Head of Product and PMO, Fintech
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About the Role
Seeking a Head of Product and PMO for a fintech company in Dubai. Responsible for product strategy, P&L ownership, PMO establishment, and cross-functional leadership. Requires 8-12+ years in product/program management within crypto, trading, or fintech.
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Responsibilities
- Define product strategy and monetisation across all trading products
- Own full product P&L across crypto and traditional offerings
- Establish and lead the PMO function including governance frameworks and delivery tracking
- Drive user acquisition, activation, retention and lifetime value strategy
- Manage pricing architecture across trading fees, spreads and liquidity incentives
- Lead cross functional alignment across Trading, Technology, Marketing, Sales and Operations
- Drive global expansion and regional product adaptation
- Lead and scale Product and PMO teams with clear KPIs and accountability
Requirements
- 8 to 12+ years in product management and/or programme management
- Proven track record of owning product P&L and delivering complex cross functional initiatives
- Strong understanding of trading platforms, market structures and monetisation
- Experience establishing or running PMO functions and delivery frameworks
- Data driven analytical mindset
- Track record of leading high performing product and project teams
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Overview
- Product strategy and monetisation across all trading products, with continuous refinement based on performance data, competitor moves and market dynamics.
Key Responsibilities
- Full product P&L ownership across crypto and traditional offerings, driving revenue growth, profitability and unit economics across every product line.
- Establishment and leadership of the PMO function, including governance frameworks, standardised processes, reporting and delivery tracking across all strategic initiatives.
- User acquisition, activation, retention and lifetime value strategy, with constant optimisation of user journeys, trading activity and product stickiness.
- Pricing architecture across trading fees, spreads and liquidity incentive structures, balancing competitiveness with revenue optimisation.
- Data driven experimentation and delivery measurement, with structured frameworks for both product and programme outcomes.
- Cross functional alignment across Trading, Technology, Marketing, Sales and Operations, ensuring the PMO drives genuine coordination rather than reporting overhead.
- Global expansion and regional product adaptation, maintaining global consistency while tuning for local market fit.
- Leadership and scaling of both the Product and PMO teams, with clear KPIs, accountability and a high performance culture.
What we are looking for
- 8 to 12+ years in product management and/or programme management, ideally within crypto, trading, FinTech or financial services.
- Proven track record of owning product P&L and delivering complex cross functional initiatives.
- Strong understanding of trading platforms, market structures and monetisation.
- Experience establishing or running PMO functions and delivery frameworks.
- Data driven analytical mindset.
- Track record of leading high performing product and project teams in fast paced, high growth environments.
- Preferred: exposure across both crypto and traditional financial products, deep understanding of trading behaviour, liquidity and execution dynamics, multi market product and delivery experience, and fluency with Agile, Scrum or hybrid delivery methodologies.
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