Principal Product Manager

Job description / Role

About Property Finder

Property Finder is the leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, dedicated to shaping an inclusive future for real estate while spearheading the regions growing tech ecosystem. At its core is a clear and powerful purpose: to change living for good in the region.

Founded on the value of great ambitions, Property Finder connects millions of property seekers with thousands of real estate professionals every day. The platform offers a seamless and enriching experience, empowering both buyers and renters to make informed decisions. Since its inception in 2007, Property Finder has evolved into a trusted partner for developers, brokers, and home seekers. As a lighthouse tech company, it continues to create an environment where people can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the transformation of real estate in MENA.

The Position

Position Title: Principal Product Manager - Consumer Experience - App First

Reports To: Director of Product

Position Summary

The Principal PM role at Property Finder is typically responsible for a large product domain within the overall product portfolio, translating overall company product strategy into a coherent roadmap, aligning with key stakeholders, setting priorities based on impact, and managing squad delivery in close collaboration with engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy development: Contribute to and execute against the product vision and strategy in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including being an advocate for the consumer experience within the company by ensuring product development aligns with consumer needs and overall business goals.
• Product lifecycle: Drive the end-to-end product development lifecycle from research and discovery, design, technical requirements to launch and continuous optimisation. Promote a culture of continuous product improvement versus a "set and forget" project management approach.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with engineering, product design, marketing, and the broader organization to continuously prioritize product initiatives, resolve conflicts, and deliver ongoing quality.
• Data-driven decision making: Utilise data, analytics, and customer insights to make informed decisions, conduct experiments, and iterate on product features to improve customer satisfaction and business outcomes. Be a leader when it comes to driving an experimentation mindset and practice within the product engineering and wider organisation.
• Stakeholder communication: Effectively communicate product strategy, roadmap, and progress to senior management including ELT and other key stakeholders. Influence key decisions through developing a clear and compelling product narrative.
• Innovation and industry awareness: Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor offerings, and market dynamics to identify new opportunities for innovation in the consumer experience.
• Leadership: Whilst direct line management is not a part of the role, there is a strong expectation to mentor and coach other more junior product managers to continuously improve product best practices at Property Finder.

The Person

Desired Qualifications

• Product management experience of 10+ years, ideally also with relevant experience in either marketing, software development, or experience design.
• Experience with high traffic consumer apps spanning multiple countries (marketplace experience is a plus).
• Demonstrated experience in the full product lifecycle, and leading both product and engineering teams and wider organization through this ongoing process.
• Strong experience in implementing product delivery methods including design thinking, lean product, agile delivery, and A/B testing.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders both with and without direct authority, and to educate on and evangelize product management best practices.
• Bacheloru2019s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing or equivalent practical experience.

Our Promise to Talent

At Property Finder, we believe talent thrives in an environment where you can be your best self. Where you are empowered to create, elevate, grow, and care. Our team is made up of the best and brightest, united by a shared ambition to change living for good in the region. We attract top talent who want to make an impact. We firmly believe that when our people grow, we all succeed.

Property Finder Guiding Principles

• Think Future First
• Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
• Optimise for Impact
• No Ostriches Allowed
• Our People, Our Power
• The Biggest Risk is Taking no Risk at All

Job Function: Marketing, Advertising & PR

Company Industry: Property & Real Estate