across financial services, fintech, and digital sectors.

The Role

As a Freelance Product Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping our clients and internal teams shape, define, and deliver AI-driven product strategies. You’ll work closely with business and technology stakeholders to ensure that every initiative balances customer value, ethical AI use, and commercial outcomes.

You’ll bring a deep understanding of how to take from concept to product, guiding discovery, scoping, and delivery in complex organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and vision for AI and data-driven initiatives across client projects.
• Define measurable outcomes, success metrics, and value propositions for AI products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, data science, engineering) to define roadmaps and MVPs.
• Translate complex AI and data concepts into business terms for non-technical stakeholders.
• Support client workshops on AI opportunity mapping, prioritisation, and roadmap definition.
• Drive alignment between product strategy, governance, and ethical AI principles.
• Identify and de-risk product delivery dependencies in regulated and enterprise environments.
• Mentor internal and client teams on product management best practices for AI initiatives.

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years’ experience in product leadership, ideally with a mix of enterprise and consultancy backgrounds.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, energy etc.
• Skilled at storytelling, influencing, and stakeholder engagement at C-suite level.
• Comfortable leading workshops and creating structured product artefacts (roadmaps, blueprints, OKRs, etc.).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of machine learning, generative AI, and data platform capabilities (you don’t need to code, but understand the landscape is a bonus).
• Experience leading AI, data, or automation product initiatives — from discovery through delivery.
• Familiarity with design-thinking or service-design methodologies.

Why Work With Sorai

• Work with forward-thinking clients and a multidisciplinary AI team.
• Engage in projects that combine AI strategy, product innovation, and responsible governance.
• Flexibility – part-time or project-based engagements possible.
• Opportunity to shape how organisations adopt AI responsibly