DescriptionRole: 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:
IC