Zahra (Sara) Jafari
About Zahra (Sara) Jafari
Zahra (Sara) Jafari is a Product Owner with extensive experience in technology and project management. She holds a Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering and has worked with notable companies such as Ericsson and MediaMarktSaturn.
Work at MediaMarktSaturn
Zahra Jafari has been employed at MediaMarktSaturn as a Product Owner since 2019. In this role, she is responsible for translating business goals and end-user needs into product strategy. She actively participates in stand-ups, refinements, iteration planning sessions, product demos, and retrospectives. Additionally, she has contributed to the alignment and driving of technology plans and roadmaps with eCommerce goals.
Education and Expertise
Zahra Jafari holds a Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering from Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, which she completed from 2011 to 2013. She also earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, from 2006 to 2010. Furthermore, she studied at Tartu Ülikool / University of Tartu, obtaining another Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering during the same period. In 2020, she completed a Product Manager Nanodegree Program at Udacity.
Background
Zahra Jafari has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles at Ericsson, including Test Software Verification Development, Configuration Manager, Test Development Project Manager, and Project Manager from 2012 to 2017. She also served as a Project Manager at emnos for a brief period in 2018. In addition to her technical roles, she co-founded TEA HOUSE in Estonia in 2018.
Professional Experience at Ericsson
Zahra Jafari's tenure at Ericsson spanned several roles and years. She began as a Test Software Verification Development intern for two months in 2012. Following this, she worked as a Configuration Manager from 2012 to 2014 and later as a Test Development Project Manager for ten months in 2013 to 2014. She concluded her time at Ericsson as a Project Manager, serving from 2014 to 2017.