Product Owner - Air Cargo

Synopsis

The Product Owner is responsible for defining and prioritising the user stories in the team backlog. They drive quality control and will validate that the stories delivered meet the defined acceptance criteria. They will work with the Senior Product Manager to serve as the customer proxy and will support them in defining the product vision and roadmap.This role is a core team member of the agile scrum team. They will work with more than 1 scrum teams and will ensure the team understands the required features and functionality of products to be delivered in each iteratio

Accountabilities

• Work with the Senior Product Manager to contribute to the product strategy, vision and roadmap.
• Review and prioritise the team backlog as part of Iteration Planning, including coordinating dependencies with other Product Owners.
• Responsible for accepting the final Iteration Plan.
• Continuously improve the backlog with the team, ensure all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritised .
• Ensure the scrum team understands the required features and functionality to be delivered in each iteration.
• Responsible for detailing features and user stories with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests.
• Responsible for the acceptance of features and user stories, this includes validating that the stories meet the acceptance criteria, persistent acceptance tests, and that they comply with the Definition of Done (DoD).
• Facilitate regular demos with the team ensuring the most critical aspects are shown to the stakeholders.
• Facilitate the iteration retrospectives and drive discussions on what can be improved to increase the velocity and quality.
• Additional responsibility for maintaining system training course material and conducting trainings as part of new system roll outs and refreshers as required.
  
  

Education & Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working with Cargo Airline Products.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent is preferable
• Certification in Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner or equivalent is desirable
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including SAFe, Scrum and Lean Portfolio Management
• Demonstrated success in defining, delivering and launching products, especially in the Air Cargo domain
• Technical and Air Cargo domain knowledge with proven ability to drive solutions
• Experience defining vision and strategy for a technical product
• Recognized as an active team player, with excellent communication and coordination skills as this role requires working with multiple teams across the organisation
  
  

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com