Product Owner - Revenue Management

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in the UAE is seeking a Product Owner for their Revenue Management products. This role involves defining product strategy, prioritizing backlogs, and collaborating with agile teams to optimize revenue objectives. The ideal candidate will possess over 7 years of experience in digital product development, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and ideally a CSPO certification. Expertise in user story writing and agile frameworks is crucial. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence in aviation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital product development or technology environments.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with agile frameworks such as Scrum or SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and manage the team backlog.
• Translate product features into detailed user stories.
• Facilitate sprint reviews and capture stakeholder feedback.

Skills

Digital product development

Agile delivery

Backlog grooming

User story writing

Customer experience principles

Proficient with Jira and Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or related discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Synopsis

The Product Owner for airline Revenue Management products reports the Senior Product Manager and is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and maintaining the backlog, ensuring user stories are aligned with revenue optimization objectives such as pricing, inventory, and demand management.

Working closely with the Product Manager as the customer proxy, the Product Owner supports the product vision and roadmap, validates delivered features against acceptance criteria, and ensures high-quality outcomes.

As a core member of one or more agile scrum teams, the Product Owner collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to translate commercial and business objectives into clear, actionable requirements for each iteration.

Accountabilities

• Contribute to the definition of product strategy, vision, and roadmap in alignment with business goals.
• Own and manage the team backlog; prioritize features and user stories based on value, risk, and effort.
• Translate product features into clear and detailed user stories with defined acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Ensure cross-team dependencies are managed effectively and reflected in iteration planning.
• Accept user stories and features once they meet the Definition of Done (DoD), acceptance criteria, and quality standards.
• Champion customer and business needs in all discussions with development teams.
• Facilitate sprint reviews and demos with stakeholders, capturing feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead retrospectives and contribute to increasing team efficiency and delivery velocity.
• Maintain system training materials and conduct training sessions during new feature rollouts and refresh cycles.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure technical enablers are sequenced and integrated into delivery plans.
• Monitor product performance post-release and support enhancements based on user feedback and insights.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline (required).
• 7 years + of experience in digital product development, agile delivery, or technology environments.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner, or equivalent (preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with agile frameworks including Scrum, SAFe, or Lean Portfolio Management.
• Demonstrated success in translating customer and business needs into valuable digital solutions.
• Proficient in backlog grooming, user story writing, and managing feature prioritisation.
• Strong understanding of CX/UX principles and ability to incorporate customer feedback into product improvements.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or other agile product management platforms.
• Airline, travel, e‑commerce, or digital services experience is a plus.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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