Business Product Analyst

Zand; Dubai; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the UAE seeks a Business Product Analyst to drive the implementation of Digital Asset services, including Stablecoins and Custody. This role demands expertise in blockchain and the cryptocurrency landscape, ensuring compliance with regulations while fostering cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration, and a strong background in market strategies and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital asset product strategy and implementation.
• Deep understanding of regulatory landscape for digital assets.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the product roadmap for digital assets.
• Conduct market research to inform product strategies.
• Train teams to ensure alignment with digital asset roadmap.

Skills

Go-to-market strategies

Blockchain technology

Crypto compliance

Presentation skills

Market research

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Teams

Slack

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Business Product Analyst is responsible for the implementation for the Bank of its Digital Asset services such as Stablecoins, Custody and other emerging products. This role will be directly involved in the delivery of the various Digital Asset products and will directly support the Bank’s blockchain strategy, ensuring they meet both regulatory requirements and customer needs. They will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of the product roadmap and propose operational frameworks for product launches, working closely with technical and development teams to translate business requirements into actionable plans.

A key aspect of the role will be ensuring that cross-functional teams are well-equipped with relevant product knowledge, by leading training sessions and updates to ensure alignment with the Digital Asset roadmap.

The Product Analyst will possess a deep understanding of the Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, and Virtual Asset markets, with a preference for experience within fintech or banking environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in the Digital Asset strategy for the Bank.
• Support the implementation of the product roadmap for digital assets, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market demands. Effectively communicate the roadmap to relevant stakeholders and adapt it based on feedback and market evolution.
• Conduct thorough market research to identify trends, market needs, and competitive landscape in the stablecoin and digital asset space to inform product strategy and development.
• Curate business documentation such as product papers, whitepapers, business plan for approval process through the Bank’s product review committee.
• Support licensing efforts through policy reviews, and drafting of product documentation
• Collaborate with Development, Marketing, Compliance, Risk, and Operations teams to ensure successful product launches and continuous improvement of existing products.
• Gather data on new product ideas and evaluate them for market potential, ensuring new product features and any continuous development of the product is outlined, assessed and implemented through cross-functional teams.
• Stay informed about regulatory changes and ensure that all stablecoin and digital asset products comply with relevant laws and regulations. Work with Legal and Compliance teams to navigate the regulatory landscape.
• Conduct product knowledge sharing sessions with stakeholders to build a strong knowledge base of digital assets within the Bank.
• Collaborate and train the Marketing and Sales teams to help develop product core messaging, product marketing materials, and events for product launches/product enhancements.
• Analyze and report on the performance of features in production, reflecting on successes and identifying areas for continuous improvement.

Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience of developing and implementing go to market strategies for digital asset products.
• Demonstrable experience working across large groups of complex stakeholders preferably including regulators
• Experience in Blockchain technology and crypto industry, with expertise in specific domains such as digital asset custody, wallet solutions, crypto compliance and risk management solution
• Domain expertise in banking, wealth management, asset management, on exchange trading, OTC trading in capital markets.
• Professional specification skills (Prototyping, Technical Documentation, Workflow design)
• Understanding of the local & international regulatory landscape of digital assets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Excellent spoken and business writing skills
• Excellent Presentation and Microsoft Suite skills
• Familiarity with modern productivity tools Teams, Slack, Jira, Confluence