Product Owner
WhiteSlips Job Management Consultants
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Client Engagement & Relationship Management
- Act as the main mobile product point of contact for one or more airline clients throughout the engagement lifecycle.
- Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with client product, commercial, digital, and operations stakeholders.
- Run discovery workshops to understand each airline's mobile experience objectives, passenger journey goals, and operational constraints.
- Manage client expectations on mobile app scope, timelines, and trade-offs; communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly.
Requirements & Mobile Backlog Ownership
- Capture, analyze, and translate client requirements into clear mobile app user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
- Own and prioritize the client-specific mobile product backlog, balancing client requests against platform capabilities and the broader mobile roadmap.
- Distinguish between standard/configurable mobile features and custom development, advising clients on the most efficient path.
- Make data-informed trade-off decisions and negotiate mobile feature priorities with clients when demand exceeds capacity.
Mobile Solution Delivery & Configuration
- Guide clients through configuration of core mobile app capabilities: flight search & booking, check-in, boarding passes, seat selection, baggage, flight status, push notifications, and disruption handling.
- Oversee branding, localization, and client-specific business rules within the mobile application.
- Coordinate integration of the mobile app with the airline's systems (PSS/GDS, loyalty, payment gateways, operational data feeds).
- Support ancillary and loyalty feature enablement on mobile to drive client revenue.
Cross-Functional Coordination (Internal)
- Bridge client needs and internal Agile mobile delivery teams; lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and mobile app demos.
- Collaborate with mobile UX/UI, engineering, QA, and delivery/project managers to ensure committed features are delivered to quality.
- Channel recurring or high-value client requests into the core mobile product roadmap as candidate platform features.
Mobile Adoption, Value & Continuous Improvement
- Define mobile success metrics with each client (app adoption, conversion, ancillary attach rate, NPS/CSAT, app store rating).
- Use mobile analytics and client feedback to recommend enhancements and demonstrate value realization.
- Conduct post-release reviews and mobile roadmap planning sessions with clients.
Governance, Compliance & Quality
- Ensure delivered mobile solutions meet aviation regulations, accessibility (WCAG), data privacy (GDPR/PCI-DSS), and app store guidelines.
- Maintain clear documentation of mobile app client commitments, decisions, and configuration choices.