SAP S / 4 Product Manager - Finance Apps

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways is seeking a Product Manager responsible for managing the product development process from strategy to launch. The ideal candidate will possess at least 5 years of experience in product management, particularly in designing high-quality software products. They will work collaboratively with various teams to define product vision and ensure customer-centric development practices. The role requires a strong understanding of market needs and agile methodologies, aimed at enhancing product offerings aligned with the airline's strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ of experience as a Product Manager designing and launching high quality software products.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management.
• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end product development process from defining to launching products.
• Work with the business to develop and communicate the strategy, vision and roadmap for products.
• Support the flow of work through the portfolio Kanban and product backlog.
• Facilitate regular system demos and ensure stakeholders approve critical aspects.

Skills

Product Management

Agile Methodologies

Product Strategy

Customer Insights

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent

Job description

The Product Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end product development process from defining desirable, feasible, viable and sustainable products to launching them and ensuring they continuously meet customers’ needs. This role will own the strategy, vision and roadmap for products within the value stream. They will support the Release Train Engineers in delivering value to customers.This role will have a customer-centric mindset and act as the internal representative of the customer throughout the product lifecycle. They will leverage market and customer research to continuously understand market and customer needs.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for working with the business to develop and communicate the strategy, vision and roadmap for products and ensure the entire team understands how features will be developed over time
• Work with the Solution Architect and Software Engineers to define and maintain the Non-Functional Requirements to ensure the product meets quality standards

Support the flow of work through the portfolio Kanban and into the product backlog

• Work with the Product Owner to reprioritise the backlog based on business and customer needs
• Present the vision of the product during the Program Increment Planning session along with the proposed features and any upcoming milestones

Participate in the daily scrums, sprint planning meetings and sprint reviews and retrospectives

• Work with the Solution Architects to understand the scope of upcoming enabler work and to sequence the architectural runway that will enable new business functionality

Facilitate regular system demos, ensure the most critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders for review and approval

• Support in measuring the product success, including adoption, customer insights and feedback. Continuously look to enhance the product and identify future features

Responsible for regular progress updates, managing dependencies, risks and issues, escalating to the Senior Product Manager and Release Train Engineer where required

Education & Experience

• 5+ years’ of experience as a Product Manager designing and launching high quality software products. Airline industry experience is beneficial
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent is mandatory
• Certified Product Manager (CPM), Agile Certified Product Manager (ACPM) or equivalent is desirable
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management is desirable
• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products
• Experience defining vision and strategy for a technical product

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!

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