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.
Technical Product Owners (TPO) are responsible for the strategy, delivery, and operational success of enterprise technology products that support workflow automation, digital processes, analytics, and business productivity. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders, engineering teams, and external delivery partners, they own the product roadmap, backlog prioritisation, vendor management, and end-to-end product lifecycle. The role requires strong expertise in Agile delivery, low-code platforms, workflow automation, API integrations, cloud technologies, data and analytics solutions, and application lifecycle management. The TPO is accountable for ensuring products deliver measurable business value while remaining scalable, secure, well-governed, and aligned with architectural standards and organisational objectives.
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.
Knowledge/Skills
- Operations Research, Marketing science, Information Systems, e-Commerce or a combination of industry certification.
- Global Product (CSPO/SAFe/PSPO) trained and certified.
- Whilst not essential, some experience of working within a Scaled Agile framework, across multiple initiatives and circa 50+ teams.
- 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.
