Staff Connect SAUDI

Head of Product

Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPosted 2 days ago

Salary
AED 12k–18k a month· est.
Job type
Full time
Level
Lead
Field
Product Management
Work mode
On site

About the role

Job Title: Head Of Product, Agile Delivery & Transformation Job Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Job Description: • Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of the organisation’s NextGen digital transformation programme. • Develop and manage an integrated transformation roadmap across business and technology functions. • Translate strategic business priorities into actionable plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes. • Establish and manage cross-functional Agile squad operating models. • Define squad responsibilities, governance structures, decision rights, and delivery accountabilities. • Lead the SWAT Squad to execute high-priority and time-sensitive transformation initiatives. • Oversee product strategy, roadmap planning, and prioritisation based on business and customer value. • Coordinate transformation initiatives across Business, Data, AI, Cloud Migration, Design, and Software Development. • Drive collaboration between Product, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Design, and Business teams. • Establish effective Agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and release management. • Monitor squad capacity, delivery performance, dependencies, and overall programme progress. • Develop governance frameworks for programme reporting, decision-making, and escalation. • Define and monitor milestone Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure timely delivery. • Identify and mitigate programme risks, delivery bottlenecks, and cross-functional dependencies. • Lead product delivery from discovery and prioritisation through design, development, testing, and release. • Ensure alignment between customer requirements, product vision, business objectives, and technical solutions. • Engage senior stakeholders to drive strategic alignment and resolve competing priorities. • Promote Agile adoption, organisational change, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Prepare executive dashboards and performance reports to track milestones, delivery quality, and business outcomes. • Ensure predictable programme delivery, operational readiness, and achievement of measurable customer and business value.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of the organisation’s NextGen digital transformation programme. Develop and manage an integrated transformation roadmap across business and technology functions. Translate strategic business priorities into actionable plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes. Establish and manage cross-functional Agile squad operating models. Define squad responsibilities, governance structures, decision rights, and delivery accountabilities. Lead the SWAT Squad to execute high-priority and time-sensitive transformation initiatives. Oversee product strategy, roadmap planning, and prioritisation based on business and customer value. Coordinate transformation initiatives across Business, Data, AI, Cloud Migration, Design, and Software Development. Drive collaboration between Product, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Design, and Business teams. Establish effective Agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and release management. Monitor squad capacity, delivery performance, dependencies, and overall programme progress. Develop governance frameworks for programme reporting, decision-making, and escalation. Define and monitor milestone Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure timely delivery. Identify and mitigate programme risks, delivery bottlenecks, and cross-functional dependencies. Lead product delivery from discovery and prioritisation through design, development, testing, and release. Ensure alignment between customer requirements, product vision, business objectives, and technical solutions. Engage senior stakeholders to drive strategic alignment and resolve competing priorities. Promote Agile adoption, organisational change, accountability, and continuous improvement. Prepare executive dashboards and performance reports to track milestones, delivery quality, and business outcomes. Ensure predictable programme delivery, operational readiness, and achievement of measurable customer and business value.

Skills

  • Agile
  • Agile delivery
  • Transformation management
  • Roadmap planning
  • Product strategy
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Sprint planning
  • backlog management
  • Release management
  • Governance frameworks
  • Program management
  • Cloud Migration
  • Data and AI coordination
  • Design and Software Development coordination

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