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