Associate Product Manager

Stake is the MENA region’s most exciting real estate fintech company, combining real estate expertise and innovative financial technology to deliver products that empower everyone to own and build wealth through Real Estate. Launched in 2021 we have grown rapidly, leveraging decades of experience in technology, financial services and global real estate, to launch the MENA region’s first mobile app for fractional real estate investing.

This is just the beginning and we’re currently searching for highly talented individuals to join and help lead our expansion into international markets and new business lines

Who we are:

Stake is the MENA region’s most exciting real estate fintech company, combining real estate expertise and innovative financial technology to deliver products that empower everyone to own and build wealth through Real Estate. Launched in 2021 we have grown rapidly, leveraging decades of experience in technology, financial services and global real estate, to launch the MENA region’s first mobile app for fractional real estate investing.

This is just the beginning and we’re currently searching for highly talented individuals to join and help lead our expansion into international markets and new business lines

Product & Technology teams lead the charge in developing our platform and solutions, empowering our customers to invest with confidence.

By collaborating closely with engineers, designers, and the broader product team, you will help design and implement features across 6 core pillars: Acquisition, Activation, Engagement, Retention, Referral, and Resurrection. You will also work closely with the growth marketing team to execute key initiatives such as SEO enhancements, lifecycle marketing development, and other critical marketing strategies that are in alignment with our overall growth objectives

Product execution: You will understand our business strategy, industry (Real estatefintech/digital investments), technical constraints, data, and platform requirements in orderto produce impactful and valuable solutions. You'll work directly with a Product Manager and the Director of Product & Design, as well as our Chief Product & Technology Officer, to align your work with the vision and roadmap for Growth within the business.

• Feature specification: You will perform detailed research into our prioritisedissues and opportunities, recording key insights from competitor and marketanalysis, as well as our many customer feedback channels. Through this processyou will gather requirements, define functionality & user flows, and set goals whiledocumenting everything in well written one-pagers/product specs (and JIRAtickets) for our designers and developers
• Product delivery: You will lead a squad to iteratively and rapidly deliver productfunctionality that accomplishes pre-defined goals, including managing agile sprintcycles
  
• Product quality: You will identify, prioritise, and resolve technical, functional,design and/or business quality issues

Product Discovery:

• You are the voice of our customer: Conduct user interviews, review survey responses, customer comms & online reviews, and conduct usability testing to uncover new problems to work on and generate fresh ideas
  
• Data and Analytics: You will leverage our internal data team and analytics stack to continuously uncover new insights and to understand how users engage with our product. You will also take ownership of our user growth targets, using data and experimentation to improve key metrics and squad goals
  
• UX design: Define key flows and deliver UX ideas in your product specs thatleverage the latest UX best practices

Growth Marketing:

• Martech Stack Management: Assist in maintaining the health of our marketing data/analytics stack (Segment, Amplitude and Appsflyer) including our product data dictionary, ensuring accurate and comprehensive event instrumentation, and keeping all documentation up-to-date
  
• No code tools: Aid in maximising the use our use of no-code tools to efficiently conduct experiments and optimise conversions for diverse range of campaigns and features
  
• Support Growth Marketing: Collaborate with the growth marketing team in executing key initiatives such as SEO enhancements, lifecycle marketing development, and other critical marketing strategies that are in alignment with our overall growth objectives

• 2+ years of professional experience in product management, business, marketing, or software engineering
  
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with a scrappy and proactive approach, showcasing a proven track record as a self-starter
  
• Prior experience in a product team is highly valued, particularly for those who have collaborated closely with both design and engineering teams and have experience in implementing Agile methodology.
  
• Solid understanding of software development and data-related technical concepts and principles
  
• Understanding of growth marketing principles, including strategies for user acquisition, engagement, retention, and metrics-driven performance analysis.
  
• A strong passion for product management and growth marketing, with a keen interest in learning and enhancing skills in these areas
  
• Excellent fluency in English, with strong capabilities in both written and verbal communication.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Business, STEM, or a related field is preferred.
  

• Hybrid work environment
• Work directly with senior leadership in one of the region’s fastest growing start-ups; you will get exposure to all functions at Stake and have the chance to learn from the very best in the space!
• Generous equity compensation; this aims to bring a high degree of ownership into your work. As Stake grows, you grow with it!
• Budget for learning and development; we want all our employees to constantly strive for personal and professional growth
• Best in class end of service savings scheme; through DIFC-sponsored DEWS programme
• Off-sites and regular team events

Stake has a high performance culture where the bar is always rising. We bring on brilliant, ambitious and curious people who see the value in Stake and want to grow with us.