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Director Commercial & Products

DU
Dubai, UAE
Director
2 months ago
Product StrategyProduct RoadmapMarket ResearchUser Experience (UX)Agile MethodologiesProduct Lifecycle Management
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Overview

To support this transformation, du Pay is seeking a highly entrepreneurial and commercially driven Director of Commercial & Products to lead product strategy, commercial growth, partnerships, customer monetization, and new business expansion.

Commercial Strategy & Growth

  • Define and execute the commercial growth strategy across consumer, SME, and ecosystem segments
  • Drive customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and monetization strategies
  • Identify new revenue pools and scalable business opportunities
  • Build and optimize commercial KPIs including ARPU, CAC, LTV, activation, engagement, and profitability metrics
  • Develop segment-specific propositions for blue-collar, mass retail, affluent, and SME/SOHO customers
  • Lead pricing, commissions, incentives, and partnership commercial models
  • Drive achievement of aggressive growth objectives across revenue, EBITDA, and customer base

Product Strategy & Innovation

  • Own the product roadmap across payments, remittance, cards, lending, insurance, investments, and SME solutions
  • Lead the launch of new digital financial products and embedded finance solutions
  • Translate customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into innovative propositions
  • Ensure customer-centric design and seamless digital user experiences
  • Prioritize product initiatives based on strategic value, economics, scalability, and regulatory feasibility
  • Work closely with technology, operations, compliance, risk, and data teams to deliver products at scale

Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

  • Build strategic partnerships with banks, fintechs, insurers, lenders, investment platforms, payment providers, and ecosystem partners
  • Structure commercial partnerships and go-to-market initiatives
  • Negotiate commercial agreements and partnership economics
  • Identify inorganic growth opportunities including strategic investments or M&A partnerships where relevant

Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing commercial and product organization
  • Build a culture of innovation, accountability, agility, and execution excellence
  • Develop strong governance, prioritization, and product management disciplines
  • Foster collaboration across technology, operations, finance, marketing, compliance, and risk teams

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong commercial mindset with P&L orientation
  • Deep understanding of fintech economics and customer monetization
  • Product innovation and digital customer experience expertise
  • Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capability
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-changing environments
  • Data-driven decision-making capability
  • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with high ownership mentality

Leadership Attributes

  • Ambition to build a category-leading fintech platform
  • Ability to balance innovation with disciplined execution
  • Strong resilience and adaptability in hyper-growth environments
  • Customer obsession and growth orientation
  • Collaborative leadership style
  • High intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking
  • Bias for action and delivery

Key Success Metrics

  • Revenue growth
  • EBITDA growth
  • Active customer growth
  • Product adoption and cross-sell rates
  • Customer engagement and retention
  • New product launches and commercialization
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