Senior Product Manager - RELOCATION TO DUBAI

Discovered MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovered MENA in Dubai seeks a Senior Product Manager to own the core platform and drive the product strategy with the CPTO, CEO, and engineering teams. You will translate strategy into actionable quarterly roadmaps and manage backlog priorities to meet business goals.

The role emphasizes AI/LLM-driven product experiences, user discovery with business founders, and writing structured PRDs and roadmaps. You will lead agile sprints to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs in the UAE region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Management with fintech/B2B SaaS exposure.
• Hands-on AI/LLM-driven product experience.
• Strong user discovery skills and ability to speak with founders.
• Excellent PRD, user stories and strategic roadmaps writing.
• Deep Agile leadership, partnering with engineering in fast-paced sprints.
• Nice to have UAE/GCC market accounting/finance workflow exposure.

Responsibilities

• Own what gets built and why, reporting to the CPTO while collaborating with CEO, Eng and Client Success.
• Define product strategy and translate vision into quarterly roadmaps.
• Prioritize backlog features by business impact, effort, and timelines.
• Write clear user stories and PRDs; stay ahead of engineering sprints by two.
• Manage sprint planning and UAT before major deployments.
• Benchmark fintech markets regionally and globally; track post-launch metrics.

Skills

AI/LLM

Product Management

Fintech

B2B SaaS

Stakeholder communication

Job description

I am currently recruiting a Senior Product Manager on behalf of my client who are a rapidly growing, well-funded AI-native Fintech platform headquartered in Dubai, UAE.

They are a fast-growing B2B technology company developing AI-powered financial management and business operations tools for growing enterprises across the region. Their platform leverages automation and smart workflow tools to give business leaders real-time financial clarity, automated reporting, and streamlined back-office operations.

This is a Senior Product Role with direct ownership of the core platform and a clear trajectory into senior executive product leadership as the company scales.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

You will own what gets built and why. Reporting directly to the Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) while collaborating closely with the CEO, Engineering, and Client Success teams, you will turn high-level strategy into actionable execution.

• Strategy & Planning: Define product strategy with executive leadership and translate vision into clear quarterly roadmaps.
• Backlog Ownership: Prioritize backlog features based on business impact, technical effort, and delivery timelines.
• Agile Execution: Write clear user stories and comprehensive PRDs, staying at least two sprints ahead of engineering teams.
• Sprint & Release Management: Run sprint planning with tech leads and conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) before major deployments.
• Market Benchmarking: Analyze regional and global fintech landscapes to keep the platform ahead of market trends.
• Post-Launch Analytics: Track product performance, feature adoption, and user retention to confirm target business outcomes.

Key Success Metrics

• Features delivered on time vs. quarterly plan
• Measurable client adoption and post-launch outcome targets
• First-round UAT acceptance rates
• Backlog readiness and sprint engineering velocity

Profile Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in Product Management, with a preference for Fintech, B2B SaaS, or products built for SMEs.
• AI Expertise: Hands-on experience building, deploying, or scaling AI/LLM-driven products.
• Customer Discovery: Exceptional user discovery skills; highly comfortable talking directly with business owners and founders.
• Technical Writing: Outstanding ability to produce structured PRDs, user stories, and strategic roadmaps.
• Agile Leadership: Deep experience working side-by-side with engineering teams in fast-paced sprint cycles.
• Nice to Have: Background in accounting/tax/finance workflows, or direct experience in the UAE/GCC market.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High Impact: Build zero-to-one, AI-native financial software in one of the world's fastest-growing SME ecosystems.
• Executive Access: Work directly alongside proven founders with high autonomy and significant influence over company direction.
• Career Growth: Clear path to scale into senior product leadership as the product line expands.