Head of Product

Client of Discovered MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Discovered MENA is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to own AI‑native fintech features for SMEs in the UAE. You’ll turn strategy into a quarterly plan and clear requirements, ensuring every release delivers on promises.

You’ll report to the Chief Product & Technology Officer, work with the CEO, Engineering and Client Success, and guide backlog, user stories and PRDs two sprints ahead. Knowledge of accounting, tax workflows and the UAE market is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management in fintech/SaaS or B2B for SMEs.
• Hands-on experience building AI or LLM-based products.
• Strong customer discovery skills; comfortable talking directly to business owners.
• Clear, structured writing (PRDs, user stories, roadmaps).
• Experience working closely with engineering in agile sprints.
• Plus: Knowledge of accounting, tax, or finance workflows, and the UAE/GCC market.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy with the CEO and CPTO and break it into a quarterly plan.
• Own the backlog timing business impact and tech effort for each feature.
• Write user stories and PRDs keeping them ready two sprints ahead.
• Gather and prioritize ideas from leadership business teams and clients.
• Run sprint planning with Tech and perform business testing UAT before release.
• Benchmark international peers and competitors to keep us ahead.
• Review features after launch to confirm adoption and results.

Skills

Product strategy

AI/LLM products

Customer discovery

PRDs & user stories writing

Agile development

Job description

Job description

Our client is a regional AI-native accounting bookkeeping and tax-compliance platform serving SMEs across the GCC Their platform combines AI agents with expert accountants to give business owners accurate books compliant tax filings and real-time financial insights

Discover The Role

You own what they build and why You ll turn strategy into a quarterly plan and clear requirements and make sure every feature delivers what it promises You report to the Chief Product amp Technology Officer and work closely with the CEO Engineering and Client Success This is a founding product role with a clear path to broader product leadership as the company grows

Discover the Responsibilities

• Define product strategy with the CEO and CPTO and break it into a quarterly plan
• Own the backlog timing business impact and tech effort for each feature
• Write user stories and PRDs keeping them ready two sprints ahead
• Gather and prioritize ideas from leadership business teams and clients
• Run sprint planning with Tech and perform business testing UAT before release
• Benchmark international peers and competitors to keep us ahead
• Review features after launch to confirm adoption and results

How Success Is Measured

• Features delivered vs plan
• target outcomes met after launch
• first-round UAT acceptance
• backlog readiness
• client adoption

Discover the Requirements

• 5+ years in product management, ideally in fintech, SaaS, or B2B for SMEs
• Hands-on experience building AI or LLM-based products
• Strong customer discovery skills; comfortable talking directly to business owners
• Clear, structured writing (PRDs, user stories, roadmaps)
• Experience working closely with engineering in agile sprints
• Plus: Knowledge of accounting, tax, or finance workflows, and the UAE/GCC market