Senior Product Analyst - 1 Year Contract

Role Overview

Senior Product Analyst – 1 Year Contract with Al Tayer Group. This is a leadership role responsible for driving the vision, roadmap, and launch of innovative, customer-facing features and functionalities.

Company Overview

Al Tayer Insignia is a luxury retail group with over 40 years of heritage partnering with iconic global brands. The company operates boutiques, department stores, and leading online platforms across the GCC, with a seamless omnichannel presence committed to customer obsession, creativity, and innovation.

Role Purpose

Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management from ideation through validation, technical development, launch, and continuous improvement. Champion customer experience evolution through data-driven insights, ensure delivered products meet original goals and business objectives, and manage a team of product analysts to foster a collaborative, innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle management of products, from ideation through validation, technical development, launch, and continuous improvement, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Strategically gather insights from diverse internal and external sources to shape and refine advanced product concepts.
• Take ownership of the comprehensive product roadmap within the designated scope, effectively managing dependencies and leveraging knowledge from other products and programs.
• Conduct thorough competitor and market trend analyses and assess emerging technologies.

Customer & Market Insights

• Champion customer experience evolution through data-driven insights using a variety of qualitative and quantitative inputs.
• Responsively address customer needs throughout the development process.
• Identify and address unmet customer needs, generating innovative feature and functionality concepts to meet evolving market demands.
• Validate customer problems and proposed solutions throughout the product development process, utilizing customer insights and analytics.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Actively participate in cross-functional teams across all stages of product development, from initial deployment to post-deployment activities.
• Lead and coordinate the efforts of the product team through all stages of the product lifecycle, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Advocate for the needs of business teams and stakeholders throughout the product development process, ensuring final product quality aligns with original goals and objectives.
• Collaborate closely with the User Experience and Product Design team, leading user-testing efforts for designs through mock-ups and functional prototypes to ensure alignment with intended goals.
• Proactively identify and address challenges, presenting comprehensive options, recommending solutions, and escalating issues as necessary.

Analytics & Performance Management

• Implement advanced analytics and robust tracking mechanisms throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Define and analyze key metrics to gauge the success of products, providing actionable insights for ongoing enhancements.
• Conduct in-depth quantitative analysis, closely monitoring all analytics data to guide informed product decisions.

Governance & Communication

• Govern the product backlog effectively, communicate release plans, and ensure transparent collaboration across teams.
• Take full responsibility for the end-to-end oversight of software development.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and delegate tasks within a team, providing guidance, mentoring, and motivation to junior resources and interns to enhance performance and produce quality work.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of product analysts, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Ensure team member development for higher-level roles.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and skill development within the team.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Act as a subject matter expert within the team, providing guidance on product development best practices, industry trends, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA or BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with 3–5 years of experience in Product or Program Management, specifically within e-commerce, transaction-based platforms, retail, or similar websites.
• Hands-on experience working with at least one system, such as Magento, Salesforce, or similar platforms, showcasing a solid understanding of relevant tools and technologies.

Skills & Competencies

• English language proficiency.

Additional Information

• Contract type: 1 Year Contract.