THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:
- Define the future strategy, vision and roadmap of TMS (Transfer Matching System) and other systems used by the Football Regulatory subdivision.
- Liaise and set priorities with the relevant departments of the Football Regulatory subdivision.
- Make sure that the new products and features requested by the Football Regulatory subdivision are properly integrated in TMS and other systems.
- Act as the Single Point of Contact of the Football Regulatory subdivision with internal and external stakeholders for matters related to the systems, e.g. FIFA Technology Product Manager.
- Liaise with the key Football Regulatory stakeholders to define the business requirements and ensure coherence of the requirements, for implementation by FIFA Technology.
- Manage, together with the FIFA Technology Product Manager, the Product backlog items according to the priority based on the overall product strategy.
- Participate in scrum meetings and work closely with the FIFA Technology Product Manager.
- Get detail level of requirements from stakeholders and/or users and specify acceptance criteria per user story
- Prioritize the requirements raised by the different Football Regulatory areas and execute control and acceptance tests for critical changes.
- Liaise, advise and coordinate with teams managing other FIFA technical solutions used by or related to Football Regulatory, to ensure their feature roadmaps are aligned and cohesive.
- Communicate with external stakeholders operating technical solutions integrated with Football Regulatory solutions, e.g. national associations and external entities, and involve them in the change process.
- Act as an ambassador to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are kept up-to-date with progress and new features of the product, building and maintaining a relationship to get feedback and proposals.
- Provide support in the definition of projects and strategy to the Director of Football Regulatory and the Head of Department.
YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar relevant field
- Project management certifications an asset
- From 5 to 8 years experience in product ownership or management
- Good understanding of football law, the international transfer system, its regulatory framework and the TMS platform is an asset
- Advanced knowledge of Freshdesk or other ticketing tools
- In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles, in particular Scrum
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and DevOps, JIRA or similar
- Profound knowledge of the different web-based platforms used by FIFA, particularly the FIFA TMS.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Creative thinking with a vision
- Self-confidence and diplomacy
- Autonomy
- Ability to work under pressure as well as with a strong work ethic
- Teamwork capabilities
- Good influencing skills
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Strong leadership skills to move the vision and roadmap forward
- Solution oriented, problem solving
- Conciliation / mediation skills
- Fluent in English; proficiency in other FIFA language (French and/or Spanish) desired
PERKS & BENEFITS
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.
Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:
Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.
Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
About FIFA
We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.
Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more than 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 was the greatest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup that inspired millions of girls and women around the globe. The opportunities for growth are exciting.
We are a modern organisation with over 850 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have offices in Miami and Paris, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, Congo, Panama and Paraguay.
