Al-Futtaim Looking for Tech Product Owner at United Arab Emirates Full Time

Job Requisition ID: 158082

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A’rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

The Technical Product Owner (TPO) works with the Business Leaders in the development of the IT Portfolio (IT Roadmap) for the business unit, aligned with its strategic goals, and is the main contact person for the business unit.

Also manages the technical aspects of the product development alongside the Product Owner/Manager acting as a bridge that connects business and development teams, grooming the requirements and providing technical assistance in the backlog ordering, creation and communication.

What you will do
. Build a strong partnership with business unit leadership (business domain) and other key stakeholders to become fully integrated in decision-making and driving business strategic priorities
. Work alongside Business Product Owner to define, manage and accept user stories
. Participate in RFx process and evaluates functional capabilities of vendors/solutions
. Evaluating the proposed solution to ensure business fitment
. Contribute to the solution definition and architecture development (including phase out plans) with the Principal Engineer
. Support the Program Manager and Scrum Master/Project Manager in the program/project plan definition
. Prepares/contributes to the preparation of the Business Requirements Documents (BRD) in traditional projects

Required Skills to be successful
. Business Process Design
. Agile Methods
. IT Quality Assurance
. IT Project Management
. IT Vendor Management
. Risk Management
. Solution Design & Architecture
. Infrastructure and Technology
. Sourcing & Procurement
. IT Security Management
. Service Management

What equips you for the role
. Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering/Science
. IT Experience of 5-7 years and Business Domain Experience of 3-5 years
. Experience with working in SCRUM or Agile environments and in the conduction of Design Thinking sessions
. Intermediate knowledge in UX design, website and mobile development etc
. Demonstrable experience working in a similar role

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As part of our candidate experience promise, we also want to make ourselves available to you throughout the application process. We make every effort to review and respond to every application.
Additional Internal Information:

. Reports to: LOB Director
. Band: H

Note:-

You must have been an Al-Futtaim employee for at least 18 months in order to be considered.
You must inform your HRBP in confidence of your application.
Please note that this vacancy may be advertised externally in the next week so apply without delay.