Banking Platform Product Manager - Core Transformation

DiceTek UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Banking Platform Product Manager to lead a large core banking transformation programme. You will define the platform vision, own the strategic roadmap and coordinate cross-functional delivery across core banking, architecture, and digital channels.

You will promote modular banking capabilities, reusable APIs and AI-enabled productivity while ensuring governance and measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of professional experience in banking technology or platform product management.
• Experience on a large core banking transformation programme.
• Knowledge of banking products, services and business domains.
• Understanding of API-led integration architectures and Lean Core principles.
• Familiarity with modern product management tools.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision for banking platform capabilities within the core banking transformation programme.
• Develop and maintain a strategic platform product roadmap.
• Align product priorities with core banking transformation objectives.
• Identify opportunities to develop modular and reusable banking capabilities.
• Apply Lean Core principles to support platform product decisions.
• Establish clear priorities for platform development and capability delivery.
• Communicate platform direction and product priorities to stakeholders.
• Own and manage complex platform product backlogs.
• Prioritise development activities according to business requirements and dependencies.
• Coordinate backlog refinement with business and technology teams.
• Promote modular banking capabilities and reusable APIs.
• Coordinate requirements for shared banking capabilities across teams.
• Support alignment between platform capabilities and enterprise architecture.
• Identify opportunities to increase API adoption and reuse.
• Establish measures to evaluate API utilisation and capability reuse.

Skills

BIAN concepts

API-led integration

Lean Core principles

Platform product management

Job description

Banking Platform Product Manager - Core Transformation Job Snapshot - Role: Banking Platform Product Manager - Core Transformation - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Banking - Function: Product Management - Experience: 10-15 years - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Dicetek LLC is seeking an experienced Banking Platform Product Manager to support a large-scale core banking transformation programme in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The role focuses on defining the product vision, strategic roadmap and delivery priorities for modular banking platforms, reusable APIs and enterprise banking capabilities.

The successful candidate will combine extensive banking technology or platform product management experience with a strong understanding of Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) concepts, API-led integration, Lean Core principles and banking business domains.

Working across core banking, business, architecture and digital channel stakeholders, the Platform Product Manager will coordinate product priorities, manage complex delivery backlogs and support investment decisions, dependencies and vendor delivery.

The position also involves promoting AI-enabled software engineering productivity while maintaining appropriate responsible AI controls, governance and measurable business outcomes.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Abu Dhabi - Industry: Banking - Function: Product Management - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product vision for banking platform capabilities within the core banking transformation programme.
• Develop and maintain a strategic platform product roadmap.
• Align product priorities with core banking transformation objectives.
• Identify opportunities to develop modular and reusable banking capabilities.
• Apply knowledge of Lean Core principles to support platform product decisions.
• Establish clear priorities for platform development and capability delivery.
• Communicate platform direction and product priorities to relevant stakeholders.
• Own and manage complex platform product backlogs.
• Prioritise development activities according to business requirements, dependencies and expected outcomes.
• Maintain visibility of planned platform capabilities and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate backlog refinement with relevant business and technology teams.
• Support decisions involving competing priorities and delivery constraints.
• Align roadmap execution with cross-functional delivery activities.
• Track progress against agreed platform product objectives.
• Promote modular banking capabilities aligned with relevant BIAN concepts.
• Prioritise reusable APIs supporting banking business domains.
• Apply API-led integration principles to platform product planning.
• Coordinate requirements for shared banking capabilities across relevant teams.
• Support alignment between platform capabilities and enterprise architecture.
• Identify opportunities to increase API adoption and reuse.
• Establish measures to evaluate API utilisation and capability reuse.
• Coordinate platform product priorities with core banking stakeholders.
• Engage business domain representatives to understand banking capability requirements.
• Work with architecture teams to align product direction with technical design considerations.
• Collaborate with digital channel stakeholders on platform integration requirements.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies affecting platform delivery.
• Support consistent alignment between business needs, platform development and transformation objectives.
• Support investment planning and prioritisation for platform product initiatives.
• Manage delivery dependencies across relevant workstreams.
• Coordinate with vendors responsible for platform capabilities and associated delivery activities.
• Monitor vendor delivery against agreed product priorities.
• Identify delivery risks and dependencies requiring stakeholder decisions.
• Support informed trade-offs involving investment, priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Maintain visibility of platform delivery progress and outstanding issues.
• Define measures for API adoption and reuse.
• Establish relevant indicators for reusable banking capability utilisation.
• Track platform product outcomes against agreed objectives.
• Evaluate whether delivered capabilities support intended business and technology needs.
• Use measurable results to inform roadmap and backlog decisions.
• Communicate platform adoption and delivery outcomes to stakeholders.
• Promote appropriate use of AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices.
• Identify opportunities for AI-assisted engineering productivity improvements.
• Support responsible adoption of AI capabilities within relevant delivery activities.
• Consider responsible AI controls when evaluating AI-enabled engineering practices.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders on governance requirements.
• Establish measurable outcomes for AI-assisted productivity initiatives.
• Support ongoing evaluation of AI-enabled engineering benefits and associated controls.
• Engage core banking, business domain, architecture and channel stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment on platform vision, roadmap and priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional product and technology delivery discussions.
• Work with vendors on relevant platform delivery commitments.
• Communicate investment considerations, dependencies and delivery progress.
• Support timely resolution of conflicting priorities and implementation dependencies.
• Provide clear product recommendations to relevant decision-makers.

