Product Owner (AlHilal)

USoftware; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Hilal Bank is undergoing a major digital transformation to relaunch core banking propositions and deliver modern customer-centric digital products across SME, wealth, mobile, and retail domains.

The Senior Product Owner will take full ownership of digital banking products, driving end-to-end delivery from ideation to launch while collaborating with business, technology, design and risk teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment to achieve strong commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the product lifecycle end-to-end: ideation, roadmap, delivery, launch.
• Translate business goals into product roadmap epics and user stories.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure high-quality and timely delivery.
• Drive product decisions using data, metrics and customer insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business, technology, design and risk & compliance.
• Ensure product delivery aligns with banking regulations and internal policies.
• Identify and remove blockers, manage dependencies and drive execution.
• Continuously improve product performance and customer experience.
• Support the setup and scaling of product squads and delivery processes.

Skills

Product Ownership

End-to-end

Agile Scrum

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional teams

Banking domain

Regulatory compliance

Independent work

Job description

The Product

Al Hilal Bank is undergoing a major digital transformation aiming to relaunch its core banking propositions and deliver modern customer-centric digital products.

The focus is on building and scaling digital banking solutions across multiple domains including:

• SME (business banking)

• Wealth management

• Mobile banking

• Retail and family propositions

This is a high-impact environment where products need to be launched fast improved continuously and aligned with both regulatory requirements and strong commercial outcomes.

The Position

We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to take full ownership of digital banking products and drive their end-to-end delivery from idea to launch.

This is a highly hands-on role (not people management) where you will:

• work closely with business tech design and risk teams

• operate in a fast-paced evolving environment

• take responsibility for launching real banking products

You will be expected to hit the ground running with no ramp-up time and deliver results from day one.

Your Responsibilities

• Own the product lifecycle end-to-end: ideation roadmap delivery launch

• Translate business goals into product roadmap epics and user stories

• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure high-quality and timely delivery

• Drive product decisions using data metrics and customer insights

• Collaborate with stakeholders across business technology design and risk & compliance

• Ensure product delivery aligns with banking regulations and internal policies

• Identify and remove blockers manage dependencies and drive execution

• Continuously improve product performance and customer experience

• Support the setup and scaling of product squads and delivery processes

Your Experience

Must have:

• Strong experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in banking or fintech

• Proven track record of launching products end-to-end (not just maintaining)

• Deep understanding of banking products and digital banking ecosystems

• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance environments

• Hands-on experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering business design)

• Strong Agile experience (Scrum or scaled environments)

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently

• Experience driving product decisions using data and KPIs

Nice to have:

• Experience in SME Wealth Payments or Mobile Banking domains

• Background in top-tier fintech or digital banks (e.g. neobanks)

• Experience working in high-growth or transformation environments

• Exposure to Middle East or UAE banking landscape

• Experience working with multiple squads or complex product setups

Whats in it for you

• Opportunity to play a key role in a bank-wide digital transformation

• Ownership of real high-impact banking products

• Fast hiring process and quick decision-making

• Competitive compensation aligned with top fintech and banking talent

• Direct exposure to senior stakeholders including Chief Digital Banking leadership

Additional Info

• Location: Abu Dhabi (onsite)

• Working model: MondayThursday office Friday remote