Product Manager Islamic Banking, Cash Management & Transition Management

Location: Sharjah, UAE – Full Onsite (Candidates based in Dubai, Sharjah, or nearby locations preferred)

Contract Duration: Initial 12 months

Work Schedule: Day shift, onsite at the client's office

Target Start Date: ASAP / Within the Next 2 Weeks

Experience Required: 5–10 Years

Language Requirement: Arabic Speaking

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee banking products and services, with a strong focus on Islamic Banking, Cash Management, and Cash Banking.
• Drive end-to-end product management activities, including product planning, requirements gathering, implementation, enhancement, and ongoing optimization.
• Support the development, delivery, and management of Shariah-compliant banking products and services.
• Manage Cash Management and Transaction Banking products, including corporate payments, collections, cash transactions, and related banking services.
• Lead and coordinate Transition Management activities, ensuring smooth implementation, migration, and operational handover of banking products, processes, and systems.
• Collaborate with internal banking teams, business stakeholders, IT, operations, compliance, and external vendors to ensure successful product delivery.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, product specifications, user stories, and functional requirements.
• Coordinate product enhancements, system integrations, process improvements, and banking transformation initiatives.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), implementation planning, deployment, and post-implementation activities.
• Ensure banking products and processes comply with Islamic Banking principles, internal policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve product performance, operational efficiency, customer experience, and service delivery.
• Monitor product performance, manage delivery risks, resolve issues, and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain product documentation, implementation plans, transition records, and operational procedures.

Experience & Professional Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services, Product Management, or related banking functions.
• Strong experience in Islamic Banking, with a good understanding of Shariah-compliant banking products, services, and operations.
• Proven experience in Cash Management / Cash Banking, preferably within Corporate Banking or Transaction Banking environments.
• Practical experience in Transition Management, including banking product implementation, system migration, process transition, or operational handover.
• Strong background in Banking Product Management, Product Ownership, Product Development, and Product Lifecycle Management.
• Good understanding of corporate payments, collections, cash management services, and banking transaction processes.
• Experience working with banking systems, digital banking platforms, payment solutions, and related financial technologies.
• Ability to gather and translate business requirements into functional specifications, product requirements, and implementation plans.
• Experience coordinating UAT, product launches, system implementations, and production readiness activities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across business, technology, operations, compliance, and vendor teams.
• Understanding of banking regulations, operational risk, compliance requirements, and Islamic Banking principles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Arabic-speaking proficiency is required.
• Candidates currently based in Dubai, Sharjah, or nearby locations who are willing to work fully onsite in Sharjah are preferred.
• Immediate availability or a short notice period is highly preferred.
• Relevant certifications in Product Management, Agile, Scrum, Banking, or Project Management are advantageous.