Product Manager

Stryker Corporation; United Arab Emirates; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is looking for a Product Manager - Islamic Banking to lead the strategy for its product suite. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of product management experience, with a focus on Islamic finance. Responsibilities include defining business strategies and ensuring product compliance with Islamic finance standards. The position allows for hybrid or remote working arrangements and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary

Company Equity for All

Learning and Development Opportunities

30 Day Working Abroad

4 week Paid Sabbatical after 5 Years Service

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Product Management, with 3 years focused on Islamic Finance products.
• Deep expertise in accounting requirements of Islamic finance contracts.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the strategy for Islamic banking product suite.
• Develop a compelling product vision and strategic roadmap.
• Assess competitive landscape and define go-to-market strategy.

Skills

Product Management

Islamic Finance knowledge

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Consultative mindset

Job description

Who we are

Join the fintech revolution with Mambu, the leading SaaS cloud banking platform. We're on a mission to make banking better for a billion people. Explore exciting career opportunities and help shape the future of financial services. Learn more here.

We are looking for a passionate, skilled and enthusiastic Product Manager - Islamic Banking to join our team. As a Product Manager for the Islamic Banking area you will work with product engineering teams to build the right products by creating and maintaining the strategic roadmap of your product line - that is balancing company's business needs with solving actual customer problems.

What you'll do

• Define and own the business outcomes-driven strategy for Mambu's Islamic banking product suite. Acting as the product evangelist to build awareness within the organization.
• Develop and relentlessly communicate a compelling product vision and strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment across all internal and external stakeholders.
• Assess the markets, define a go-to-market strategy for the product line and assure its execution and alignment with stakeholders.
• Assess the competitive landscape across key Islamic finance hubs (e.g., GCC, Southeast Asia, UK), prioritizing solutions that drive Net Profit Margin (NPM) growth for our partner banks.
• Make sure our products are compliant with AAOIFI, IFSB, or local central bank standards (e.g., BNM, SAMA) and proactively manage product sign-off by a designated Shari'ah Supervisory Board (SSB).
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for engineering teams, translating complex contracts (e.g., diminishing Musharakah) into API models, general ledger (G/L) logic, and event-based accounting rules.
• Work closely with customers, prospects and partners to refine our market knowledge and product market fit.
• Create and maintain sales and marketing enablement material, related to your product line
• Create sufficiently-detailed product requirements to be used in written specifications, business rules, flows and use cases as well as supporting calculations and examples.
• The requirements must cover compliance tracking for asset ownership, non-netting exposure, profit accrual methodologies, and audit logging.

What you'll bring

• +5 years experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, or Technical Consulting within banking, with at least 3 years directly focused on Islamic Finance products.
• Deep, functional expertise in the mechanics, accounting, and compliance requirements (e.g., deferred profit recognition, risk transfer) of Murabahah, Ijarah, Mudarabah, Musharaka and other contract types.
• Demonstrated ability to define ledger states, event-driven architecture, and accounting flows (Debit/Credit logic) in a core banking environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• A strong analytical and data-driven mindset
• Proven ability to manage complex relationships, including Shari'ah scholars, regulatory teams, and technical engineers.
• A consultative mindset of listening and learning, understanding and predicting customer and partner needs to find simple solutions out of complex use cases

What you'll get

• Competitive Base Salary
• Company Equity for All
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Hybrid/Remote Working (Location Dependant)
• 30 Day Working Abroad
• 4 week Paid Sabbatical after 5 Years Service
• Additional Benefits based on location

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As part of the recruitment (or HR onboarding) process, you will be required to obtain authorized criminal background and credit screening results, as well as be queried against a sanctions/anti-money-laundering/counter terrorism financing/politically exposed persons screening service and your employment is conditional upon approval of these results.

At Mambu, we encourage all interested candidates to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification, as we value diversity and recognize that experience doesn't always perfectly align with job descriptions. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for applicants with disabilities; if you need assistance during the application process, please contact [e-mail].