Product Owner - Web Apps

Synopsis

The Product Owner is responsible for delivering customer-facing digital experiences across Etihad’s website and digital products, translating product strategy and customer and business needs into a prioritized product backlog. The role leads day-to-day delivery across key digital journeys such as booking, manage booking, check-in, ancillaries, servicing, and customer accounts, while coordinating business, UX, engineering, architecture, and analytics teams. Strong web and digital product experience, ideally within airline, travel, aviation, or e-commerce, is essential.

Accountabilities

• Own and prioritize the backlog against strategy and roadmap.
• Define features, user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Align priorities, KPIs, and outcomes with Product Managers.
• Lead refinement and participate in PI planning and Scrum ceremonies.
• Partner with UX, engineering, architecture, and business teams to create scalable experiences.
• Deliver end-to-end website and airline digital journeys.
• Clarify requirements and priorities as the delivery team’s product contact.
• Accept functionality against requirements and the Definition of Done; support UAT.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and cross-team impacts; escalate blockers.
• Use feedback, analytics, operational insights, and KPIs to optimize journeys.
• Ensure consistent journeys across channels and platforms.
• Support releases, monitor performance, and prioritize defects and improvements.

Qualifications

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computing, engineering, information systems, business, digital, or a related field.
• Five or more years of relevant experience, including three or more years in Product Owner, Digital Product, or similar roles.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale transactional websites or e-commerce journeys.
• Airline, aviation, travel, hospitality, or loyalty experience strongly preferred.
• Strong backlog, user story, acceptance criteria, and value-based prioritization skills.
• Understanding of APIs, web platforms, CMS, analytics, and third-party integrations.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, SAFe, and Scrum.
• Analytical, customer-focused, and data-led decision-making skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• CSPO, PSPO, SAFe PO/PM, or equivalent certification is advantageous.

Additional information

Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline—we’re shaping the future of global aviation. From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network, and grow our people for a new era of excellence. Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.

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