Company

NestAI builds the adaptive operating system for modern battlefield operations. Most AI systems are built once, validated at deployment, and expected to stay sufficient after that. That assumption holds until conditions change, and in defence, they always do. Our team develops adaptive intelligence for unmanned and command systems: AI that continuously learns from operational data and adapts to changing conditions, deployed in environments where there is no internet, no GPS, and failure is not an option. NestOS, our open, modular, and interoperable platform, enables this at scale and keeps capability evolution under sovereign European control.

Founded in 2025 by Peter Sarlin, whose previous company Silo AI became Europe's largest AI acquisition, NestAI has grown to over 200 engineers and scientists and partners with leading European defence forces and industry. We're ambitious about what we're building and honest with each other. The bar is high, and so are the standards we hold ourselves to. But this is also a place built on humility, trust, and looking after each other. If that sounds like the kind of work you want to do, keep reading.

Role Overview

As an AI Product Owner, you'll drive the adoption of AI and machine learning capabilities as part of one of our customer engagements, working closely with their product and engineering teams. You'll act as the technical authority on AI/ML within that organization, identifying where machine learning can create real value and translating that into a roadmap they can actually execute.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and roadmap for introducing AI- and ML-driven capabilities within our strategic customer deliveries.

• Act as the primary AI/ML technical point of contact for the customer delivery you're embedded with.

• Identify and prioritize use cases where machine learning or signal-processing capabilities can create value in existing and new products.

• Translate AI/ML opportunities and constraints into clear roadmaps, requirements, and priorities for product and engineering teams.

• Work hands-on with engineering and data science teams to validate the technical feasibility of proposed AI capabilities.

• Build credibility with technical stakeholders through genuine, hands-on understanding of machine learning — not just process facilitation.

Qualifications

• Background in AI/ML or a related technical field, with hands-on experience delivering at least one project involving machine learning.

• Experience within a product organization, owning or contributing to products that incorporate machine learning, signal processing, or other data-driven capabilities.

• Your background can come from a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or Technical Project Manager type of role — what matters most is technical depth and capability to run project deliveries and roadmap planning, not job title.

• Strong technical credibility: comfortable engaging deeply with engineers rather than operating purely at a process or reporting level.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to introduce AI/ML thinking into an organization encountering it for the first time.

• Comfortable working on-site in Tampere, with frequent visits to customer premises as part of this engagement.

If your background doesn't match every requirement but the work resonates with you, we'd encourage you to apply. How you think, learn, and take ownership matters more to us than ticking every box.

Why join NestAI

At NestAI, you’ll build meaningful, real-world technology as part of a world-class team of engineers, scientists, and experienced professionals. You’ll work on systems where reliability genuinely matters, contribute to Europe’s security and resilience, and solve problems that demand depth, trust, and craftsmanship.

If you want to build with purpose - and with leading experts in the field - you’ve come to the right place.

What we offer

We offer a growing set of practical benefits to support your work and wellbeing, day to day:

• Occupational healthcare (currently provided by Mehiläinen)

• Epassi Flex benefit (sports, culture, commuting, wellbeing)

• Lunch benefit (25% tax-free coverage)

• Regular team lunches and all-hands events

• Your choice of Mac or PC

• Holiday allowance (50% of holiday salary)

• Phone benefit according to company policy (subscription and device)

• We are continuously developing and expanding our benefits as we grow.

Practicalities

Employment is subject to applicable security screening (including SUPO, where required).

NestAI is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants based on their skills, experience, and potential.