Associate Product Owner

Role: Associate Product Owner

Location: Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose:

• The purpose of an Associate Product Owner role is to support the development and delivery of a digital product by collaborating with product owners and various stakeholders maintaining the product backlog and ensuring that the product aligns with user needs and business goals.
• Will work under the guidance of more experienced product managers and owners.
• While they will mainly support deliverables with others they will also get to own and lead on some too.

Key Responsibilities:

Support Product Vision and Strategy:

• Assist in understanding and communicating the product vision and strategy.
• Collaborate with senior product owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback.

Backlog Management:

• Help maintain and prioritize the product backlog.
• Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure that the backlog items are clearly defined and ready for development.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Communicate with stakeholders to understand their needs and gather requirements.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed about the progress and any changes in the project.

Sprint Planning and Review:

• Participate in sprint planning meetings to discuss and plan upcoming work.
• Assist in conducting sprint reviews and retrospectives to gather feedback and identify areas for improvement.

Collaboration with Development Team:

• Work closely with the development team to ensure they understand the requirements and priorities.
• Provide clarifications and answer questions that arise during development.

Quality Assurance:

• Assist in defining acceptance criteria and ensuring that deliverables meet these criteria.
• Participate in testing and validation of the product to ensure it meets the requirements.

Market Research and Analysis:

• Conduct basic market research to understand user needs and industry trends.
• Analyze competitor products and identify opportunities for improvement.

Documentation:

• Maintain up-to-date product documentation.
• Document new features changes and updates for reference by the team and stakeholders.

Customer Feedback:

• Gather and analyze customer feedback to identify pain points and areas for improvement.
• Help incorporate customer insights into the product roadmap.

Continuous Improvement:

• Seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Stay updated with industry best practices and trends in digital product management.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interest in digital technologies and their applications in banking.
• Deep interest in customer experience and digital transformation.
• Ability to interpret stakeholder feedback and provide actionable recommendations.
• Basic understanding of digital banking services is a plus.
• Use of JIRA and Confluence is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).
• Good problem-solving skills with a customer-oriented approach.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.

Qualification And requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business Marketing Information Technology or a related field

This position is for recent graduate UAE Nationals only.

Required Experience:

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