Senior Product Manager – OTC Trading

Salt; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt in Dubai seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead the end-to-end OTC trading product across APIs, GUI and voice/chat channels. You will align with Markets, Engineering, Treasury and Compliance to build scalable institutional trading infrastructure.

The role requires strong API/integration experience, vendor management, and the ability to translate complex trading requirements into actionable specifications. A dynamic, regulated environment awaits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Management or technical delivery within trading, FX, payments or digital asset infrastructure.
• Strong API and integration knowledge with experience in complex technical environments.
• Proven experience managing third-party vendors and delivering integrations.
• Ability to translate trading requirements into clear product specifications.
• Strong stakeholder management across Markets, Engineering, Treasury, Compliance and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap and translate trading desk requirements into clear specs and delivery plans.
• Drive end-to-end delivery across API, GUI and voice/chat trading channels.
• Manage integrations with liquidity providers, banking, custody and order management systems.
• Oversee the trade lifecycle from pricing to settlement and ledger reconciliation.
• Collaborate with Engineering on REST APIs, WebSocket streaming and event-driven systems.
• Ensure regulatory onboarding controls and reporting are embedded into the product.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors for testing, integration and go-live.

Skills

APIs knowledge

Event-driven architecture

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Product roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

REST APIs

WebSocket

Job description

My client is looking for a Senior Product Manager – OTC Trading

Location: Dubai, UAE

My client is building a new institutional OTC trading business and is looking for a technically strong Product Manager to help deliver an end-to-end trading experience across APIs, digital platforms and voice/chat channels.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Markets, Engineering, Treasury, Compliance and external partners to build and scale institutional trading infrastructure across multiple regulated entities and jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the product roadmap, translating trading desk requirements into clear specifications, priorities and delivery plans.
• Drive end-to-end product delivery across API, GUI and voice/chat trading channels.
• Manage integrations with liquidity providers, banking partners, custody providers and order management systems.
• Oversee the trade lifecycle, from pricing and execution through hedging, settlement and ledger reconciliation.
• Partner with Engineering on REST APIs, WebSocket streaming and event-driven systems.
• Work closely with Compliance and Legal to embed regulatory requirements, client onboarding controls and reporting into the product.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to ensure successful testing, integration and go-live.

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management or technical delivery within trading, FX, payments or digital asset infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of APIs, system integrations, event-driven architecture and settlement workflows.
• Proven experience managing third-party vendors and delivering complex technical integrations.
• Ability to translate business and trading requirements into clear product specifications.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across Markets, Engineering, Treasury, Compliance and Operations.

Highly desirable:

• Experience with OTC trading models, including RFQ and RFS.
• Knowledge of stablecoin settlement and institutional digital asset infrastructure.
• Familiarity with institutional KYC/AML requirements.

If you're a technically minded Product Manager who enjoys building complex trading products from the ground up, I'd love to hear from you.

*** Only successful candidates will be contacted ***