Job Title: Senior Product Owner - Digital Corporate Banking
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Start Date: URGENT - Must be available to join before July
Are you an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in digital corporate banking? We're looking for a strategic thinker to lead the development of innovative mobile-first solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Requirements:
- Experience in Corporate Banking (not just Retail); ideally both
- Previously worked in Saudi banks
- Fluent in Arabic and English
- Strong understanding of digital banking platforms, especially mobile
- Experience working in Agile squads with multiple iterations, ceremonies, and close collaboration with technical teams
- Hands-on with JIRA: backlog management, reporting, dashboard creation, and analysis
- Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
- Leadership experience: lead a full squad across one of the following areas:
- Payments & Collections
- Borrowing (Credit Cards, Lending Products)
- Daily Banking (Account Opening, etc.)
- Not a Scrum Master role, but must be able to work closely with Scrum teams and developers
- Strong delivery mindset: accountable for both product delivery and business growth
- Experience launching new digital channels and navigating regulatory approvals
Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Agile leadership and squad coordination
- Analytical mindset with dashboard/reporting skills
- Deep understanding of corporate banking customer journeys
Responsibilities:
- Lead the product vision and roadmap for a new digital corporate banking channel
- Act as Product Owner for one of three agile squads (Payments, Borrowing, or Daily Banking)
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to define and prioritize features
- Manage product backlog, sprints, and delivery timelines using JIRA
- Facilitate agile ceremonies and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Translate business requirements into actionable technical tasks
- Monitor product performance and continuously improve based on feedback
- Support regulatory approval processes and go-to-market readiness
- Drive both product KPIs and broader business development goals
If interested, please revert with your updated CV in Word format to y[dot]elmkadem[at]huxley[dot]com and I will get back to you.
Any recommendations would be more than welcome.
Kind regards,
Youness
Award winner of:
KSA Recruitment Company of the Year, Best Executive Search Firm of the Year and IT & Digital Recruitment Company of the Year by TALint Recruitment Awards 2019/2020 | Best Executive Search Firm GCC by Global Banking & Finance Review 2019/2020 | Best Banking & Finance Recruitment Company in GCC, Best Fintech Recruitment Company in GCC and Best IT & Technology Recruitment Company in GCC by Global Banking & Finance Review 2020
