Job Description:
The Product Owner/Analyst plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and development teams by ensuring that business objectives are translated into actionable product requirements. This mid-career position requires a highly knowledgeable individual with a robust background in product ownership and business analysis, tasked with gathering, analyzing, and documenting extensive business and user requirements. The ideal candidate will be skilled in translating user needs into epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, while effectively prioritizing the product backlog based on value, risk, and dependencies. This role necessitates adept communication and stakeholder management skills, as it entails aligning various stakeholders on scope, roadmap, and release objectives. Additionally, the Product Owner/Analyst will support sprint planning, clarifications, and change control, while leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) readiness through the development of test scenarios and obtaining necessary business sign-off. Proficiency in both Arabic and English is essential for the successful navigation of this dynamic environment, and candidates with local knowledge will find themselves at a distinct advantage.
Job Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
- A minimum of 6 years of practical experience in Product Ownership and/or Business Analysis.
- Proven ability to gather, analyze, and document complex business and user requirements with precision.
- Experience in converting business needs into epics, user stories, and well-defined acceptance criteria.
- Strong expertise in backlog management, prioritization based on value, risk, and dependency analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate stakeholder alignment on project scope, roadmap, and delivery objectives.
- Experience in supporting Agile methodologies, especially in sprint planning and facilitation of change control processes.
- Proficiency in leading UAT processes, including the creation of test scenarios and leading business sign-off activities.
- Fluency in both Arabic and English is mandatory, with preference for candidates who are Saudi nationals.
Job Responsibilities:
- Gather, analyze, and document user and business requirements through collaboration with various stakeholders and end-users.
- Transform identified needs into structured epics and user stories, ensuring the inclusion of comprehensive acceptance criteria.
- Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing items based on business value, associated risks, and project dependencies.
- Align key stakeholders on project scope, short-term product roadmap, and longer-term release objectives to ensure strategic alignment.
- Facilitate sprint planning sessions, providing necessary clarifications to the development team and managing change control requests.
- Lead the preparation and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts, including the development of detailed test scenarios.
- Collaborate closely with QA and development teams to ensure product quality and coherence with business requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
- Provide business sign-off on completed projects and features, verifying that all acceptance criteria have been met prior to release.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of product requirements, backlogs, and testing processes to support continuous learning and improvement.
Required Skills:
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex information and deliver clear, actionable insights to various audiences.
- Proven leadership capabilities to facilitate stakeholder engagement and drive consensus across cross-functional teams.
- In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies, with practical experience using tools such as JIRA or equivalent project management software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail in both Arabic and English.
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills to effectively manage stakeholder expectations and project changes.
- Advanced problem-solving abilities to identify and mitigate risks to product delivery and stakeholder alignment.
- Time management skills with the capability to prioritize tasks under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Capacity for strategic thinking, enabling alignment of product strategy with organizational goals and market demands.
