Job Overview
Global Head of Digital Payments Product & Ecosystem Orchestration
Location: United Arab Emirates
Sector: Payments, Platform Product Management, Ecosystem Strategy
Employment Type: Full-Time | Executive Product Leadership
Strategic Context
Within a rapidly consolidating fintech landscape, a high-growth digital finance ecosystem is constructing a unified payments environment that integrates consumer wallets, enterprise treasury tools, merchant acquiring, and cross-border settlement capabilities into a single programmable platform. To lead this initiative, the organization is appointing a Global Head of Digital Payments Product & Ecosystem Orchestration.
This role transcends conventional product leadership. It demands a systems-oriented thinker capable of aligning product architecture with commercial scale, regulatory nuance, and technical feasibility. The organization’s ambition is to evolve beyond fragmented payment solutions toward a cohesive, API-first ecosystem where financial services are composable, interoperable, and deeply embedded across digital commerce channels.
The successful candidate will define how products interact within the broader ecosystem—ensuring that each component contributes to a synchronized, high-performance financial network.
Core Responsibilities
Product Architecture & Ecosystem Design
- Define the overarching product architecture for payments, wallets, and financial services.
- Design interoperable product frameworks enabling seamless integration across multiple financial modules.
- Establish standards for API-driven product ecosystems and third-party integrations.
- Ensure consistency across user journeys spanning consumer, merchant, and enterprise interfaces.
- Drive the transition toward modular, composable fintech product design.
Lifecycle Ownership & Delivery
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of digital payment products—from ideation to scale.
- Develop multi-year product roadmaps aligned with market expansion and revenue objectives.
- Prioritize features based on strategic value, user impact, and technical complexity.
- Oversee delivery pipelines across engineering, design, and operations teams.
- Ensure continuous iteration through data-driven feedback loops.
Commercial Strategy & Market Positioning
- Identify monetization strategies across transaction flows, subscriptions, and embedded services.
- Analyze regional and global payment trends to inform product direction.
- Position the ecosystem competitively within evolving fintech markets.
- Support go-to-market strategies for new product launches.
Governance, Risk & Compliance Alignment
- Embed regulatory requirements into product design and rollout strategies.
- Ensure adherence to financial data protection and transaction security standards.
- Collaborate with compliance teams on audit readiness and reporting frameworks.
- Mitigate product-level risks associated with financial operations.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or Technology.
- 10+ years of experience in fintech product leadership or payments.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-product ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of financial infrastructure and digital payment systems.
- Exceptional leadership, analytical, and strategic capabilities.
Preferred Expertise
- API-first product ecosystems
- Payment orchestration platforms
- Embedded finance models
- Cross-border financial systems
- Data-driven product optimization
Compensation & Benefits
- Executive-level tax-free salary
- Long-term equity-style incentives (where applicable)
- Premium relocation and housing support
- Comprehensive international healthcare coverage
- Access to global fintech advisory networks
- Flexible executive working model
Ideal Candidate Profile
You are a product strategist who understands that fintech success is not about isolated features—but about orchestrating entire ecosystems. You design products that scale harmoniously and deliver measurable impact.
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