Product Manager - Cards

Our client is a leading UAE-based technology and financial services group, building one of the region's most comprehensive digital ecosystems across communication, payments, commerce, and lifestyle services. The group is rapidly expanding its fintech and acquiring capabilities, integrating physical and digital acceptance infrastructure to serve both consumers and merchants at scale.

We are looking for a Product Manager with strong exposure to card products to drive end-to-end ownership of card-based offerings across prepaid, debit/credit, and multi-currency use cases.

Strong working experience with BIN (Bank Identification Number) in card issuance is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for card and payments products
• Drive end-to-end product lifecycle – from discovery to launch and scaling
• Work closely with engineering, design, compliance, and business teams
• Define user journeys, requirements, and success metrics
• Analyse product performance and continuously optimize user experience and revenue outcomes
• Collaborate with partners across the ecosystem including processors, schemes, and external stakeholders
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance frameworks

What we're looking for

• 4-8 years of relevant product management experience, ideally in cards / payments / fintech
• Hands-on experience with card products (prepaid, credit, salary, or multi-currency)
• Strong understanding of payments ecosystem (issuance, acquiring, processors, schemes)
• Proven ability to launch and scale products
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional environments

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, digital wallets, or payment platforms
• Exposure to regulatory environments in financial services
• Familiarity with agile product development

Why this role

• Opportunity to build category-defining financial products in the region
• High ownership with direct impact on consumer and merchant experiences
• Fast-scaling environment with strong backing and long-term vision