Product Specialist

Job description / Role

Job Title: Products Specialist
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities that lead to the growth of the product through innovation while still maintaining fundamental business goals/priorities.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions based highly analytical problem solving skills.
- Lead and manage digital projects from start to the finish with sound planning and persistent execution by aligning resources, seeking the input of key constituents, and managing the expectations and desires of others to achieve desirable results
- Work very closely with engineering, design, R&D, QA, and other departments to deliver the business's product to users.
- Manage relationships with stakeholders and product owners, and manage their expectations.
- Maintain an identity of success by consistently over-delivering client's requirements.
- Perform market research to benchmark current products and propose new products.
- Prepare reports and presentations for the management to highlight business progress and opportunities.
- Gather and document functional, business and technical requirements using individual and group meetings.
- Research and analyze detailed requirements and gaps, and translate them into proposed system enhancements.
- Develop product's implementation and activation plans, and see to its execution.
- Execute tasks, as assigned, per engagement plans and implementation methodology.
- Identify and communicate risks to product managers and to other delivery team members.
- Assist the QA teams in creating UAT test cases and prepare and execute UAT sessions with clients.
- Document and manage change requests with the clients during the execution phase.
- Leads training and product's activation sessions.
- Complete system documentation, research system requirements, participate in system testing and verification for implementation.

Requirements

Qualification:
- Bachelor degree in IT related fields.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in managing digital products.
- Experience in managing R&D, AI, and data intensive software products.
- Strong Negotiation and communication skills.
- High level of analytical and quantitative skills.
- User satisfaction centric with values based on consistency, integrity, and innovation.
- Ability to integrate research and best practices into problem avoidance and continuous improvement.
- Fluent in English.

About the Company

We lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work.

ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world's most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise - 3600 offices in over 80 countries - we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

ManpowerGroup entered the Middle East in December 2007 after acquiring local company Clarendon Parker, thus bringing 15 years in-depth local knowledge combined with a global footprint and industry shaping expertise and thought leadership. Manpower Middle East supports clients in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Our business is aligned to key skill specializations to ensure our clients requirements are met by expert and knowledgeable consultants that understand your industry and role requirement.

Our consultants are experts in finding the right talent across all industries in a broad-range of occupations including:

• IT & Telecommunications
• Engineering & Construction, Oil & Gas
• Banking, Finance & Legal
• Sales & Business Development
• Marketing, Public Relations & Communications
• Human Resources & Training
• Customer & Support Services (Secretarial and Administrative)
• Operational, Supply Chain & Logistics
• Executive Recruitment
• Emiratization Solutions
• Recruitment Program Outsourcing Solutions
• Managed Service Provider Solutions
• Talent Based Outsourcing Solutions
• Outsourced Staffing Solutions