Head of Product

🏢 OSON
📍 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 1mo ago
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OSON, an international fintech holding company, seeks a Head of Product to lead product strategy and roadmap for its digital bank (Oson Neo), crypto direction (OsonX), and international payments service. This role involves full ownership of product scaling, ensuring customer needs, technology, and strict compliance are met, particularly within DFSA regulated environments. Responsibilities include Oson Neo launch, designing customer journeys aligned with regulatory standards, cross-functional collaboration with engineering and compliance, and defining/tracking key product performance metrics. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of product management experience in Fintech, digital banking, or payment systems, with a proven track record of launching financial products from scratch. Expertise in payment infrastructure, regulated environments (DFSA, FCA, ADGM, MAS advantageous), and strong data-driven decision-making skills are crucial. Fluency in Russian and English is mandatory, with Arabic being a plus.
Required Skills
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
PrioritizationDecision MakingCommunication
Information Technology
System IntegrationsData Platforms
Finance, Legal & Governance
HR Compliance
Nice to have:
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Cross-Cultural Communication
Requirements
Requires 7+ years of experience in Product Management within Fintech, digital banking, or payment systems, with proven experience launching financial products. Must have deep understanding of payment systems, infrastructure, and regulated environments. Strong independent, systematic approach, excellent communication across functions, and focus on product metrics and business results are essential. Russian and English language proficiency is required; Arabic is advantageous.
Description
Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location Dubai, UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary Not Specified Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Marketing, Advertising & PR Company Industry Banking & Financial Services The division's product ecosystem features: Oson Neo, an innovative digital bank operating under a DFSA license (DIFC, Category 3C); OsonX, a progressive crypto direction; and a cross-border international payments service. We are seeking a strong leader and product strategy owner capable of systematically scaling the division's products at the intersection of customer needs, technology, and strict compliance, fully transitioning product decision-making away from hands-on founder management. Responsibilities • Product Strategy and Roadmap: Taking full ownership of the product strategy and a comprehensive roadmap for all core division products (Oson Neo, OsonX, international payments). • Prioritizing the product backlog effectively based on business value and available resources. Translating global business goals into explicit product solutions and metrics. • Oson Neo Launch and Scalability: Leading the digital bank to a successful market launch (Phase 1 Retail), including the product specification for IBAN functionality, Visa issuing, and the AED wallet. • Designing a seamless customer journey (onboarding, KYC flow) strictly aligned with DFSA regulatory standards. • Strategically preparing subsequent product phases, such as the transition to the Corporate segment and integration with the OsonX crypto framework. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensuring smooth product delivery in alignment with the group's engineering team (under the Group CTO). • Collaborating closely with the Compliance/MLRO department to ensure product adherence to regulatory boundaries right from the initial stages. • Coordinating product details with key external partners, including Emirates NBD bank, the BaaS provider, and card schemes. • Product Analytics and Metrics: Defining, implementing, and constantly tracking key product performance metrics (activation, retention, funnel conversions, transaction volume and count). • Making product decisions solely based on data rather than intuition, and continuously iterating the post-launch product according to user behavior analytics. Requirements: • Relevant Experience: 7+ years of experience in Product Management, with a significant track record in Fintech, digital banking, or payment systems. • Proven practical experience launching a financial product from scratch, rather than just managing pre-existing systems. • Payment Infrastructure Expertise: Deep understanding of payment systems and infrastructure, including integrations with BaaS platforms and partner banks, card issuing mechanisms, IBAN provisioning, and KYC flows. • Regulated Environment Experience: Clear grasp of the regulatory context, alongside experience navigating compliance frameworks and tight licensing constraints. • Direct experience working under licensed jurisdictions regulated by authorities such as the DFSA, FCA, ADGM, or MAS will be a distinct advantage. • Soft Skills and Traits: A high level of independence and a systematic approach to product management instead of reactive execution. • Ability to find a balance and communicate fluently across engineering, compliance, and business functions. • Strong focus on product metrics and business results, rather than the raw number of features shipped. • Required knowledge of Russian and English languages! knowledge of Arabic will be an advantage. About the Company OSON is an international fintech holding company developing digital payments, wallets, payment infrastructure and financial services in Central Asia and the Middle East. The holding is building a regulated presence in key international financial centers in the region, including DIFC (Dubai). Easy Apply
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