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AI Engineer (Entry) Jobs in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: AI Engineer (Entry)
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
AI Engineer (Entry)
Recruiter:
Imizizi
Job Ref:
JHB001407/Zaman
Date posted:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Location:
Menlyn, South Africa
SUMMARY:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
Owns business prioritisation
Runs business stream governance
Shapes AI demand (not passively receiving it)
Represents value, outcomes, and trade‑offs
Connects business reality to platform execution
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:
Stakeholder management & expectation setting
Primary interface between:
Product / Business stakeholders
Platform tech leads
Proactively surface:
Priority conflicts
Delivery trade‑offs
Funding or scope risks
Demand shaping (not just demand intake)
Push back on low‑value or unclear demands
Sequence initiatives for maximum business impact
Actively kill or park initiatives that do not move KPIs
AI‑Native enablement (strategic)
Translate AI strategy into concrete business epics
Ensure reuse over bespoke solutions
Support positioning with real business narratives
POSITION INFO:
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business ownership for AI use‑cases & value tracking
Maintain a business-facing backlog view
Define outcome KPIs (adoption, efficiency, quality)
Ensure every AI use case answers: “Why are we building this?”
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
Relevant IT / Business / Engineering degree
Cloud fundamentals (AWS Cloud Practitioner)
Agile certifications (advantage, not mandatory):
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Master
Project / Leadership certifications (advantage)
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