Al-Futtaim Hiring for Product Manager, Blue Connect Job at Dubai Full Time

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.

As part of our continuous Digital Transformation journey, the Al Futtaim group is starting up a new Digital & Analytics business to be named ‘Blue’ and we are currently seeking an experienced Product Manager to join the organization. The role will be focused on developing our app connectivity.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Junior Product Manager creates product roadmap and defines the strategic vision for their team/product, in consultation with the Senior Product Manager, driven by the overall vision. S/he will have a have a basic to intermediate understanding of the target market/industry and build close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that the team’s effort is aligned with overall strategy. A Junior Product Manager manages dependencies with other team’s functions while identifying, building and managing strategic partnership across the different teams. S/He will work closely within their team to ensure business value and user feedback is translated into new developments when necessary. The Junior Product manager will be accountable for specific business KPIs based on the area of the product they are focused on

KEY ROLE SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Set ambitious and clear product vision, in consultation with and communicate it effectively to stakeholders, the team, and the rest of the pod
• End to end team output strategy from inception to production
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure digital vision and products align within team strategy and requirements
• Accountable for product specific KPIs once solution enters production and communicate regular tracking to stakeholders
• Utilize market and industry knowledge to translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria for their team.
• Maintain a backlog 3 to 4 sprints ahead of the team
• Works closely with Senior Product Manager to establish each product’s business value and support messaging, communication and customer outreach as necessary
• Facilitates release planning with stakeholders as well as weekly demos
• Key role on Agile team(s) and works onsite with the team daily
• Integrates usability studies & research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure customer driven design
• Own and write comprehensive growth product feature specifications, user stories & epics

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor ‘s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA) preferred; or equivalent relevant experience

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

• Proven knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the relevant industry
• Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams from tech, design, and business
• Proven knowledge & understanding of standard precision practices, technology & supporting industry principles
• 5-7 years of Experience with B2C digital products
• Understanding and knowledge of various roles at a retail branch level and how they interact with product offering
• 5-7 years of experience in setting product definitions and roadmaps
• at least 5 years of experience in facilitating agile ceremonies, managing a backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, removing blockers (burndown chart, release burn up, etc)
• 5-7 years of experience leading with teams in an agile setting
• at least 5 years of experience working with Software development teams
• Passion to challenge the status quo & find new solutions & drive out of the box ideas
• loves & embraces change
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust
• Not afraid to “roll up the sleeves” and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn and pushes teams to do the same
• Empowers others to fail, learn, and grow
• Experimental mindset to drive innovation
• Demonstrated use/strong understanding of the cloud industry

Job-Specific/Technical Skills required to complete the tasks:

• Intermediate understanding of any programming language apart from HTML to enable rich discussions with engineers and designers
• Mid-level understanding of Business Finance
• Leadership capabilities
• Intellectually curious, quick to learn and apply technologies to solve customers’ problems, reach new audiences or enable new business models
• Creative and out of the box thinker
• Persistent and able to push the organisation way beyond their comfort zones
• Passion for products and solving customer problems
• Have an Entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong leader, collaborator, team player, and individual contributor
• Strong communication skills with comfort in speaking with business stakeholders
• Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and progress
• Excellent speaking-listening-writing skills, attention to details, proactive self-starter and able to influence others internally and externally
• Clear understanding and emphasis on customer-centred usability and design.
• Experience with building products and services for partners, resellers, and consulting companies.
• Ability to analyse quantitatively, problem-solve, and scope business requirements.
• Ability to deliver initiatives from conception through completion.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and proactively prioritize workloads.
• Ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions.
• Exhibits excellent judgment.
• Proven ability to influence a large organization effectively

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