Key Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory mandates and market developments into a clear and actionable product roadmap for Open Finance offerings in UAE and Bahrain.
• Lead the product lifecycle—from backlog creation and prioritization to delivery—ensuring alignment with strategic goals, regulatory timelines, and stakeholder needs.
• Be the subject-matter expert: Stay current on the evolving Open Finance landscape in the region, including UAE’s Open Finance platform, Trust Framework, API Hub, and Service Initiation initiatives
• Collaborate closely with compliance, legal, and security teams to embed regulatory requirements such as consent handling, API standards, sandbox testing, digital certificates, and dispute resolution mechanisms openbankproject.com.
• Engage with banks, fintechs, insurers, and infrastructure providers to gather insights, define use cases (e.g., account aggregation, payments, embedded finance), and shape seamless user journeys.
• Craft clear product documentation: user stories, epics, acceptance criteria, wireframes, and flow diagrams, adapted to market-specific needs.
• Drive MVPs with a data-driven mindset; define KPIs, measure adoption, and iterate to optimize customer and partner experiences.
• Act as a proxy for stakeholders—ensuring product decisions reflect both business priorities and ground-level realities