Head of Product - Digital Platforms

DISCOVERED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

DISCOVERED in Abu Dhabi seeks a Head of Product to own the product vision, strategy and portfolio roadmap, embedding AI into how the team discovers, builds and delivers. You will lead a high-performing Product organization from the ground up, setting the operating model, standards and culture for this AI-enabled function.

You will work directly with the CEO and senior leaders to evolve the product portfolio, ensure rigorous governance, and drive outcomes across technology, finance, marketing and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in product management or digital product development.
• Strong track record in senior product leadership roles and enterprise-scale portfolios.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in scaling proptech and/or fintech businesses and governance of product portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the product vision, strategy and portfolio roadmap aligned to business goals.
• Translate strategy into prioritized outcomes and investment priorities with solid business cases.
• Set portfolio-level goals, KPIs and success metrics and advise leadership on opportunities and risks.
• Own the integrated roadmap across the portfolio and drive transparent trade-offs.

Skills

Product leadership

AI strategy

Stakeholder management

Team building

Job description

Our client is a fast-scaling, digital services organization in Abu Dhabi with a broad and growing product portfolio. As the organization enters its next phase of growth, it is looking for a Head of Product to own the product vision, build a high-performing team, and set the standard for how AI reshapes the function.

Discover the Opportunity

This organization sits at the intersection of technology and public impact, delivering platforms that are used at national scale. It is investing heavily in its Product function as a strategic capability, with a mandate to professionalize how products are built, governed and measured - and to make AI a genuine differentiator rather than an afterthought.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the organization's product vision, strategy and portfolio roadmap, translating business strategy into a prioritized, outcome-based plan. You will build and lead a high-performing Product organization from the ground up, setting the operating model, standards and culture the function will run on - while ensuring AI is embedded in how the team discovers, builds and delivers.

Discover the Role

• Own and evolve the product vision, strategy and portfolio roadmap, aligned to business goals and customer needs.
• Translate strategy into prioritized outcomes and investment priorities, holding the team accountable for sound business cases.
• Set portfolio-level goals, KPIs and success metrics, and advise executive leadership on product opportunities, trends and risk.
• Own the integrated roadmap across the portfolio, chair roadmap reviews, and make transparent trade-off decisions across competing priorities.
• Lead, coach and develop the Product team, building capability and a succession pipeline, and instilling a culture of outcome accountability.
• Define where and how AI reshapes product discovery, delivery and decision-making, and evolve team structure and skills accordingly.
• Build strong senior relationships across technology, finance, marketing and operations, and communicate roadmap decisions to executive stakeholders.

Discover the Requirements

• 15+ years' experience in product management or digital product development, including 6–8+ years in a senior product leadership role.
• Experience working in a scaling proptech and/or fintech organization.
• A proven track record leading product organizations and enterprise-scale portfolios from strategy through value realization.
• Strong portfolio governance, prioritization and investment decision-making across multiple products and platforms.
• Strong commercial acumen - business cases, value realization, ROI thinking - with sound judgment on what to own directly versus delegate.
• A track record of building and raising the bar for a product team's performance and standards.
• Strong working knowledge of AI, comfortable evaluating build-vs-buy decisions and adapting team structure as the technology evolves.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.