Product Owner

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, is seeking a Product Owner to define and prioritise user stories for the agile scrum team. You will drive quality, validate acceptance criteria, and ensure alignment with the product roadmap across 1–2 Scrum teams.

You will work with the Product Manager to refine the backlog, describe features with clear acceptance tests, and lead demos with stakeholders while coaching the team on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience working in product development or as a Product Owner.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent is mandatory.
• Certification in Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management.
• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products.
• Technical and business operations knowledge with proven ability to drive solutions.
• Experience defining vision and strategy for a technical product.
• Recognised as an active team player, with excellent communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Product Manager to contribute to the product strategy, vision and roadmap.
• Review and prioritise the team backlog as part of Iteration Planning, including coordinating dependencies with other Product Owners.
• Continuously improve the backlog with the team, ensure all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritised.
• Ensure the scrum team understands the required features and functionality to be delivered in each iteration.
• Responsible for detailing features and user stories with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests.
• Responsible for the acceptance of features and user stories, this includes validating that the stories meet the acceptance criteria, persistent acceptance tests, and that they comply with the Definition of Done (DoD).
• Work with the Product Manager to facilitate regular demos with the team ensuring the most critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders.
• Facilitate the iteration retrospectives and drive discussions on what can be improved to increase the velocity and quality.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering

CSPO/SAFe Product Owner certification

Agile/SAFe/Scrum/Lean Portfolio Management

Stakeholder communication

Backlog management & feature detailing

Vision & strategy for technical products

Job description

• Division: Digital Technology & Innovation Division

Job Description

Synopsis

The Product Owner is responsible for defining and prioritising the user stories in the team backlog. They drive quality control and will validate that the stories delivered meet the defined acceptance criteria.

This role is a core team member of the agile scrum team. They will work with 1 – 2 scrum teams and will ensure the team understands the required features and functionality of products to be delivered in each iteration.

Accountabilities

• Work with the Product Manager to contribute to the product strategy, vision and roadmap
• Review and prioritise the team backlog as part of Iteration Planning, including coordinating dependencies with other Product Owners. Responsible for accepting the final Iteration Plan
• Continuously improve the backlog with the team, ensure all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritised
• Ensure the scrum team understands the required features and functionality to be delivered in each iteration
• Responsible for detailing features and user stories with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests
• Responsible for the acceptance of features and user stories, this includes validating that the stories meet the acceptance criteria, persistent acceptance tests, and that they comply with the Definition of Done (DoD)
• Work with the Product Manager to facilitate regular demos with the team ensuring the most critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders
• Facilitate the iteration retrospectives and drive discussions on what can be improved to increase the velocity and quality

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working in product development or as a Product Owner
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent is mandatory
• Certification in Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner or equivalent is desirable
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management
• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products
• Technical and business operations knowledge with proven ability to drive solutions
• Experience defining vision and strategy for a technical product
• Recognised as an active team player, with excellent communication and coordination skills as this role requires working with multiple teams across the organisation

Additional Information

Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline - we’re shaping the future of global aviation. From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures, while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network and grow our people for a new era of excellence. Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.