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A well established Dubai bank is growing its digital investments and trading platform and needs a senior Product Owner to help drive the next stage.

The platform sits inside the bank's mobile app, so customers can see all their banking and investing in one place. US stocks are already live. Crypto and virtual assets, mutual funds and more asset classes are being added now, so this is a real build and launch role, not a maintenance one.

You will sit at the centre of it all, between the business team who own the products and pricing, and the technology team who build them. You will join a very experienced team that includes senior product owners, business analysts and a junior product owner.

What you will doTake product requirements from the business and turn them into clear user stories and acceptance criteriaOwn and prioritise the backlog, and drive features from idea through to launchWork hand in hand with engineers, challenge timelines and keep delivery on trackBring new asset classes onto the platform, from crypto to mutual funds, bonds and structured productsKeep business, tech, compliance and operations aligned in a fast moving, high pressure environmentTrack how the platform performs and push for continuous improvementWhat we are looking for8+ years in banking, wealth, brokerage or fintech, with a strong track record in digital productsSolid knowledge of investment products such as stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, structured products or cryptoEnough technical depth to work closely with engineers. You understand APIs and integration's, can read code and know what is realisticExperience of core banking systems and agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban, Jira or similar)GCC or wider Middle East experience, and comfortable getting things done through relationshipsResilient, hands on and calm under pressure

The ideal person is strong on both product and technology, but we are open to strong people from either side:

Product led: an investment or trading product specialist who is comfortable in technical conversationsTech led: a technical product owner or delivery lead who has built investment or trading platforms and knows the products well

Traditional banks, digital banks, investing apps, brokers and crypto platforms, as long as you bring real investment and wealth experience.

Candidates available at short notice will be fast tracked.

Why applyA live, growing trading platform with major launches happening nowA senior seat with real influence between business and technologyA highly experienced team and direct exposure to senior leadership

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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