Technical Product Owner - AI Tooling

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Flight discounts

Hotel discounts

Job summary

Emirates is seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner - AI Tooling to lead story content, acceptance criteria, and prioritisation across teams in a SAFe environment. You will manage backlog items, ensure non-functional requirements are captured, and contribute to PI demos while coordinating with Product Managers and stakeholders in a fast-paced IT setting at Dubai.

The role emphasizes delivering aligned digital product outcomes, driving continual improvement, and building a scalable,

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours (12+3) in IT.
• 5+ years in Information Technology with 2+ years as Product Owner/Manager delivering change.

Responsibilities

• Own story content, define acceptance criteria, and sign off across team backlogs.
• Prioritise backlog items in alignment with PI planning and team capacity.
• Capture non-functional requirements and technical debt for prioritisation.
• Prepare PI demo contributions with other Product Owners.
• Maintain feature quality within technical boundaries and manage risks/dependencies.
• Attend Product Management meetings, including PI Planning, and define success metrics.
• Contribute to Product Management Communities and drive team-based innovation.

Skills

Product ownership

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Agile ceremonies

Risk management

Education

Degree in IT

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as Technical Product Owner - AI Tooling.

In This Role, You Will

• Be responsible for the story content, acceptance criteria definition, and end story "sign off" across team backlogs, ensuring user stories are prepared on time for future PI’s, refined frequently with the entire team, and prioritised accordingly in alignment with other team backlogs.
• Ensure Technical Debt and non-functional requirements are captured, refined, and prioritised across all sprints.
• Capture additional BAU, Ceremony, and Spike activities, and incorporate into team backlogs, within the boundaries of available capacity.
• Prepare contribution to PI demo, in conjunction with other applicable Product Owners.
• Maintain the quality and integrity of features within their technical and team boundaries, ensuring identification and contribution of risks and dependencies back to the Product Portfolio backlog.
• Attend and contribute to key Product Management meetings, in particular PI Planning.
• Define metrics to measure the success and performance of prioritised work, ensuring any further BAU iterations can be proposed and prioritised accordingly within the boundaries of available capacity.
• Participate in establishing and growing a community of Product Owners, building an identity for the role, focus upon collaboration, and identifying opportunities for improvement and growth.
• Contribute to the Product Management Communities and their continual evolution to help drive efficient practices and empowered teams.
• Be working with your team(s) to identify and capture team driven innovation ideas, consolidating across peer group for playback up to TPM (Technical Product Manager) community.

Qualification

• Degree or Honours (12+3) in IT.
• 5+ years of total experience in Information Technology including 2+ years practical experience of working as a Product Owner/Manager, in a team facing capacity, with proven record of driving discernible change and delivery, at pace.

Knowledge/Skills

• Operations Research, Marketing science, Information Systems, e-Commerce or a combination of industry certification.
• Global Product (CSPO/SAFe/PSPO) trained and certified.
• Whilst not essential, some experience of working within a Scaled Agile framework, across multiple initiatives and circa 50+ teams.
• Demonstrated technical or domain expertise, utilising a depth and breadth of knowledge and practical experience within the specific domain or technical area. Stays up to date with regulatory and other changes in the technical area, and understands how they apply to the Emirates group.
• Well-versed with the tools for the Product Management aspects of software delivery.
• Strong and concise communicator at peer, line, and stakeholder levels.
• Builds strong relationships with peers and team members.
• Appetite for building and identifying value, with a customer centric mind-set

Leadership Role: Yes

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.