Required Experience

• 10-15 years of professional experience in banking technology or platform product management.
• Experience working on a large core banking transformation programme.
• Strong understanding of banking products, services and business domains.
• Knowledge of BIAN concepts and their relevance to banking platform capabilities.
• Understanding of API-led integration architectures.
• Familiarity with Lean Core principles.
• Experience defining product vision and strategic roadmaps.
• Experience managing complex product backlogs.
• Practical experience coordinating cross-functional technology delivery.
• Experience managing vendors and delivery dependencies.
• Understanding of investment prioritisation and platform product outcomes.
• Awareness of AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices.
• Knowledge of responsible AI controls and governance considerations.
• Familiarity with modern product management tools.

Required Technical and Functional Skills

Banking Platform Product Management

• Platform product strategy.
• Product vision and roadmap development.
• Complex product backlog management.
• Product prioritisation.
• Banking technology transformation.
• Platform capability planning.
• Investment and dependency management.

Banking Architecture and Integration

• BIAN concepts.
• API-led integration.
• Modular banking capabilities.
• Reusable banking APIs.
• Lean Core principles.
• Core banking transformation.
• Banking business domains.
• Enterprise architecture alignment.

Product Delivery and Governance

• Cross-functional delivery coordination.
• Vendor management.
• Delivery dependency tracking.
• Product outcome measurement.
• Stakeholder alignment.
• Platform adoption reporting.
• Modern product management practices.

AI-Enabled Engineering

• AI-enabled software development lifecycle concepts.
• AI-assisted engineering productivity.
• Responsible AI controls.
• AI governance awareness.
• Productivity measurement.
• Governance-aligned adoption of AI tools.

Key Delivery Outcomes

Platform Vision and Roadmap

• Defined banking platform product vision.
• Strategic roadmap aligned with core banking transformation priorities.
• Prioritised platform product backlog.
• Clear delivery priorities for modular banking capabilities.

API and Platform Reuse

• Prioritised BIAN-aligned banking capabilities.
• Roadmap for reusable APIs and platform services.
• Defined API adoption and reuse measures.
• Improved visibility of shared banking capability utilisation.

Investment and Delivery Coordination

• Coordinated platform investment priorities.
• Managed cross-functional delivery dependencies.
• Vendor delivery oversight.
• Documented product priorities and delivery outcomes.

AI-Enabled Productivity and Governance

• Identified opportunities for AI-assisted engineering productivity.
• Responsible AI governance considerations incorporated into relevant initiatives.
• Measurable productivity and delivery outcomes.
• Stakeholder reporting on AI-enabled engineering adoption.

Professional Competencies

• Strong strategic product management capabilities.
• Deep understanding of banking technology and transformation environments.
• Ability to balance business priorities with platform architecture considerations.
• Effective management of complex product backlogs and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional coordination.
• Ability to work with enterprise architecture and engineering teams.
• Sound investment prioritisation and delivery judgment.
• Effective vendor management and communication.
• Ability to establish meaningful platform adoption and reuse metrics.
• Awareness of responsible AI adoption within technology delivery.
• Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills.

Role Expectations

The Banking Platform Product Manager will provide product leadership for modular banking capabilities within a major core banking transformation programme. The successful candidate will define platform direction, manage strategic roadmaps and complex backlogs, and coordinate delivery across core banking, architecture, business domain and channel stakeholders. The role requires a strong understanding of BIAN, API-led integration and Lean Core principles to support the development and adoption of reusable banking capabilities. The position also involves managing investment priorities, vendor delivery and cross‑functional dependencies while promoting AI‑enabled engineering productivity with appropriate governance. Candidates should demonstrate 10-15 years of relevant banking technology or platform product management experience and the ability to translate complex transformation requirements into clear product priorities and measurable delivery outcomes.