The Role
Own the UAE payments product lifecycle from discovery and roadmap definition through launch, iteration, and scaling. Identify opportunities for AI/ML, automation, predictive insights, and workflow optimization without building models. Develop PRDs, collaborate with engineering, design, business, operations, compliance, and leadership, and use metrics, experimentation, and customer feedback to improve outcomes. Build expertise in the UAE payments ecosystem, including users, merchants, regulations, and competitors.
Summary Generated by Built In
About Us:
Paytm is India’s leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. A pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution, Paytm builds technology that enables small businesses and consumers to participate in the digital economy. Our mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them into the mainstream economy through technology.
About the role:
The person in this role owns products in the UAE market.. That means finding the problem, shaping the solution, launching it, and then improving and scaling it. The main thing that sets the role apart is the expectation of an AI-first mindset. They won't build models themselves, but they should keep spotting places where AI/ML, automation, predictive insights or smarter workflows can improve the user experience, make operations more efficient, or help the team make better decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
-Own products for the UAE market end to end, from identifying user and business problems through discovery, launch, iteration and scale.
-Define the product vision, roadmap and priorities in line with business goals for the UAE payments business.
-Look for places where AI/ML, intelligent automation, predictive insights or workflow optimisation can improve user experience, operational efficiency or decision-making. Building models isn't part of the role.
-Turn those opportunities into clear PRDs, user stories and success metrics, then work with engineering and data teams to deliver them.
-Work closely with engineering, design, business, operations, compliance and leadership, keeping everyone aligned on priorities and timelines.
-Use data and analytics to track product performance, run experiments, and back decisions with metrics.
-Influence stakeholders and drive decisions so launches happen on time and outcomes improve.
-Build a solid understanding of the UAE payments ecosystem, including users, merchants, regulations and competitors, and use it to shape the product strategy.
-Keep improving products after launch based on user feedback, data and market changes.
What We’re Looking For:
3 to 6 years of hands-on product management experience
A background in engineering (B.Tech) or management (MBA), with a solid technical understanding
Proven ownership of the full product lifecycle, from discovery through launch, iteration and scale
Comfortable with data and analytics, using metrics to drive decisions
Strong communicator who can influence and align engineering, design, business and leadership
Payments or fintech experience is a big plus
Why join us : We aim at bringing half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy, and everyone working here is striving to achieve that goal. Our success is rooted in our people’s collective energy and unwavering focus on the customers, and that’s how it will always be. We are the largest merchant acquirer in India.
Skills Required
- 3 to 6 years of hands-on product management experience
- Background in engineering with a B.Tech or management with an MBA
- Solid technical understanding
- Experience owning the full product lifecycle from discovery through launch, iteration, and scale
- Comfortable using data and analytics to drive product decisions
- Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills across engineering, design, business, and leadership
- Payments or fintech experience
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The Company
What We Do
Paytm started the Digital Revolution in India. And we went on to become India’s leading Payments App. Today, more than 20 Million merchants & businesses are powered by Paytm to Accept Payments digitally. This is because more than 300 million Indians use Paytm to Pay at their stores. And that’s not all, Paytm App is used to Pay bills, do Recharges, Send money to friends & family, Book movies & travel tickets. With innovations to Financial services & products in pipeline, this is but one of the milestones achieved towards our mission – to bring 500 million unserved and underserved Indians to the mainstream economy.
