Product Owner – Blu EV

Overview

Product Owner – Blu EV Jobs in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt at Orascom Investment Holding

Title: Product Owner – Blu EV

Company: Orascom Investment Holding

Location: Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

JUNIOR PRODUCT OWNER

Blu EV – Revolutionary E-Mobility Solutions

Cairo, Egypt | Full-Time

About Blu Ev

Blu EV is transforming urban mobility across the Middle East and North Africa through sustainable electric vehicle solutions. We pioneer innovative battery-swapping technology for electric two and three-wheelers. Our mission: make city riding safer, cleaner, and more affordable while reducing fossil fuel dependence and combating climate change.

Backed by Orascom Investment Holding with strategic partnerships (VOO, AOI Electronics, Inde), we're building not just vehicles but an entire sustainable transportation ecosystem.

Role Overview

We're looking for a talented Junior Product Owner (PO) to join our growing Product team. This is an exciting opportunity to launch your product career at a mission-driven, early-stage startup.

As a Junior PO, you will support our product strategy by turning business needs and user feedback into clear, actionable user stories. You will work closely with our development team using Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, learn how products are built, and contribute to features that delight our customers. This is a hands-on, learning-focused role with mentorship from product leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Write & Refine User Stories: Create clear, well-structured user stories with acceptance criteria that developers can build from. Learn best practices and improve your craft under mentorship.
• Backlog Ownership: Own maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, aligning with the company product strategy from Product Manager. Help translate business requirements into user stories, features and epics.
• Scrum, Kanban and Agile Participation: Actively participate in daily standups and retrospectives and own sprint reviews. Work within a Scrum/Kanban workflow with the development team and make product-behavior decisions aligning with the technical leaders.
• User Research Basics: Support user research efforts—conduct simple user interviews, gather feedback, and summarize findings. Document user personas with guidance from your mentor.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate with business teams and summarize product progress. Present sprint updates and feature releases clearly.
• Documentation: Maintain clear product documentation, wireframes (with designer support), and feature specifications. Create user stories that are easy to understand.
• Metrics Tracking: Help monitor basic product metrics (user engagement, feature adoption, bug rates). Learn to connect product decisions to business outcomes.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Work with designers on UI/UX refinements. Coordinate with QA on testing plans. Support the go-to-market team.
• Learning & Growth: Ask great questions, seek mentorship, and continuously improve your product thinking. Take initiative to learn the e-mobility space and Blu EV's business model.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree (any field). We care more about your potential and learning ability than your specific background.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills. Comfortable with data and metrics. Ability to break down complex problems into simple steps.
• User Story Writing: Understanding of how to write user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Agile/Scrum Knowledge: Understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile methodologies. Comfortable working in sprints and iterative development cycles.
• Clear Communication: Ability to articulate ideas clearly in writing and verbally. Strong attention to detail. Comfortable presenting to both technical and non-technical teams.
• SDLC Basics: Basic understanding of how software is built (requirements design development testing release). No coding required.
• Collaboration Skills: Works well in teams. Respectful of others' expertise. Open to feedback and eager to learn from engineers, designers, and business leaders.
• Initiative & Curiosity: Proactive approach to learning. Asks good questions. Eager to understand the e-mobility space and Blu EV's business model.
• Organized & Detail-Oriented: Can manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and keep stakeholders informed.

Nice-to-have Qualifications

• Business Background: 1+ years of experience in business analysis, operations, or business development. Understanding of business models and market sizing.
• UI/UX Background: Familiarity with user experience design principles. Experience with design tools (Figma). Understanding of user-centered design.
• Product Management Experience: Internship or side project experience in product management. Exposure to product thinking and customer discovery.
• E-Mobility Passion: Genuine interest in electric vehicles, sustainable mobility, or clean tech. Passion for the mission drives better product decisions.
• Data & Analytics: Familiarity with analytics tools (Amplitude, PostHog, mixpanel) or basic data analysis skills.
• Startup Experience: Previous experience at a startup or growth-stage company. Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with MENA markets, transportation industry.
• Side Projects: Evidence of shipping products, building something from scratch, or leading initiatives (personal projects, hackathons, volunteer work).

What Success Looks Like In The First 90 Days

• Learn & Understand: You've learned Blu EV's products, users, and business model. You understand our current product roadmap and key metrics.
• Quality User Stories: You're writing clear, well-structured user stories that developers can easily understand and build from. Your stories include acceptance criteria and dependencies.
• Scrum Integration: You're actively participating in sprint ceremonies. You understand our Scrum process and can smoothly transition between sprints.
• Team Connection: You've built good relationships with engineers, designers, and business stakeholders. People trust your communication and attention to detail.
• Contributed Feature: You've supported the delivery of at least one feature from ideation through launch. You understand how your work impacts users.
• Research Skills: You've conducted a few user interviews or feedback sessions. You can summarize insights and propose improvements.
• Feedback Integration: You're comfortable receiving feedback and iterating. You ask thoughtful questions to improve your work.

What We Offer

• Career Launch: Kick-start your product management career at a well-funded, mission-driven startup. Build a strong foundation early.
• Real Impact: Your work ships to real users. See the direct impact of your decisions on customer experience and business metrics.
• Learning Opportunities: Exposure to product strategy, user research, Agile development, and startup scaling. Learn faster than at a large company.
• Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary aligned with junior PM market rates, plus performance bonuses.
• Collaborative Team: Work with passionate engineers, designers, and business leaders. Flat structure = open communication and direct input.
• Flexible Work: Flexible work hours and remote work options when appropriate.
• Meaningful Mission: Be part of building sustainable mobility for millions. Your work contributes to climate action and cleaner cities.

Who You Are

• You're analytically minded and love data-driven thinking.
• You communicate clearly—both written and verbally.
• You're curious and ask great questions.
• You're organized and can juggle multiple priorities.
• You believe in the mission of sustainable mobility.
• You're excited about building products in a startup environment.
• You respect technical constraints but aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.
• You care about users and want to build things people love.
• You're reliable and follow through on commitments.