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Vice President of Products

James Douglas Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Full Time

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12+ yrs
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1
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About the Role

Join a rapidly expanding consumer platform integrating VOIP communications and a growing fintech portfolio as the Vice President of Products. This senior leadership position is execution-centered, responsible for the full profit and loss of the communications and financial services product lines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and oversee comprehensive product strategies and manage the P&L for all consumer offerings.
  • Formulate and implement roadmaps covering communications and fintech products.
  • Drive growth in revenues, enhance profit margins, and boost customer acquisition across product domains.
  • Set clear Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and ensure the organization meets commercial goals.
  • Lead the launch and expansion of fintech products including Remittance, Cards, Payroll, Wealth management, Micro-Lending, and Acquiring services.
  • Identify and capitalize on market-specific opportunities to establish category dominance in critical regions.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, design, compliance, and commercial teams to expedite product delivery.
  • Build and manage a high-performing, cross-vertical product team.
  • Partner with the CEO and executive leadership to advance strategic initiatives.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, urgency, and data-driven decision-making within the product organization.
  • Represent the product vision and priorities to external stakeholders, including partners and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Over 12 years of experience in product leadership with 3 to 5 years at VP level or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated success managing consumer fintech or super app products at scale.
  • Experience with full product P&L ownership and meeting commercial benchmarks.
  • In-depth knowledge of at least two fintech domains such as digital payments, remittance, card products, lending, or wealth management.
  • A results-driven leader with a strong bias for execution who can maintain pace and resolve obstacles.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams spanning product, engineering, design, data analytics, and commercial functions.
  • Preferred experience operating within the GCC or international markets.
  • Familiarity with regulated financial environments including central bank licensing and compliance.
  • Background in fast-growing tech companies or challenger fintechs is advantageous.
  • Arabic language skills are a plus but not mandatory.

Level

Lead

Industry

FinTech

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