Dubai Payments Product Owner: Stablecoin & API-Driven

Tanqeeb; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquanow seeks a Product Owner for Stablecoin Payments in Dubai. You will own backend product decisions, drive API design, and translate complex technical architecture into clear requirements for engineers.

You will collaborate with engineering, compliance, and operations to ship features globally, manage backlog, define KPIs, and ensure regulatory alignment while maintaining docs and demos. This is a full-time hybrid role in Dubai.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3–5+ years in Product Owner, BA, or product management in payments/fintech.
• Familiarity with crypto payments, stablecoins, or blockchain infra.
• Understanding of payment ecosystems including cards, transfers, FX, and crypto rails.
• Experience reading REST API specs, including auth patterns and webhooks.

Responsibilities

• Own the payments platform backlog and refine user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Translate business requirements into clear engineering specs.
• Collaborate with BD, compliance, and ops to shape features for global regions.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning.
• Be the day-to-day contact for the delivery team and unblock blockers.
• Monitor product KPIs and inform prioritization with data.
• Ensure regulatory and compliance standards across jurisdictions.
• Coordinate UAT, product demos, and feedback loops.
• Maintain up-to-date product docs, diagrams, and release notes.
• Evaluate third-party rails and crypto settlement infra to stay competitive.

Skills

REST API specs

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Aquanow seeks a Product Owner for Stablecoin Payments in Dubai. You will own backend product decisions, drive API design, and translate complex technical architecture into clear requirements for engineers.

You will collaborate with engineering, compliance, and operations to ship features globally, manage backlog, define KPIs, and ensure regulatory alignment while maintaining docs and demos. This is a full-time hybrid role in Dubai.