Head of Product & Solutions

Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment Type: Full-time | On-site

About the Opportunity

A rapidly growing AI company operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data, and private markets is seeking a Head of Product & Solutions to take ownership of the product vision, customer engagement strategy, and solutions delivery function.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a product executive who understands institutional investing and can translate market needs into scalable AI-powered products.

You will act as the bridge between investors, customers, engineering, and commercial teams identifying market opportunities, shaping product strategy, leading customer engagements, and ensuring the platform delivers measurable value to investment professionals.

Working closely with executive leadership and technology teams, you will play a key role in defining the future direction of an AI-native decision intelligence platform designed for private market investors.

 

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Market Leadership

• Own the end-to-end product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Develop a deep understanding of how investment professionals source, evaluate, analyse, and make investment decisions.
• Build strong relationships with private equity firms, venture capital investors, institutional investors, and strategic partners.
• Identify customer needs, market opportunities, and emerging trends within private markets technology.
• Establish a clear product narrative and market positioning.
• Define where the product differentiates from competitors and where the company should focus.

 

Customer Discovery & Product Development

• Lead structured customer discovery initiatives to identify high-value problems and opportunities.
• Develop relationships with design partners, early customers, and industry advisors.
• Translate customer insights into clear product requirements and priorities.
• Define product specifications, acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, valuable, and aligned with customer needs.
• Balance bespoke customer requirements with long-term product strategy.

 

Solutions & Customer Delivery

• Partner with executive leadership and technical teams on enterprise customer engagements.
• Lead solution design discussions and translate customer requirements into deliverable solutions.
• Own customer-facing product demonstrations and strategic presentations.
• Manage pilot programmes, onboarding initiatives, and customer success outcomes.
• Ensure customer feedback is captured and incorporated into future product development.
• Create repeatable processes for delivering value to institutional clients.

 

Go-To-Market & Commercial Enablement

• Develop compelling product messaging, positioning, and value propositions.
• Support sales and partnership activities through product expertise.
• Create and maintain product demonstrations, use cases, and customer-facing materials.
• Communicate the value of AI-powered investment intelligence to technical and investment audiences.
• Help define market strategy as the company scales.

 

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high-performing product team across product management, business analysis, and design.
• Establish strong product processes, governance, and operating rhythms.
• Mentor product team members and build future product leadership capability.
• Represent product strategy at executive level.

Requirements

Experience

• 8–10+ years of experience in product management, product leadership, or related roles.
• Proven experience building and scaling products in high-growth technology environments.
• Experience as an early product leader or someone who has built product capabilities from the ground up.

Private Markets / Investment Experience (Essential)

• Direct experience working with private equity, venture capital, institutional investors, or investment technology platforms.
• Strong understanding of investment workflows, including:
  • Deal sourcing
  • Company screening
  • Due diligence
  • Investment analysis
  • Investment committee processes
  • Portfolio decision-making

Technical & Product Skills

• Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, data products, or analytics platforms.
• Ability to understand complex technical concepts and work effectively with engineering teams.
• Comfortable evaluating data-driven products and understanding model outputs, accuracy, and limitations.
• Strong product discovery, prioritisation, and roadmap management skills.

Commercial & Communication Skills

• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Comfortable presenting to senior investment professionals and enterprise customers.
• Experience leading product demonstrations, solution discussions, and customer engagements.
• Strong ability to translate complex technology into clear business value.

 

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a strategic product leader who combines:

• Deep understanding of investment markets
• Strong product management capability
• Commercial instincts
• AI and technology curiosity
• Ability to operate in an entrepreneurial environment

You thrive in environments where there is no established playbook and enjoy building products, teams, and market categories from the ground up.

Success in This Role

Success will be measured by:

• Building a product roadmap driven by validated customer needs.
• Establishing strong relationships with investment customers and design partners.
• Delivering successful customer deployments and referenceable use cases.
• Creating a scalable product operating model.
• Building a clear market narrative and differentiated product position.
• Enabling the company to become a recognised leader in AI-powered private markets intelligence.