We are partnering with a newly established high-potential marketplace startup in the UAE to build their founding team .
At Uplift we work closely with our clients not only to fill roles but to shape the core teams that will define their success. These positions are part of the initial leadership layer offering a rare opportunity to join at an early stage and directly influence how the business product and customer experience are built from the ground up.
If you enjoy fast-paced environments high ownership and turning ideas into reality this could be a very exciting opportunity to be part of something early and impactful.
Key Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end product roadmap from discovery to deliveryensuring we ship the right MVP measure what matters and iterate fast toward product-market fit.
1) Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define MVP scope phased roadmap (MVP trust retention) and prioritization (impact vs effort)
- Write PRDs/user stories acceptance criteria and launch plans; manage backlog health
- Align cross-functional stakeholders (Tech CX Growth) on trade-offs timelines and dependencies
2) Execution & Iteration
- Run sprint cadence with engineering/design; unblock decisions daily
- Own UI/UX quality end-to-end (flows edge cases trust signals onboarding listing journey)
- Define analytics events dashboards: funnels cohorts conversion retention
- Run experiments (A/B tests) monitor outcomes and iterate quickly
3) Voice of Customer & Quality Loop
- Build feedback loops from support/community into the roadmap (top issues root causes)
- Translate operational pain points into product improvements (listing search etc)
- Ensure product readiness for launch: policies comms and operational handoffs
What Were Looking For
- 3-5 years End-to-end product roadmap ownership experience (consumer apps / marketplace preferred)
- Strong UI/UX ownership; design or development background
- Data-driven operator (funnels cohorts conversion retention)
- Fast structured communicator; thrives in ambiguity and high pace
- Arabic and previous experience in the UAE is preferred
Compensation
- Up to AED 20K/month meaningful stock options
- Competitive compensation stock options; high-ownership PMF role
- Preferably own visa or golden visa holder
Key Skills Time Management,Data Analytics,Analytical,Agile,Requirement Gathering,Strategic thinking,Visio,Communication,Problem Solving,Market Research,UML,Cross Functional Teams
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1