Technical Product Owner - Emiratisation

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Job summary

Emirates is seeking a Technical Product Owner to lead the backlog for multiple product engineering teams, owning story content, acceptance criteria, and prioritization across backlogs.

You will ensure non-functional requirements and technical debt are captured, refined, and prioritized, while contributing to PI planning and product management meetings. A strong customer-centric mindset and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours (12+3) in IT.
• 5+ years of total experience in Information Technology including 2+ years working as a Product Owner/Manager in a team-facing capacity.
• Global Product (CSPO/SAFe/PSPO) trained and certified.
• Demonstrated technical or domain expertise in the Emirates IT domain.
• Well-versed with the tools for Product Management in software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Owns the backlog and acceptance criteria across team backlogs.
• Prioritizes work aligning with PI goals and business objectives.
• Captures non-functional requirements and technical debt across sprints.
• Contributes to PI demos and product management meetings.
• Maintains feature quality within boundaries, flags risks and dependencies.
• Defines metrics to measure success and enables future BAU iterations.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

SAFe

Communication

Domain knowledge

Education

CSPO / SAFe certification

Job description

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 - Emiratisation

Technical Product Owners (TPO) are the front door to multiple product engineering teams, owning the backlogs of work spread across features, functional, non-functional (NFR), BAU, Technical Debt, spikes, and ceremonies. Leading and empowering their teams, the TPO acts as a voice of the customer, partnering with business counterparts to lead the lifecycle for designated technology products and the underlying applications in their domain. They are accountable for enabling the business to achieve their objectives & strategic outcomes from concept through to operations.

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

To be considered for the role, you must meet the below requirements:

• 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
• Global Product (CSPO/SAFe/PSPO) trained and certified.
• 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.