Technical Product Owner | Corporate Services:Dubai
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. The TPO 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.
Position:Technical Product Owner | Corporate Services
Location;Dubai UAE
Job Description
Technical Product Owner | Corporate Services | Group Technology & Digital Platform
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. The TPO 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
Technical Solution Envisioning and Relationship Management
- 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
- Assist and advice the Product Owner on key technical decisions and contributes to the elaboration of the House of Quality (HoQ) / Product Backlog (Epic)
- 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
- Support development of business cases, operating model changes, solutions, business buy-in and integrate in planning and budgeting cycles
- Bring new thinking and innovation to the business
Technical Solution Delivery
- 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
- Take part in sprint planning and clear all technical questions
- Support the Product Manager with the elaboration of the Product Backlog and be responsible for User Stories to meet DOR (definition of ready), in particular:
- Breakdown of User Stories
- Specifying the User Stories acceptance criteria
- References to UX/UI, High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD)
- Contribute to the improvement of the solution demand & delivery practices, procedures, methodologies and tools
- Prepares/contributes to the preparation of the Business Requirements Documents (BRD) in traditional projects
Skills
Required skills to be successful
- Retail/Automotive/Finance/Treasure/Insurance/Banking/Real Estate business operating model and experience; Vertical business system, technology and related best practice knowledge
- Intermediate knowledge in UX design, website and mobile development etc
What equips you for the role
Minimum Experience and Knowledge:
- Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering/Science
- IT Experience of 5-7 years (Band H) / over 7 years (Band I) and Business Domain Experience of 3-5 years (Band H) / over 5 years (Band I)
- Experience with working in SCRUM or Agile environments and in the conduction of Design Thinking session
- Demonstrable experience working in a similar role