Lead Product Owner - Trading/Wealth Platform

Contract role, based in Dubai, running to March 2027 with a likely two-year extension.Involved Solutions is hiring a Product Owner - Wealth for a brand new, greenfield bank build in Dubai. This is the wealth proposition built from a blank page: platform, investment products, client journeys and the vendor stack, all being assembled from zero.The bank is assembling its entire wealth proposition from a clean sheet across multiple third party providers, and needs one person who can own both the product and the delivery plan.You'll co-own the product with the Business Owner and own the delivery plan alongside it, so this suits someone who wants both the product craft and the steering wheel, not a requirements-and-handover role.About the role:Shape what gets built and in what order, and make the trade-off callsOwn the core wealth solution: portfolio and order management, rebalancing, suitability, fees, valuations, performance and reportingDefine the integration contract for every asset class provider, so vendors plug in without rebuilding the platformShape the client journey end to end, from onboarding and risk profiling to statements and tax reportingDesign the wealth operating model with Ops: trade and settlement, reconciliations, corporate actions, fee runsOwn the delivery plan and vendor set: critical path, RAID, change control, and holding vendors to their datesRun the backlog and sprint cadence across the podCarry the solution through build, SIT, UAT and go-live yourself About you:8-12+ years, having owned a wealth, investment or trading product end to end, built from zero or through a major re-platformReal delivery ownership, not attendance: plan, critical path, vendor dependencies, RAID, UAT, steering reporting. Close to half the roleHas lived the full lifecycle personally, from requirements through go-live and early-life supportUnderstands the order lifecycle, portfolio construction, custody and settlement, fee models, and AUM vs AUAHas driven third-party vendors to a plan through integration and go-live without burning the relationshipComfortable in a UX review, a sprint review and a vendor escalation call, all in the same weekWealth platform (OMS/PMS), international equities, digital assets or managed portfolio experience preferredUAE/GCC exposure welcome, not mandatory