Technical Product Owner - Emiratisation

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Group IT is seeking a Technical Product Owner to lead product backlogs, collaborate with multiple engineering teams, and ensure value delivery from concept to operations. You will own stories, acceptance criteria, and bid for priority within PI planning while managing debt and non-functional requirements.

The role requires 5+ years in IT with at least 2 years in product ownership, plus CSPO/SAFe/PSPO training.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience including 2+ years as a Product Owner/Manager delivering value in cross-functional teams.
• Global Product training such as CSPO/SAFe/PSPO is desirable and demonstrates structured practice.
• Proven technical or domain knowledge within Emirates group domains and regulatory awareness.
• Familiarity with product management tools and best practices for software delivery.
• Strong, concise communication across peers, leadership and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own backlogs, define story content and acceptance criteria, and sign off stories across teams.
• Capture and prioritize Technical Debt and non-functional requirements in all sprints.
• Incorporate BAU, ceremonies and spikes into team backlogs within capacity.
• Contribute to PI demos with other Product Owners and maintain feature quality.
• Identify risks and dependencies and communicate to the Product Portfolio backlog.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder communication

Agile / SAFe knowledge

Customer-centric mindset

Education

Degree in IT

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

Join our Technical Product Management team, where we build effective technology products and services that our customers love. We offer a mix of B2B and B2C products and services in domains such as Digital, Airline and Airport Operations, Group Services, and Commercial. Our goal is to continuously evolve our products, enriching them with features that focus on delivering value to our customers and users. If you are passionate about creating impactful technology products and ensuring their success, we invite you to apply and to contribute to the innovation and excellence at Emirates Group.

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.