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Pantheion AI

Product Manager — The Core (Pantheion-1)

Abu Dhabi, UAEFull-TimeOn-sitePosted Apr 6, 2026
Product ManagementLLMsGov-CloudGCC Government ProcurementArabic NLP

Role overview

The Core is Pantheion AI's most strategically critical product: Pantheion-1, our heavy-lifting frontier Arabic/English large language model, accessible exclusively through air-gapped sovereign Gov-Cloud environments for GCC government and defense clients. As Product Manager for The Core, you will own the product roadmap for the world's first sovereign MENA frontier model — defining what gets built, for whom, and why — in close collaboration with engineering, research, and government procurement teams.

What you will do

  • Own the end-to-end product roadmap for Pantheion-1 — from base model capability milestones to government-facing feature releases, balancing sovereign security requirements with frontier model performance
  • Define and maintain the product requirements for air-gapped Gov-Cloud deployment: data residency enforcement, access control architecture, model versioning in classified environments, and audit trail design
  • Conduct structured discovery with GCC government clients — UAE Armed Forces, ministries, and national intelligence bodies — to translate operational requirements into precise model capability specifications
  • Own the Pantheion-1 product evaluation framework: define Arabic language benchmarks, safety thresholds, and classified-context performance KPIs used for government procurement sign-off
  • Work with the Constitutional AI governance team to embed safety, alignment, and GCC regulatory compliance directly into the product design of Pantheion-1 — not as an afterthought
  • Manage the product release lifecycle for classified environments: versioning, rollback procedures, change control, and government client communication for each model update
  • Prioritize and manage the feature backlog across multiple government client deployments, balancing bespoke customization requests with platform scalability
  • Represent The Core's product roadmap to sovereign investors, government procurement committees, and EDGE Group partnership stakeholders

Skills profile

Required skills

Product ManagementLLMsGov-CloudGCC Government ProcurementArabic NLP

Required qualifications

Domain knowledge

  • 6+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years managing AI, ML, or data platform products
  • Demonstrable experience working with government, defense, or classified technology products — understanding procurement cycles, accreditation requirements, and the constraints of air-gapped environments
  • Strong technical fluency in large language models — able to engage credibly with research scientists on model architecture, evaluation methodology, and capability tradeoffs
  • Track record writing precise, actionable product requirements for complex AI systems
  • Arabic and English fluency — written and verbal; Arabic required for direct government client engagement
  • Experience working in or with GCC government procurement environments

Preferred qualifications

Bonus domain experience

  • Prior product management experience on foundation model products (LLMs, multimodal models, or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with IL4/IL5/IL6 classified environment product requirements
  • Understanding of Arabic NLP challenges and how they affect LLM product design decisions
  • Prior experience with Constitutional AI, AI safety governance, or responsible AI product design
  • Network within UAE or GCC government technology and AI procurement community