Product Owner

ThinkMarkets; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

ThinkMarkets, a global fintech leader, seeks a Product Owner to shape AI-assisted digital products on the ThinkTrader platform. You will own the product backlog, prioritize features, and lead roadmaps that align with business objectives and emerging AI capabilities.

You will work closely with stakeholders, developers, QA teams and SMEs to translate business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria and development-ready requirements, driving products from concept to delivery while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst or similar product-focused technology role.
• Strong experience owning product backlogs, writing user stories and requirements, and supporting products through the full SDLC.
• Hands-on experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Solid technical understanding of web and mobile applications, APIs, microservices, system integrations and relational databases.
• Sound grasp of data architecture, system dependencies and key technical considerations including security, scalability, performance and maintainability.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable requirements for engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across business, product and engineering teams.
• Comfortable using data and product performance metrics to support prioritisation and decision‑making.
• Experience with product and project management tools such as JIRA.
• Experience within trading, fintech or financial services would be highly advantageous.
• Experience working with or exposure to AI‑enabled products would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own and communicate the product vision, roadmap and priorities in line with business and technology objectives.
• Leverage AI tools to support product discovery, requirements and documentation, ensuring accurate and validated outputs.
• Manage and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, customer needs, technical feasibility and delivery priorities.
• Gather, analyse and translate business and technical requirements into clear user stories, epics and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement and contribute to sprint planning, ensuring requirements are clear and development-ready.
• Partner with technical teams to evaluate solutions and trade-offs across usability, performance, scalability, security and maintainability.
• Own product requirements and documentation across the full product lifecycle, from initial concept through development, testing and go-live, with a consistent focus on client experience and usability at each stage.
• Use data, user feedback and performance insights to identify and prioritise opportunities for product improvement.
• Manage multiple product initiatives in parallel, ensuring alignment with wider business priorities and product roadmaps.
• Act as the bridge between business and technology teams, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility of priorities, progress and upcoming releases.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, including AI and LLM capabilities, and identify relevant opportunities for product innovation.

Skills

Product backlog ownership

Agile/Scrum

Requirements gathering

User stories

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

JIRA

AI-enabled products

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering/CS

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Job Description:

ThinkMarkets is a global financial technology company specializing in multi-asset trading solutions. Through our flagship ThinkTrader platform, we empower clients worldwide to trade 24/7 across global markets. Our mission is to bridge the gap between traders, investors, and platforms, providing seamless access to thousands of financial instruments. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, we ensure a superior trading experience.

We are looking for a Product Owner to join our team and play a key role in shaping and delivering innovative digital products, with a particular focus on AI-assisted solutions. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, QA teams and subject matter experts to translate business needs into clear product requirements and deliver high-quality solutions. You will own and prioritise the product backlog, define product roadmaps, and drive products from concept through to delivery, ensuring development remains aligned with business objectives, user needs, technical feasibility and emerging AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and communicate the product vision, roadmap and priorities in line with business and technology objectives.


• Leverage AI tools such as Claude or Claude Code to support product discovery, requirements and documentation, ensuring accurate and validated outputs.


• Manage and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, customer needs, technical feasibility and delivery priorities.


• Gather, analyse and translate business and technical requirements into clear user stories, epics and acceptance criteria.


• Lead backlog refinement and contribute to sprint planning, ensuring requirements are clear and development-ready.


• Partner with technical teams to evaluate solutions and trade-offs across usability, performance, scalability, security and maintainability.


• Own product requirements and documentation across the full product lifecycle, from initial concept through development, testing and go-live, with a consistent focus on client experience and usability at each stage.


• Use data, user feedback and performance insights to identify and prioritise opportunities for product improvement.


• Manage multiple product initiatives in parallel, ensuring alignment with wider business priorities and product roadmaps.


• Act as the bridge between business and technology teams, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility of priorities, progress and upcoming releases.


• Stay informed on emerging technologies, including AI and LLM capabilities, and identify relevant opportunities for product innovation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.


• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst or similar product-focused technology role.


• Strong experience owning product backlogs, writing user stories and requirements, and supporting products through the full SDLC.


• Hands-on experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.


• Solid technical understanding of web and mobile applications, APIs, microservices, system integrations and relational databases.


• Sound grasp of data architecture, system dependencies and key technical considerations including security, scalability, performance and maintainability.


• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable requirements for engineering teams.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across business, product and engineering teams.


• Comfortable using data and product performance metrics to support prioritisation and decision‑making.


• Experience with product and project management tools such as JIRA.


• Experience within trading, fintech or financial services would be highly advantageous.


• Experience working with or exposure to AI‑enabled products would be an advantage.