Head of Product

Head of Product

Location: Abu Dhabi

About the Role

My client is looking for an experienced Head of Product to own the company’s product vision, strategy and portfolio, translating business priorities into a clear, outcome-driven roadmap.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can build and lead a high-performing Product function , drive enterprise-scale product strategy and delivery, and help the organisation evolve its products and ways of working through AI .

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall product vision, strategy and portfolio roadmap , aligned with business and customer objectives.
• Lead prioritisation and investment decisions across multiple products and platforms, balancing customer value, commercial impact, capacity and risk.
• Establish clear product KPIs, success metrics and value-realisation frameworks .
• Build, lead and develop a high-performing Product organisation , including hiring, coaching, succession planning and operating model development.
• Set high standards for product discovery, delivery, governance and lifecycle management.
• Partner closely with the CEO, Technology, Finance, Operations and other senior stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
• Own product business cases, ROI thinking, budgets and third-party product/vendor spend.
• Identify opportunities to use AI across product discovery, development, decision-making and product experiences .
• Establish AI-enabled product practices, including evaluation, governance, human-in-the-loop controls and build-vs-buy decisions.
• Represent Product at executive level and with strategic customers, partners and vendors.

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of experience across Product Management, Digital Product or related disciplines.
• 6–8+ years in senior product leadership roles such as Head of Product, VP Product, Group Product Director or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in PropTech and/or FinTech , ideally within a scaling or technology-led business.
• Proven experience leading multiple products/platforms and enterprise-scale portfolios from strategy through to measurable value.
• Strong track record of building and developing Product teams and establishing effective product operating models.
• Strong commercial understanding across business cases, investment decisions, ROI and value realisation .
• Strong understanding of AI and its application to modern product organisations .
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinker who is also comfortable getting into the detail when required.
• High level of ownership, decisiveness and accountability, with a strong focus on measurable outcomes.

Ideal Background

The ideal candidate will have progressed through senior product leadership roles and have experience in a FinTech, PropTech, digital platform, payments, marketplace or enterprise technology environment .

We are looking for a genuine product leader and organisation builder — someone who can shape strategy, build the team, make investment decisions and ultimately be accountable for product outcomes.

*** Only successful candidates will be contacted ***