Head of Product Al Futtaim Automotive UAE

Al-Futtaim Group is currently seeking an experienced and qualified individual to take on the role of a Head Of Product in Dubai. The candidate will creates product roadmap and defines the strategic vision for multiple business application driven by the overall, will have a deep understanding of the target market or industry and build close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that the team’s effort is aligned with overall strategy.

Duties of A Head of Product

• Manages dependencies with other team’s functions while identifying, building and managing strategic partnership across the different teams.
• Set ambitious and clear product vision, in consultation with and communicate it effectively to stakeholders, the team, and the rest of the pod.
• End to end team output strategy from inception to production.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure digital vision and products align within team strategy and requirements.
• Accountable for product specific KPIs once solution enters production and communicate regular tracking to stakeholders.
• Utilize market and industry knowledge to translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria for their team.
• Maintain a 12-month rolling backlog and 3 to 4 specific sprints ahead of the team.
• Works closely with Senior Product Manager to establish each product’s business value and support messaging, communication and customer outreach as necessary.
• Facilitates release planning with stakeholders as well as regular demos.
• Leads the Agile team(s) and works onsite with the team daily.
• Integrates usability studies & research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure customer driven design.
• Write comprehensive growth product feature specifications, user stories & eepics.

Requirements for Role of Head of Product

The eligibility requirements for role of Head Of Product are as under:

• Bachelor ‘s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) required.
• 5-7 years of Experience with B2C digital products in the captive financial services industry.
• 5-7 years of experience in setting product definitions and roadmaps.
• At least 7 years of experience in facilitating agile ceremonies, managing a backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, removing blockers.
• 5-7 years of experience leading with teams in an agile setting.
• At least 3 years of experience working with Software development teams.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Strong leader, collaborator, team player, and individual contribution.
• Strong communication skills with comfort in speaking with business stakeholders.
• Excellent speaking-listening-writing skills, attention to details, proactive self-starter and able to influence others internally and externally.
• Clear understanding and emphasis on customer-centred usability and design.
• Ability to analyse quantitatively, problem-solve, and scope business requirements.
• Ability to deliver initiatives from conception through completion.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and proactively prioritize workloadsAbility to develop new ideas and creative solutions.
• Proven ability to influence a large organization effectively.
• Must have proven knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the captive financial services, rental and leasing industries.
• Proven knowledge & understanding of standard precision practices, technology & supporting industry principles.

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