Manager Technical Product Portfolio

Job Purpose: At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through,
our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers
Fly Better. Our Product team makes this possible by creating products that are
innovative, efficient and a game changer in the aviation world. Do you want to
play a part in that journey and own technical products used by stakeholders
and customers across the world? Join us in cosmopolitan Dubai as a Manager
Technical Product Portfolio, and make your mark on the aviation world by
taking our products to the next level. As our Manager Technical Product
Portfolio, you will lead our Customer portfolio, applying your technical
knowledge and analytical skills to solve business problems. You will act as
the front door to technology, providing a single view of demand / scope across
the given product portfolio. You will assess and sequence ideas, defining the
high-level need, business value, and effort in collaboration with technology
teams and business leaders. The role is critical to ensuring that the internal
voice of the customer' is heard and works with customers to constantly
understand and communicate their needs and participate in the validation of
the proposed solutions for the assigned technical teams within the Portfolio.
This role is responsible for the growth, maturity, and evolution of the
technical product management capability within the Customer portfolio. What
You'll Do - Responsible for the 'What' and 'Why' in technology terms, driving
thesequence' and scope' at a portfolio level, working closely with all
other Product Portfolio's to ensure that the impacted Product Portfolios are
connected to deliver quality and innovative business solutions. - Defines the
product roadmap and vision for the technology products within the portfolio
and ensures it is linked to all other product portfolios. - Initiates andcurates' strategic innovation ideas from all stakeholders and jointly
presents to business proposition managers /business product manager and other
stakeholders and in collaboration with the business, prioritises initiative's,
based on evidence. - Understands the long-term investment strategy for the
Portfolio and captures long term business needs as well as the associated
Enterprise Architecture Roadmaps that will require implementation within the
portfolio. Advises key business and finance stakeholders on the annual and
‎3-year investment levels required to achieve business value, technology debt
reduction and scalability for the Portfolio. - Provides long term product
roadmap to business stakeholders associated with the assigned Product
Portfolio. Evaluates business case for product roadmap investments and
provides value propositions at an enterprise capability level to offer a set
of differentiated solutions in which new integrated capabilities may emerge to
a respond to expanding end user patterns - Lead and drives continuous
performance improvement across Technical Product Management capability,
through adopting industry best practices, to ensure quality and intuitive
technology solutions are adopted and used by the `customer' - Shapes
initiatives with portfolio teams ensuring alignment with appropriate internal
governance and procedures, assuring the delivery of business value is at the
forefront of all solutions - Evidences to business stakeholders that product
portfolio investments will meet business needs and establish the minimum
metrics needed. Post launch evaluation of initiatives, ensuring the business
value is measured and aligned with the business that it is adopted and
realised, to assure that the implementation of the strategy aligns with the
agreed boundaries and the results are continuously improving. - Collaborate
with other chapters and subject matter experts to continuously improve the
technical product processes and practices required to build, deploy, monitor,
and test quality products which enables and delivers measurable business
value. - Establish position as a thought leader through the technical Product
Management and coach and mentor a team of high performing IT product
professionals, providing continuous feedback and facilitating professional
development. Enabling the Technical Product community to flourish through high
levels of engagement and productivity and nurture and attract Product Owners
and Managers and be a technical product leader with continuous coaching for
agile teams that promotes a culture of failing fast, learning and moving
forward.
Qualifications & Experience: What You Will Bring To The Team - Information
Technology/Other : ‎10+ Years' experience - Degree or Honours (‎12+‎3 or
equivalent) : Degree in Business, Operations Research, Marketing science,
Information Systems, e-Commerce or a combination of industry certification and
‎10+ years of relevant experience - Experience leading a Product team in an
Enterprise with a team size of ‎20+ product professionals, with sound people
skills - Experience in the practical application of the Technology Product
Management capability - Ability to lead discussions to ensure the viability or
a portfolio of products, building models and strategizing solutions which
explore and solve complex business problems/opportunities. - Build and mature
mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with our technology partners,
always striving to identify for potential synergies. - Proven record of
building technology products people love, looking for ways to create value and
solve complex problems with a drive for innovation. - Experienced at working
cross-functionally and aligning business unit processes to enterprise -
Manager/Owners - Proven Product Portfolio leadership experience (Ideally
Product director, Principal product, or Group Product Manager role). - A track
record of successful Technical Product Management at scale across multiple
businesses, B2C and B2B, meeting the key business objectives - Good
architectural knowledge of large-scale products and platforms - Ability to
effectively convey business concepts, and the implications, to technical
colleagues. - Product Management skills, having performed the role of Product
Owner and Manager prior to leading a large portfolio or Business Capability -
Previous aviation or travel & transportation industry experience desired
Leadership Role: Yes
Salary & Benefits: Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-
free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted
flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an
excellent leave and healthcare package. That's on top of transport benefits,
life insurance and more.