Product Manager

Client of Uplift People Consulting; Dubai; On-site; AED 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Uplift People Consulting in the UAE is building its founding team for a taste-driven style exchange marketplace. The role owns the end-to-end product roadmap from discovery to delivery, partnering with founders and the tech team.

You will work directly with founders and engineers to shape product and customer experience using data-driven decisions, emphasizing UI/UX and rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of end-to-end product roadmap ownership for consumer apps or marketplaces.
• Strong UI/UX ownership with design or development background.
• Data-driven operator: funnels, cohorts, conversion and retention.
• Fast, structured communicator who thrives in ambiguity and a high-pace environment.
• Previous UAE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define post-MVP scope and the phased roadmap, balancing impact vs effort.
• Write PRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria and launch plans; manage backlog health.
• Run sprint cadence with engineering and design; unblock decisions daily.
• Own end-to-end UI/UX quality, flows, edge cases and onboarding experiences.
• Define analytics events, dashboards, funnels and retention metrics; run tests.

Skills

UI/UX ownership

Data-driven decision making

Roadmap ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Job description

We are partnering with a high-potential marketplace startup in the UAE to build their founding team Our partner is a taste-driven style exchange platform where people discover share and pass forward the things they love curated by real people with a genuine point of view We re building the infrastructure for that exchange to happen seamlessly at scale across MENA This is not a role you inherit it s one you build At Uplift we work closely with our clients not only to fill roles but to shape the core teams that will define their success These positions are part of the initial leadership layer offering a rare opportunity to join at an early stage and directly influence how the business product and customer experience are built from the ground up

The Role

You will own the end-to-end product roadmap from discovery to delivery ensuring we operate with a healthy product lifecycle process measure what matters and iterate fast toward product-market fit A hands-on role for someone who pairs strong UI UX ownership with data-driven decision making working directly with the founders and our tech team

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy amp RoadmapDefine post-MVP scope the phased roadmap MVP trust retention and prioritisation impact vs effort Write PRDs user stories acceptance criteria and launch plans manage backlog healthAlign cross-functional stakeholders Tech CX Growth on trade-offs timelines and dependenciesExecution amp IterationRun the sprint cadence with engineering and design unblock decisions dailyOwn UI UX quality end-to-end flows edge cases trust signals onboarding and the listing journeyDefine analytics events and dashboards funnels cohorts conversion and retentionRun experiments A B tests monitor outcomes and iterate quicklyVoice of Customer amp Quality LoopBuild feedback loops from support and community into the roadmap top issues and root causesTranslate operational pain points into product improvements listing search checkout Ensure product readiness for launch policies comms and operational handoffs

What We'RE Looking For

3 5 years of end-to-end product roadmap ownership (consumer apps / marketplace preferred)Strong UI/UX ownership; design or development backgroundData-driven operator: funnels, cohorts, conversion, retentionFast, structured communicator who thrives in ambiguity and a high-pace environmentPrevious UAE experience preferred