Product Manager

Job description / Role

Key Responsibilities:

1. Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Develop and manage product roadmaps for digital transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic vision and IT capabilities.
- Identify opportunities for digital innovation and transformation, prioritizing projects based on business impact and feasibility.
- Conduct market research and stay updated on industry trends to inform product strategy and maintain a competitive edge.

2. Requirement Gathering & Business Analysis
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, translating them into detailed product specifications.
- Work with IT and Digital Transformation teams to ensure technical feasibility and develop solutions that meet user needs.
- Create user stories, process flows, and functional specifications to guide product development.

3. Product Development & Execution
- Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept to launch, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
- Collaborate with software engineers, UX designers, and QA teams to build and refine digital products.
- Manage product backlogs, prioritize features, and facilitate agile development processes.

4. Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary point of contact between business units, IT, and the Digital Transformation team, facilitating clear communication and alignment.
- Provide regular updates on product status, key milestones, and potential risks to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Engage with end-users to gather feedback and ensure that digital solutions deliver value and improve user experience.

5. Performance Monitoring & Optimization
- Define and track product performance metrics to evaluate the success of digital initiatives.
- Continuously analyze product performance and user feedback, making data-driven decisions to optimize features and improve user satisfaction.
- Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and efficiency gains.

6. Risk Management & Compliance
- Ensure digital products adhere to regulatory and compliance standards, working with IT and legal teams as necessary.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with product development and implementation.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.