Product Manager - FS

Omanyp; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Omanyp, a leading organization in Abu Dhabi, seeks a skilled candidate to manage the application lifecycle of enterprise applications, particularly within financial services. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, vendor management, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate should possess strong experience in product ownership and business analysis, with exceptional communication skills to liaise with senior stakeholders. Familiarity with Jira and ITSM tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing enterprise applications within financial services.
• Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Comfortable with existing platforms and ongoing product enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Own application lifecycle activities including roadmaps and enhancements.
• Gather requirements from users and translate them into functional requirements.
• Manage external vendors, enforcing SLAs and change management processes.

Skills

Enterprise application management

Product ownership

Business analysis

Project management

Communication

Vendor management

Tools

Jira

ITSM tools

Job description

A leading organisation based in Abu Dhabi, undergoing significant growth and transformation across its tech capabilities.

• Own application lifecycle activities including roadmaps, backlogs, integrations and ongoing enhancements.
• Gather requirements and features from business users and translate them into functional requirements.
• Draft and maintain business processes under a business analysis remit.
• Act as an SME for assigned applications, reviewing functional requirements from a technical perspective.
• Research and compare applications, engaging with the business during R&D and selection phases.
• Engage with business users across operations, front office, legal, tax, and business operations during application selection and onboarding.
• Manage external vendors, enforcing SLAs, change management, release, and deployment processes.
• Ensure applications remain compliant with regulatory and Information Security requirements, feeding changes into the product roadmap.
• Use Jira / ITSM tool and ensure delivery aligns with agreed SLAs.
• Participate in weekly engagements with SMEs for certain application onboardings.

• Strong experience owning and managing enterprise applications within financial services. Buy side / asset management / investment management experience strongly preferred.
• Background combining product ownership, business analysis, and delivery/project management.
• Comfortable operating in environments with existing/live platforms rather than product invention.
• Strong technical understanding of how applications work (not a developer role), including:
  • Fundamentals of how applications are built
  • Object-oriented concepts (Exposure to Java and Python based apps)
• Confident working with vendors and technical teams, able to review functional requirements from an overview/technical standpoint.
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable working with busy senior stakeholders.
• Able to operate in organisations with multiple moving parts and evolving maturity.