Digital Product SME – Qatar (3x positions – Junior – Mid – Senior)

My client is looking for 3x candidates. 1 Junior, 1 Mid-level and 1 Senior for a 1-year contract. They are a major Oil & Gas operator based in Qatar

• Digital Product SME Overall mandate
• Lead IS product development team, other IS SME’s and the Platform SME
• Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders to business achieve its goals and objectives
• Define product roadmap and evolution of underlying technological stack
• Ensure compliance with the DDP architecture guidelines
• Drive daily agile sessions to remove blockers and streamline products development

Scope of responsibilities

• Design Product Vision and Requirements Document – detailed description of product technical requirements in accordance with Product Owners
• Drive teams (e.g., developers, UX/UI) regarding needs of product, priorities and timeline for deliverables, and solutions
• Drive the IS process for decision making/risk mitigation
• Track overall progress and make trade-off decisions between content and timing for the use cases
• Responsible for day-to-day coordination of backlog priorities
• Ensure timely and high-quality product launches according to original plans and expectations
• Drive technical training, change management and make sure adoption is successful across user base

Core competences

• Expert in relevant digital products development in the O&G industry
• Good understanding of business and technical domain
• Expert on Agile methodologies and way of working
• Ability to document Digital requirements in ‘unambiguous’ manner
• Excellent technical know-how to quickly identify solutions options and pro/cons
• Digital product/project management with all the stakeholders (e.g., COMPANY IS management, vendors)

Main deliverables

• Product vision and requirements
• Product-specific technical solution architecture
• Functional Design Document
• Interface Specifications and Design Document
• Weekly progress reporting
• Product Operating procedures
• Product User Acceptance script
• Product release plan